Quantifying compliance costs of small businesses in New Zealand

W. Robert, J. Alexander, John Bell and Stephen Knowles ()

New Zealand Economic Papers, 2005, vol. 39, issue 1, 37-50

Abstract: This paper reports on a small-scale study of the compliance costs of small New Zealand businesses. Participating firms were asked to keep a record of both time spent and expenditure directly incurred over a thirteen-week period. This differs from previous studies that rely on a firm's recall. The results suggest that New Zealand small businesses, on average, spend less time, but a similar amount of money, on compliance than has been indicated in previous studies. A number of firms do perceive compliance to be a major issue, and in some cases this perception prevents firms from expanding.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1080/00779950509558479

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