Like it or not, the world of business revolves around numbers. Profit and loss margins, return on investment calculations, staffing requirements, they all require metrics to analyze the health of…

We’re not talking about the perfect person in life (that’s a different blog!), but the perfect person for your organisation. This might be a strange topic to be talking about…

As a small business owner wanting to borrow money from the government, you will be asked by the IRD whether your business is viable or not. This is an almost…

In 1989 a 17 year old Michael Chang defeated Stefan Edberg in the final at Roland-Garros to become the youngest male winner of a tennis Grand Slam title. Along with…

We blogged before about being ready for tax time.  Well, here we are, staring down the barrel of the financial year end! What are the things you can do right…

A Brief Guide to Claimable Entertainment Expenses – Tax Claim We are the preferred accountant for the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand and look after a lot of real…

Lots of Kiwi businesses either start off down at the local farmers market – or dip their toes into the world of Trading on Amazon. Quite often enterprises grow without…

Claiming business vehicle expenses in your business is what everybody wants to do – and simultaneously one of the trickiest calculations in your accounts!   The IRD are trying to…

Why knowing your Cost of Sale is important, and how to calculate it. In any business there is a cost to every sale, and in the world of Food and…

You’re covered by ACC, right? Well, not necessarily, or at least, not at the level you might imagine.  We have recently seen a case where a self employed person in…