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December 2024 Highlights
Year End revive, refresh, Re-focus
EMA Case Summary: Employees must be consulted on transferring in a business sale
Trust: a key element of brand loyalty
Building brand loyalty
Extra pay when employment ends
Ethical disposal of old Devices
Undercharging a recipe for disaster
Contractor or employee
Get creative with A1
September 2024 Highlights
Tips for using AI in business
Be wary of beneficiaries becoming trust settlors
Planning critical for survival
Navigating the new GST rules for "Listed services" and digital platforms
Interest deductions on residential rentals
Tax calendar
Strategies for building wealth
June 2024 Highlights
Invest in yourself: the ultimate path to success
Company Vehicles kept at home but used for business
Changes to personal income tax thresholds
90-day trial period
disposal of trading stock at below market value
Trustee income to be taxed at 39%
Shareholder continuity and different classes of share
milage rate
Brief brightline test
December 2022 Highlights are:
4 ways to grow your business
Keep work tech at home up to date
NZ Employment Law
Special deal for travel from home to work
Seven-year records might not be enough
New rules to make GST record keeping easier
Never use expensive IRD money
Income insurance scheme - main points
September 2022 Highlights are:
Declaring overseas income
Overseas shareholders and dividends
Relationship property agreements and use thereof
Does the way my overseas benefit or pension is treated change if I leave NZ?
Employees vs Contractors
History shows meddling with savings
June 2022 Highlights are:
Trust-IRD Disclosure and Reporting requirements
In communications, keep it brief
Residential Rentals
GST changes afoot for sharing businesses
Minimum wage
Staff shortages and immigration
Tax calendar
Cyber security
Seeking emergency funding needs care
Debt Remission
Crypto assets
March 2022 Highlights are:
Building your business
Tax by stealth
Take action if you lose your cellphone
Debt collection in an age of inflation
The overlooked virtue of the Disputes Tribunal
Big change to loss carry forward rules
Getting IRD interest cancelled 2021 year
Tax Calendar
Year end tax implications
Why you need a will in New Zealand
December 2021 Highlights are:
How much should you invest
Signs of a scam
Ways to grow your business
Keys to sustainable business success
Reimbursement for use of telcos
Dent collection in an age of inflation
Take control of direct debits
New sale rule splits business components
Covid subsidies and GST
How to retain company losses when selling a business
Fringe benefits
Rental property repairs and maintenance
Immigration update
September 2021 Highlights are
A Risk for all business Cyber-Attacks
How to become financially stable
Sick Leave Entitlement increased to 10 days as from 24th July 2021 – Here’s what you need to be aware of
Benefits in on-time supplier payments
Interest and rentals
Family trusts
Cryptocurrency
Subsidies on electric vehicles explained
Transferring shares
Feasibility expenditure
Interest-Free Period on the Small Business Cashflow Loan
June 2021 Highlights are
NZ Taxes on Worldwide Income Plan ahead before returning to NZ
When is a gift really a gift?
Tax Rate increase, What you need to know
Interest deductions on rental property
Know the Brightline test
Business Continuity Test
Sick Leave Increase
6 things your business need to do now
Creating a positive workplace
March 2021 Highlights are
Things you should know Before filing your EOY tax post covid
Email Marketing
Small Business cash flow loan scheme
Short-term absence payment
Resurgence support payment
Leave support scheme
Minimum wage
Increase in sick leave entitlement
Tax changes
and much more
December 2020 Highlights are
Five Tips to Survive the holiday cashflow blues
Tax Calculator
Purchase price allocations
New Rules around feasibility expenditure
Supplying commercial accommodation and GST
Control Direct Debits
Mortgage Deferral
Trusts Act 2019 and how it will affect your trust
Be realistic with social media expectations
How to find a work/life balance
Business cards with impact
September 2020 Highlights are
Are you future focused?
Self-employed- how much can you earn
Rent for employee's home
Not much charity for Healthy Homes Measures
New R&D Tax Incentive-Unlock Cash Flow Immediately
Is your Trust 2021 ready
ACC comes to party
The growth of intangible assets
July 2020 Highlights are
Tax calendar
Managing Change
ACC Levies
Tax changes worth noting
Find an excuse to spend again
Cash-flow:From juggling act to piece of mind
Dire implications for late tax payments
CRS explained
Boost staff morale
Ring fenced losses- excluded properties
March Highlights are
How to plan for a successful year
Tax tips, traps & troubles
Payday filing starts 1 April
Get in quick to get your invoices paid
get end-of-year right
amazon tax proposed
bright line test-family trust
school donations
December Highlights are
Are you managing all aspects if risk in you business
Proposed new Rules for GST on low value imported goods
claiming business expenses
ACC levies
business succession planning
Planning: Tips and tools to help you start a business
another home business calculator
capital gains tax
updating your will
September Highlights are
Location the key to success
Cracking down on cartel
Kiwisaver - 5 key feature changes
Entity for owning a rental property
deemed dividends
new rules for PAYE
payments for babies born or due from 1 July
home business require discipline
quick cash flow tip
Never to old?
10 reasons you need to grow your business
Rental losses law changes coming
are they an employee, or an independent contactor
Complying with AML/CFT
March 2018 Highlights are
Cryptocurrency
Get organized for annual accounts
GST on low value items from overseas
Distributions from a family trust
New Five-year bright lime test
Finance leases- reminder
How to build great teams
Upcoming Changes to Employment Legislation
Independent directors
Stay safe online
Dec 2017 Highlights are
Paying lump sum bonuses: How to deduct the right tax
Put a signature on every email
How not to do business
Selling your business
Commercial buildings- splitting assets
RWT on interest-reminder
Ceasing to let a rental property
Contracting: Hidden Costs and expenses
Australia imposing GST
Taxing scheduler payments made to contractors
June 2017 Highlights are
FBT on Work-related vehicles
Business use of home
Windows 10 Tips and tricks
Foreign Trusts with NZ resident Trustee
How to will the email war
Never make judgements about potential customers
Keeping a log book made easy
Money laundering hits accountants
Danger in cashing up when company sells
March 2017 Highlights are
Maximizing your property investment
Directors Key Responsibilities
Minimum wage increase
Tax Calendar
Motor Vehicle expenditure of close companies
Retrospective adjustment to salaries
Beware the debt collector
Deducting tax payments to a contractor
Cross border finance
Big Changes in PAYE
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