Crown Entities Act 2004

Crown entity reporting and financial obligations - Reporting obligations - Reporting: annual report

154: Annual financial statements

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"Crown entities must prepare yearly financial reports showing how they are doing financially."

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As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, you must prepare financial statements for that year if you are a Crown entity. You have to make sure these statements follow standard accounting rules and include any other information needed to show how the entity is doing financially. You also need to include forecast financial statements from the start of the year so you can compare them with the actual financial statements.

The financial statements you prepare must comply with generally accepted accounting practice and include any other information or explanations needed. You need to follow standard accounting rules and provide enough information to give a fair picture of the entity's financial situation. This will help you understand how the entity is doing financially and make comparisons with earlier forecasts.

You can find more information about the rules for Crown entities in the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013. This act changed some of the rules for Crown entities, including the rules for preparing financial statements. It is available on the New Zealand legislation website.

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Reporting obligations: Reporting: annual report

154Annual financial statements

  1. As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, a Crown entity must prepare financial statements in relation to the entity for that financial year.

  2. Repealed
  3. The financial statements must—

  4. comply with generally accepted accounting practice; and
    1. include any other information or explanations needed to fairly reflect the financial operations and financial position; and
      1. include the forecast financial statements prepared at the start of the financial year, for comparison with the actual financial statements.
        Notes
        • Section 154(1): replaced, on , by section 64 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).
        • Section 154(2): repealed, on , by section 64 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).