News & Practice Updates

Steven's retirement and your new point of contact, Kayleen

September 16, 2025

With Steven now off enjoying his retirement, Kayleen is here to look after anything you need, as well as our wider team.

How do you balance environmental, social, and financial sustainability in small and medium sized businesses?

September 15, 2025

Join an interactive presentation online with Dr Merrin Pearse to hear how what might be seen initially as additional costs around sustainability, are actually business opportunities, ways to reduce risk, and improve relationships with your suppliers and customers.

5 ways to get in control of your business finances

September 10, 2025

We’ve got 5 simple ways to get more from your finances – by embracing the latest in digital accounting and finance apps.

Motor vehicle deductions and GST

September 9, 2025

Sole traders, partnerships, and trusts can claim deductions on motor vehicles for business costs and depreciation loss, for income tax and GST purposes. Calculating the GST can be tricky so it’s important to understand how it works.

Residential Property - the bright-line test and tax

September 8, 2025

If you're an investor, make sure you're familiar with the rules for residential investment property and tax.

Are you eligible for Working for Families Tax Credits?

September 4, 2025

You may be eligible for Working for Families assistance. It can be complicated to work out your entitlement. If your circumstances change your entitlement might too, and you need to be aware of the tax implications.

Accounting basics: the profit and loss and balance sheet reports

September 3, 2025

Do you know the difference between your P&L and your balance sheet? We can explain exactly what each report means – and how it reflects your current performance as a business.

Protecting you and your business: using trusts

September 1, 2025

Have you considered the benefits of using a family trust? We share five ways that a trust can help you shelter your personnel assets and protect the future of your family and business.

Audit Shield – for protection against unplanned costs

June 16, 2025

No one wants to be audited, but anyone can come under the scrutiny of Inland Revenue. Read on to find out more about Audit Shield, and how it can protect you from unplanned costs associated with being audited.

Budget 2025: The impact for your small business

June 2, 2025

Budget 2025 was delivered on 22 May 2025, with a strong focus on investment into NZ infrastructure. But what do the Budget announcements mean for your small business?

Claiming home office expenses

May 26, 2025

If you’re a sole trader and do some of your work at home, you may be able to claim some of your household expenses as tax deductions if they relate to your business. In some circumstances, companies may also be able to claim for home office.

Work vehicles? Stay on top of tax with logbooks

May 23, 2025

If you use a motor vehicle to help earn business income, it can be good idea to use a logbook to track mileage and expenses.

Provisional tax – how does it work?

May 20, 2025

Provisional tax is like paying progress payments on next year’s income tax. Be aware of the rules that can lower compliance costs for small businesses. Talk to us about your tax plan.

Give your small business a healthcheck

February 21, 2025

When was the last time you checked the overall health of your business? The good news is that there’s a Healthy Business Checklist to help you quickly and easily check your business fitness.

Cutting costs or increasing your prices? We can help

February 19, 2025

With many businesses are expecting lower profits this financial year, the more prepared you can be for the unexpected, the better. Talk to us about smart ways to get your costs under control or whether you need to increase your prices.

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