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Business Setup Online Course
The things nobody tells you before you start
Most new business owners learn the administrative side by getting it wrong first: registering for the wrong things, choosing a structure that doesn't suit them, or discovering provisional tax a year in.
This self-paced online course walks through the setup decisions in order, in plain language, so you start with the right structure and the right systems rather than fixing them later.
First-year mistakes that cost real money
None of these are complicated once you know about them. They're expensive because most people find out about them after the fact.
- Trading in a structure that doesn't suit the business or the risk
- Registering for GST too early — or realising too late that you had to
- No system for putting tax money aside as it's earned
- Personal and business finances run through one account
- Records kept in a way that makes the first year-end far more expensive
What the course covers
Choosing your structure
Sole trader, company, partnership or trust — and what each one means in practice.
IRD registrations
IRD number, GST, employer registration and what you actually need.
GST basics
Thresholds, filing frequency, what you can claim and how to stay on top of it.
Tax you'll owe
Income tax, provisional tax and how much to set aside as you go.
Records & software
Setting up bookkeeping that won't need unpicking at year end.
Your first year plan
The deadlines and decisions in the order they'll come at you.
Why choose Finex for business setup online course?
Property specialists
Property is not a sideline for us. Bright-line, interest deductibility, GST on developments and trading stock are everyday territory, not something we look up when it comes up.
Fixed fees, agreed up front
You know what you're paying before we start. No surprise invoices and no meter running when you pick up the phone with a question.
Contact through the year
We keep in touch rather than appearing once a year at filing time, so decisions get made with advice attached instead of afterwards.
Chartered Certified
Finex is an ACCA practice. The work is reviewed, the standards are enforced and your filings are done properly the first time.
The same team every year
You deal with people who already know your structure and your history, not whoever happens to pick up the file this season.
Next Step
Start your business on solid ground
Tell us where you're at and what you need. We'll come back with a fixed fee and a clear next step — no obligation.