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,...
Most of us work hard for the money that we earn, so this post is dedicated to making good use of that money. How much does it cost? We often make purchases without really thinking about what something costs, or whether a purchase is the best use...
For those of us with debt (which is most of us), the question ‘how can I pay this off quicker?’ might have crossed your mind. According to National Debt Clocks, the average debt per person in New Zealand is just shy of $19,000. On the...
Can you believe it, 1/12th of the year has already passed us by? Blink and you’ve missed it! As the old saying goes; the days are long, but the years are short… With only 11/12 of the year left, what do you want to achieve in...