Most of us got a bit lost at some point over the past couple of Covid disrupted years. Working from home, zooming, face masking, elbow bumping, having our business model challenged, home schooling, vaccinations and boosters, RATs, isolating… the list goes on. Some of us had “possum in the head lights”… Read More
Continue Reading2021 terminal tax was due on 7 April 2022, and now most of us are in for a double tax hit with GST and 2022 provisional tax both due on 7 May 2022. There are fewer provisional taxpayers now as the threshold for provisional tax increased from $2,500 RIT… Read More
Continue ReadingWith 31 March fast approaching its time to check you’re ready…. Q2’s Business Checklist: Strategic business plan in writing for next 12 months? Is your business continuance plan still realistic and known to all staff? Financial and cashflow forecasts prepared for next 12 months? Pricing (and costings) reviewed or updated?… Read More
Continue ReadingThis week I want to talk about courage. Courage is defined as “the ability to do something that frightens one” and “strength in the face of pain or grief”. Over the past week we have witnessed real courage in Ukraine where people are fighting for their country and homeland. Men… Read More
Continue ReadingIt’s been an interesting week. The National Party has a new leader and we learned that the Government ignored expert Covid advice and fumbled implementation. First off – the Ministry of Health advised that the hard Auckland border had no justification once NZ moved into the new “traffic light” framework… Read More
Continue ReadingOne off Transition Payment There will be a one-off Transition Payment to acknowledge the restrictions businesses have faced due to the higher Alert Levels in Auckland, Waikato, and Northland. The payment operates in the same way as the Resurgence Support Payments with the same criteria. Businesses and organisations with reduced… Read More
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