Holiday Obligations For NZ Employees
Closing your New Zealand business down for Christmas? Here are the general conditions that will impact on your relationship with your employees.
Tax Deductibility Of Christmas Presents For Your New Zealand Clients
Wondering about the New Zealand tax deductibility for buying gifts for clients?
At this time of year we often get questions from Australian business owners with interests in New Zealand about the deductibility of traditional Christmas staples like chocolates and wine.
Until recently, these types of gifts tended to be fully tax deductible.
New Zealand Ranked Easiest For Business
Move over Singapore. New Zealand has just been ranked as the easiest country in the world to transact business according to the 2017 Doing Business Report just published by the World Bank.
A record 137 economies from around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and operate smaller businesses, however it is New Zealand that came out on top.
Some Australian Businesses Selling Services Into New Zealand Must Now Be Registered For New Zealand GST
This is a reminder from our earlier blog post where we gave notice that the New Zealand government was now requiring suppliers of certain services into New Zealand to be registered, and therefore account for, New Zealand GST even though you may not be operating from a business in New Zealand.
We are getting a lot of enquiries from Australian businesses confused about if their products are included in this new New Zealand GST requirement.
New Requirements For New Zealand Residential Rental Property Owners
There have been a raft of new requirements put in place over the last few months that will impact on you if you own a residential rental property in New Zealand.
Smoke Alarms – Residential rental properties are now required to have a smoke alarm positioned within 3 metres of the main entrance of any sleeping space. This rule came into effect from 1 July 2016.
Do You Know Where Your Customers Are Coming From?
When you are thinking about your New Zealand marketing approach there are two critical questions you need to ask yourself: who are my customers and where are they spending their money?
These questions have taken on a completely new complexion thanks to NZ’s immigration policy.
GST – Is It Good For Business?
October 1st will mark thirty years since GST became a part of every New Zealander’s life.
We like to tell ourselves that it’s a very fair tax because it applies to everything in equal measure.
Going For Gold
New Zealanders are proud of our sporting heroes and now Eliza McCartney has reached for the sky and grabbed a bronze medal at the Olympics.
But high jumping in the marketplace is not a great way for Australians running Kiwi businesses to go for gold.
Accounting In The Tech Age
The advent of cloud computing is rapidly influencing all aspects of small business operations including the traditional paper trails of accountancy practices.
You live in a time of very rapid change and as small business owners, you need to evaluate what these changes mean for your business practices and how to adapt and benefit from them.