Changing your GST filing frequency

GST Dates

MAR 28

Your GST return and payment is due for the taxable period ending February.
MAY 8

Your GST return and payment is due for the taxable period ending 31 March.
MAY 29

Your GST return and payment is due for the taxable period ending 30 April.

All GST dates

You can change your filing frequency in myIR.

If things change in your business or organisation you might want to change your filing frequency to another one you’re eligible for.

For example, if you find six-monthly filing is a big job you might change to two-monthly filing.

It’s a good idea to align your GST filing frequency with your income tax balance date. Your balance date is the end of your financial year. In most cases this will be 31 March.

When you must change

If your sales in any 12-month period change you might no longer be eligible to use your current filing frequency.

Check the table below to see who is eligible for each filing frequency and if you need to change.

Filing frequency	Who's eligible
Monthly	You must file monthly if your sales are over $24 million in any 12-month period. For a GST group the $24 million applies to the group as a whole.
Two-monthly	Anyone with sales under $24 million in any 12-month period. For a GST group the $24 million applies to the group as a whole.
Six-monthly	Anyone with sales under $500,000 in any 12-month period. For a GST group the $500,000 applies to the group as a whole.

Te huri i te auau o te tāpae puka tāke hokohoko Changing your GST filing frequency

GST Dates

When you must change

Changing your GST filing frequency