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Compliance and audit reviews
From mandates, best practice procedures or accreditations, to simply gaining peace of mind, our technical and industry experts have you covered.
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External audit
Strengthen business and stakeholder confidence with professionally verified results and insights.
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Financial reporting advisory
Deep expertise to help you navigate New Zealand’s constantly evolving regulatory environment.
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Corporate tax
Identify tax issues, risks and opportunities in your organisation, and implement strategies to improve your bottom line.
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Indirect tax
Stay on top of the indirect taxes that can impact your business at any given time.
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Individual tax
Preparing today to help you invest in tomorrow.
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Private business tax structuring
Find the best tax structure for your business.
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Tax disputes
In a dispute with Inland Revenue or facing an audit? Don’t go it alone.
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Research & development
R&D tax incentives are often underused and misunderstood – is your business maximising opportunities for making claims?
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Management reporting
You’re doing well, but could you be doing even better? Discover the power of management reporting.
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Financial reporting advisory
Deep expertise to help you navigate New Zealand’s constantly evolving regulatory environment.
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Succession planning
When it comes to a business strategy that’s as important as succession planning, you can’t afford to leave things to chance.
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Trust management
Fresh perspectives, practical solutions and flexible support for trusts and estate planning.
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Forecasting and budgeting
Prepare for every likely situation with robust budgeting and forecasting models.
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Outsourced accounting services
An extension of your team when you need us, so you can focus your time, energy and passion on your business.
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Setting up in New Zealand
Looking to set up a business in New Zealand? You’ve come to the right place.
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Policy reviews & development
Turn your risks into strengths with tailored policies that protect, guide and empower your business.
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Performance improvement
Every business has untapped potential. Unlock yours.
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Programme & project management
Successfully execute mission-critical changes to your organisation.
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Strategy
Make a choice about your vision and purpose, where you will play and how you will win – now and into the future.
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Risk
Manage risks with confidence to support your strategy.
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Cloud services
Leverage the cloud to keep your data safe, operate more efficiently, reduce costs and create a better experience for your employees and clients.
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Data analytics
Use your data to make better business decisions.
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IT assurance
Are your IT systems reliable, safe and compliant?
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Cyber resilience
As the benefits technology can deliver to your business increases, so too do the opportunities for cybercriminals.
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Virtual asset advisory
Helping you navigate the world of virtual currencies and decentralised financial systems.
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Virtual CSO
Security leadership and expertise when you need it.
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Debt advisory
Raise, refinance, restructure or manage debt to achieve the optimal funding structure for your organisation.
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Financial modelling
Understand the impact of your decisions before you make them.
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Raising finance
Access the best source of funding for your business with a sound business strategy and rigorous planning.
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Business valuations
Valuable decisions require valued insights.
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Complex and international services
Navigate the complexities of multi-jurisdictional insolvencies.
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Corporate insolvency
Achieve fair and orderly outcomes if your business – or part of it - is facing insolvency.
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Independent business review
Is your business viable today? Will it be viable tomorrow? Give your business a health check to find out.
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Litigation support
Straight forward advice from trusted advisors to support litigation and arbitration matters, expert determinations and other specialist hearings.
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Business valuations
Valuable decisions require valued insights.
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Forensic accounting & dispute advisory
Understand the true values, numbers and dollars at stake, as well as your obligations and rights to ensure value is preserved and complexities are managed.
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Expert witness
Our expert witnesses analyse, interpret, summarise and present complex financial and business-related issues which are understandable and properly supported.
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Investigation services
A fast and customised response when misconduct occurs in your business.
Press releases
Budget 2015: Auckland housing - a little less conversation, a little more action
Depending on who you are listening to or what formula you are using, the Auckland housing market could be anywhere from 12,000 to 56,000 houses short. Is this a problem? Recently even the debate has shifted on that.
Budget 2015: it’s time to end our love affair with the petrol engine
New Zealand is struggling to reach its Kyoto targets and balance its books, so any moves by the Government in Budget 2015 to support electric vehicles will go a long way to alleviate these problems.
Budget 2015: is Kiwi ingenuity in danger of becoming a distant memory?
The criteria and processes of Callaghan Innovation grants have been recently called into question by opposition MPs. Irrespective of whether Callaghan is contributing to our economy’s productivity or generating a significant ROI for every dollar granted, it’s a positive step in the right direction. The bigger issue is the actual lack of R&D and innovation activity in New Zealand businesses and our lack of presence on the world’s business stage.
Grant Thornton issues global guide to business relocation
Grant Thornton New Zealand today issued 'A global guide to business relocation', a comprehensive 138 page document covering topics of importance for any business looking to unlock growth through greater efficiencies.
Budget 2015: GST rethink needed for digital evolution
All too often, changes to tax legislation happen at a glacial pace in this country. As a nation, we can’t afford to let that happen with the GST changes required to modernise the law and processes to capture GST from overseas online purchases. With Budget 2015 fast approaching, it’s time for the Government to readdress this to ensure the market isn’t distorted based on the tax residence of suppliers.
Budget 2015: a word of warning over the latest regional GDP growth figures
The latest regional GDP growth figures just released by Statistics New Zealand reveal that we all need to strap ourselves in for what could be a sensational ride over the next few years.
Budget 2015: Great Expectations
In the wake of a more than convincing election victory, the Government now needs to set its sights on carefully managing electorate expectations in Budget 2015. So what are some of the great expectations the Government has to manage in 2015?
Dramatic fall in women around NZ board tables
Figures released from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March 2015, show that New Zealand women are going backwards rapidly on several fronts when it comes to senior management and boardroom appointments.
Importance of India highlighted by trade talks and soaring business confidence
On the back of a further round of trade talks between New Zealand and India that were concluded last week, soaring Indian business confidence levels continue to underpin the importance of the world’s second biggest country to New Zealand.