Financial evidence for your AEWV employer accreditation application

Examples of the evidence you can provide during your accreditation application to show your business is viable and genuinely operating.

Applying for AEWV employer accreditation: process steps

What your evidence must show

To show your business is viable and genuinely operating, your evidence should show how you meet 1 of these 4 requirements.

Your business has:

  • not made a loss (before depreciation and tax) in the last 2 years
  • had a positive cash flow for each month in the last 6 months
  • sufficient capital or external investments to ensure it remains viable and ongoing (funding can come from a founder, parent company, trust or another source), or
  • has a credible business plan for at least the next 2 years, showing how you plan to remain viable and ongoing. For example, having contracts for work.

Who does not need to provide evidence

You do not need to provide evidence your business is viable and genuinely operating if you are a:

  • New Zealand government department
  • foreign government including foreign missions
  • crown entity, state-owned enterprise, non-listed company where the crown is the majority shareholder, or government department included in the government reporting entity under the Public Finance Act 1989
  • local authority, for example, a council
  • state or state-integrated school, or
  • publicly listed company on the New Zealand Exchange with at least 100 employees.

Showing your business has not made a loss in the last 2 years

Evidence to provide includes either:

  • the latest available Inland Revenue (IR) tax return documents for your business, for example, an IR4 Companies income tax return and an IR10 Financial statement summary, or
  • the last available annual reports or financial statements for the business for the past 2 years, for example links to publicly available annual reports.

If there is a period that is not covered by previous financial reports, you can provide an interim financial report. For example, if you are applying in August 2025, you can provide an interim financial report that covers the period between April 2025 and August 2025.

Showing your business has had a positive cash flow for each month in the last 6 months

Evidence to provide includes:

  • annual reports or a financial statement for the organisation for the past 2 years, for example, links to publicly available annual reports
  • a current 6-month cashflow statement that is broken down by month.

Showing your business has sufficient capital or external investments

Evidence should include:

  • annual reports or a financial statement for the organisation for the past 24 months, for example links to publicly available annual reports
  • bank statements showing the available balance
  • financial forecasts or cashflow projections.

If your financial accounts for the latest financial year are not ready, you can provide a draft copy.

Showing your business has a credible 2-year business plan

Evidence should include your 2-year business plan. We recommend the plan includes:

  • evidence of future work or contracts
  • total capital investment
  • the budget for any operational expenses, including wages or salaries
  • latest organisational charts
  • evidence of market research, if relevant or available.

We recommend you also provide:

  • financial forecasts or cashflow projections for the organisation for the next 2 years
  • IR tax return documents for the last 2 years, for example IR4 Companies income tax return and an IR10 Financial statements summary, or your most recent annual reports or financial statements for the business.

If your financial accounts for the latest financial year are not ready, you can provide a draft copy.