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BusinessThe glass ceiling in accountancy is no myth
‘Globally, women make up a significant percentage of accountants and auditors. Statistics gathered from the 2020 Accountancy Age Top 50+50 survey demonstrated that nearly half of all qualified accountants were female (45.47%). Yet just 1/5 of women were positioned in senior roles within the sector.’ Roxana Zendy – Finance Journeys The statistics on women in […]
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Is Taxation Your Pain?
For those of you who go to early morning network meeting’s (often an excuse for someone else to cook you breakfast), you may have experienced the dreaded 60 seconds – stand up and talk to the group about yourself, what you do and who would be your ideal client, for one minute. At BNI (which […]
One Room
The other day I received an email in my personal account from a client. My first thought was why? Why was a client emailing my personal account? And then I opened it… It was an invitation to view a memorial service via online streaming. It was a bit of a weird request and the text […]
Sailing makes you patient
In 2008 we moved from Pakuranga to Kohimarama. I noticed the Kohimarama Yacht club, a lonely grey wooden structure on the beach front of Tamaki Drive between St Heliers and Kohimarama. I did not expect that in the 10 years to come, we would be so involved with them. My daughter Crystal joined the club […]
Richard's Tax Updates: August
Richard has had over 25 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 […]
Expert Guidance on Valuing a Business
I am often asked “What’s the multiple for my business?”, “What’s the valuation formula?” or “Do I multiply my profit by three?” Unfortunately, business valuation is not this simple. Business value does not stand independent of the market it operates in, nor is the value just based on the profits generated by a business. I […]
