Filing your limited partnership annual return

When to file your annual return

It's a legal requirement that the general partners file an annual return with us each year but a limited partnership is not required to file an annual return in the calendar year of its registration.

When you first register a limited partnership, your annual return filing month will default to March however, you can change your filing month to one that better suits you or your business.

We'll send an email reminder when your return is due for filing

We'll send you a reminder by an email on the first day of your annual return filing month. That email reminder will contain a link directly to the Limited Partnerships Registers website where you can log in and follow the appropriate steps to file your return.

Before you file your online annual return

It pays to check that your general and limited partner information is correct before you begin the process of filing your return. Your annual return confirms that details held on the register are accurate and up to date. If there’s been a change that has yet to be recorded on the register, you should do this before you start filing.

Information you'll need to confirm

• Details of its registered office, address for service and postal address
• Email address — official email address for communication
• Details of the general partners
• Details of the limited partners — Limited partners ' details aren't visible on the public register.

If any of your limited partnership's details on the register need updating, please use the relevant maintenance service to update the register before you file your annual return.

• Changing an address for a limited partnership
• Changing the name of a limited partnership
• Changing partner details

Authority to file an annual return

To file an annual return for your limited partnership, you must have:

• a RealMe® login
• an online services account with the Limited Partnerships Registers
• confirmed your authority to manage information on behalf of your limited partnership.

How to file an annual return

To file your online annual return, select the link in the email reminder we send you. Once you've logged in, follow these steps:

1. From the 'View Details' screen, navigate to 'Maintain Limited Partnership' and select ‘File Annual Return'.
2. Your annual return will include the following information:
   • Details of its registered office, address for service and postal address
   • Email address — official email address for communication
   • Details of the general partners
   • Details of the limited partners — Limited partners' details aren't visible on the public register.
3. If all of the listed information is up to date, select 'Confirm'.
4. Select 'Next Step' to move to the next tab until you reach the 'Review' tab.
5. Complete the signatory details and click ‘Submit’.

Alternatively log in to your online services account, go to your dashboard and select the limited partnership from 'My Businesses'. Then follow the steps outlined above.

Payment is required

While there's no registration fee payable, we do collect some levies when you file an annual return:

• an FMA levy of $21.74 (plus GST), and
• an XRB levy of $6 (plus GST).

What happens if you don't file an annual return

If you don't file your limited partnership's annual return, the Registrar may take this to mean your limited partnership has ceased its business and begin the deregistration process to remove the limited partnership from the register.

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Keeping limited partnership details up to date

• Confirming your authority to manage information
• Changing your annual return filing month
• Changing a limited partnership address
• Changing partner details
• Changing a limited partnership name
• Requesting a correction to the register
• Fees for limited partnerships, including overseas
• Managing your payment options

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