Your annual tax returns for the financial year end 2025
15 Apr 20253 min read
To meet your tax compliance requirements for the financial year end 2025, you need to complete an information questionnaire and send it back to us along with any required documentation. You can return your form using one of two methods - print and post or email.
You may be required to complete more than one type of questionnaire depending on the entities that are applicable to you. For example, if you own more than one business you need to complete one form for each of the businesses that you own. If you are unsure of the form that applies to you, or how many forms you are required to submit, please contact your Grant Thornton partner.
Before downloading the forms, please read the following instructions
You can print, complete and post your questionnaire(s) to us:
Choose the questionnaire(s) that apply to you
Select File > Print
Complete the sections of the questionnaire that apply to you
You can complete an electronic version of the questionnaire(s) and email it back to us. Please note that you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 9 or later. You can download the latest version for free here. Please complete the following steps:
Choose the questionnaire(s) that apply to you
Select File > Save as and save the questionnaire to your computer before you start filling it out
Close your internet browser
Open the questionnaire you have saved and complete all sections that apply to you
Remember to keep saving your questionnaire as you fill it out so you don’t lose any information
Please remember to send us any required documentation by either scanning and emailing it to us or posting it.
MAC users: If you’d like to use the email versions of each form, please be aware that you need to fill them out in Adobe Acrobat Reader version 9 or later. If you fill in the form in Preview, we may not be able to process the form correctly. You can download the latest version of Acrobat Reader for free here.
Download your forms here
Your business information
If you are a company, sole trader or Not for Profit organisation, please complete the sections of this questionnaire that apply to you. Please choose one of the following formats and follow the instructions above.
If you have a farm, please complete the sections of this questionnaire that apply to you. Please choose one of the following formats and follow the instructions above.
If you have a trust, please complete the sections of this questionnaire that apply to you. Please choose one of the following formats and follow the instructions above.
If you are required to submit an individual tax return this year, please complete the sections of this questionnaire that apply to you. Please choose one of the following formats and follow the instructions above.
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