As Bob Dylan famously sung back in 1964, ‘The times they are a changin’. We are in an era where technology is evolving at an increasing rate. Governments are not immune to this and recently, the IRD has decided to drop a whopping $1.9 billion...
This is a great time of year to take a look at how the last 12 months has compared to the previous year. It’s also a great time to set targets for the coming 12 months. For all our tax clients, we will be catching...
With a blink of an eye, we are already 1/12th of the way through 2018! Many of us will have made new years resolutions or set goals for 2018. In fact, if you haven’t set any goals for 2018, time to do it now! A common...
And so, we roll into another ‘silly season’. This is the time of year that for many of us, we work frantically trying to get everything sorted before the Christmas deadline. This self-imposed deadline is perhaps a little crazy; everyone knows it’s coming – after...
A new government And so, the election is over for another 3 years. As with any election, opinion is divided over the outcome. But the fact remains, New Zealand has a new government, who have promised to make a few changes. When all the campaigning, press conferences...
It’s hardly a secret, many areas of New Zealand have seen massive increases in prices for real estate over the last 5 years or so. It’s also no secret that IRD have noticed too. While we will have to wait for Winston to make both...
How productive are you? We Kiwis cop a bad rap for our productivity (or rather, our lack of productivity). It’s not that we’re aren’t hard working – in fact we are globally renowned for being hardworking – we just aren’t always that effective with our efforts....
What is the most valuable resource you have at your disposal? Your time. The only thing that each of us completely controls and ISN’T renewable is what we spend our time and attention on. Think of it this way, the average New Zealander lives 81 years,...
Halfway point – what’s the plan for the rest of the year? Today is the first ‘work day’ of July, which marks the halfway point to the calendar year. This is a great time to check to see if you are on track. Have you achieved...
Almost at the halfway point. As we come into June, almost half the year is behind us! This is a great time to review your progress to date. Are you on track to achieve what you set out to do this year? If you want a...