Good news ... the ACC portion of your vehicle licencing fee is about to go down and we want to ensure you are ahead of it and are smart about the savings to be made, after all how often can you make savings from ACC!
Cash flow is the life blood of any business, without it a business ceases to function. Trend analysis conducted by Xero on its small business customers in New Zealand between 2011 and 2014 showed that accounts receivable is on average 30 percent lower in January than the 12 month average.
We see a lot of data files and have noticed that many of them have some or all of the following issues. Without wanting to bore you to tears with all the details, here are five of the most common mistakes people make. Do any (or all) of the following resonate with you?
We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and an enjoyable New Year.
In a recent blog we wrote about entertainment expenses, what they are, and what is claimable, The Christmas season is also the time for gift giving. And as you would expect, there are certain rules around the level of deductibility that are explored in this article.
You may remember Air New Zealand’s announcement of soaring profit reported recently. This inspired us – and we want to help you to increase your bottom line – so how did they do it? Read on……
After a lull of public holidays, between now and June next year is the season of short weeks. Most of us are looking forward to the long weekends to recharge batteries, and spend time with family and friends. Sorting out pay entitlements for employees over the public holidays comes with a bunch of rules (of course). It can be confusing so read on and we hope we can simplify it for you.
If you are not already be running a Facebook business page, chances are you're thinking about it. If you have a Facebook business page you will agree that it is a great way to maintain rapport with your clients, build a bigger audience and help raise awareness for your brand, product or service.
Now that we are in the final quarter of the year our thoughts typically turn to holiday celebrations. For you, this may also mean considering whether the celebrations are tax deductible. Over the years many people have asked these kinds of questions – so here it is – Christmas Expenses – what is deductible and what is not!
We are very excited to see Dr Deb Shepherd – an expert on how to grow small to medium businesses – coming to Marlborough. Deb’s particular interests are in entrepreneurial family business, SME growth, SME governance, leadership, strategy and internationalisation - enabling and growing business in New Zealand.