Manage GST and file returns easily

Automatically prepare your GST returns for accurate, secure online filing direct from Xero to Inland Revenue.

Prepare GST effortlessly

Xero records GST and includes it in returns.

View and adjust GST transactions and manage GST from prior periods.

Securely lodge online GST returns directly to Inland Revenue.

Xero calculates GST on each transaction and generates returns using whichever method you use.

Accurately track, review and manage GST transactions in Xero.

Submit GST returns securely from Xero to Inland Revenue to reduce errors, save double handling, and speed up filing.

: All your historical returns are retained securely in Xero for seven years in compliance with IRD regulation. Include notes that only you can see and never lose a GST return. Once a return is saved as a final return, no further changes can be made.
See how to file a finalised GST return online
: Default GST rates come with Xero for income, expenses, imports, zero-rated and no GST. You can add tax rates if you need others too. Each account in the chart of accounts has an editable GST rate, or you can set up GST rates for specific contacts.
See how GST works in Xero
: Use the GST audit report to check that a return includes all the transactions you expect to see in it and none that shouldn't be there. The GST reconciliation report looks at published GST returns to identify any unfiled or unpaid amounts.
See how to create, review and file a GST return

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