Update on changes to financial reporting
You may have heard about changes to the financial reporting legislation. In the short term, many people are finding it a bit hard to work out how or...
Employer registration - just part of making it easier
The Government has extended online services to build employer registration into the process of incorporating a new company.
ACC and rental income
Do you have income from rental? You may be wondering about why ACC collects levies from rental income.
Risk and Reward
Reduce the cost of paying late terminal provisional tax
Turn a complainer into a powerful advocate
It's always better to hang on to your existing customers, than to seek new ones.
Tough in retailing
The pressure on retailing has never been as intense as in the past five years.
Divorce? Get the tax right
When a couple split they can get round the tax consequences if they make a property relationship agreement.
This can avoid depreciation recovered on...
New Zealand business number
Gurus are working on a way to give a number to every business, trust and state sector organisation in the country.
If your business is a company, you...
Five marketing mistakes within an hour
Our storyteller needed a plumber. He was just going out for the evening when he saw a trickle of water coming out of the cupboard.
Taxing loans
It is not unusual for business owners to borrow money from their company. Inland Revenue may however consider such a loan a dividend and tax it.
How safety conscious are you?
New Zealand is unique in the world in having a no fault Accident Compensation scheme. The scheme (despite it beingcontroversial) is the envy of other...
Can't pay tax? Options are available
Some people who can't pay their tax let the problem fester. Our advice: Don't! We can help you to do the following: