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I was told this week that I am the glue in our practice. As a practice manager, (a title that in no way describes what I do each day), I asked myself, what does that mean? After some thinking and naval gazing, I’ve decided that this needs to be part of who I am to […]

Gilligan Sheppard supported an event held at the Ellerslie Racecourse by entertaining guests with a charity dinner at the Karaka Million Twilight Meeting. The all-day gala included a red-carpet experience featuring celebrities, a charity auction, business matching, fashion show and a cross-culture Chinese New Year celebration dinner. The auction raised NZ$13,900 for the Rotary Club […]

Richard has had over 30 years’ experience with NZ taxation, and particularly enjoys dealing with land tax issues and the GST regime. He deals with clients of all types and sizes and provides tax opinions on the appropriate treatment of items of income and expenditure, assists clients with IRD risk reviews and audits and can assist […]

As the global tax landscape continues to develop, multinational taxpayers can expect ongoing scrutiny of their cross-border transactions. It used to be said that the biggest challenges to doing business in China were language, culture, and the sheer scale of the market. Now, throw in the rapid pace of change. A raft of changes to […]

I was advised in October last year that I was being considered for an honour, and surprisingly I managed to keep that very quiet. Before they give it to you they ask you to confirm if offered will you accept it, clearly, they don’t want the humiliation of someone turning it down. In my case, […]