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2023 New Zealand General Election – Let the electioneering begin…
Today we had the first notable tax policy announcement in the lead-up to the 14 October General Election. Although, today’s announcement did not appear planned. Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, was seemingly backed into a corner after poor polling and ruled…
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New Zealand Budget 2023 – No Frills? or Blow-out?
Budget 2023 has been dubbed as the “No Frills Budget” by the Government. The opposition are already dubbing it the “Blow-out Budget”. Given that inflation is at levels unseen in New Zealand for a generation, the messaging around the…
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FBT – the forgotten and especially unloved tax
People generally are not overly enthusiastic about filing and paying taxes. However, businesses seem to reserve a special disdain for fringe benefit tax or FBT. FBT is seen as overly complex and difficult to comply with compared to other taxes.
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New Zealand Budget 2022 – Reserve bank and the Government on a collision course
Yesterday was Budget Day and, as expected, the Government offered up some shiny trinkets in the form of large increases to health spending and a modest package to address the cost of living squeeze. However, make no mistakes, yesterday’s budget…
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Recharting Success and the 8 Steps for Recharting 2022
Mindshop’s Business Leader Insights Report for 2022 has given us a lot of food for thought when it comes to moving forward in a changing business landscape. As we continue our series of blogs to help you understand Mindshop’s findings,…
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Update to the COVID-19 Support Payments and The Small Business Cashflow Loans – March 2022
COVID-19 Support Payment Update The IRD has released an update on COVID-19 support (CSP) payments. Firstly, from 8:00 am this morning (14/3/22) it is now possible to use a typical week between 5 January and 15 February 2021 as the…
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Why You Need to Reset for 2022 – Mindshop Business Leader Insights
In the next chapter of Mindshop’s Business Leader Insights Report for 2022, businesses were surveyed in reflection of 2021 to find out what the most successful approaches were and what that means for recharting for 2022.
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Resetting for 2022; the Key to Success – Mindshop Business Leader Insights Report
Our friends at Mindshop have put together their annual Business Leader Insights Report with the key takeaway for business success this year being the ‘reset’. Resetting and re-charting your path to success for 2022 based on…
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Update on the New Zealand Governments COVID-19 support – 14 September 2021
Wage Subsidy – Round 3 Yesterday it was announced that there will be a third round of wage subsidy. This will apply for revenue drops of 40% or more for the period 14 September to 27 September but only if the…
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Wage Subsidy August 2021 #1 close off
Note that applications for the first round close 11:59 pm this Thursday the 2nd of September. A second round starts 9:00 am Friday. A business that did not meet the turnover eligibility for the first round can apply for the…
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