Appendix
2 Letter to IRD Requesting Change in Balance Date
[Name and address of Project Group]
[Date]
The District Commissioner of Taxes
Inland Revenue Department
PO Box 1932
DUNEDIN
Dear Sir/Madam
Re: [Project Name]
IRD No. [project IRD no]
Balance Date Change Approval
We write for the Department’s approval for other than a 31 March balance date.
Our entity receives funding from MAF Sustainable Farming Fund. Funding is received for the year to June.
A 31 March balance date is not appropriate for our group as it falls within the mid period of our funding year. The [30 June] balance date would be the appropriate balance date for our group as the funding received is on an annual basis to [30 June]. A 31 March balance date would reflect that our group would be receiving funding over two funding periods.
We therefore request the Department’s approval to adopt balance date as 30 November.
We now await your approval in due course.
Yours faithfully
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[financial officer]
On behalf of [project name]
Contact for Enquiries
Fund Administrator
Sustainable Farming Fund
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
Tel: 0800 008 333
Fax: 04 894 0746
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