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BusinessThe business jigsaw: Building success piece by piece
I spend time over school holidays attacking large jigsaws with my nieces — the thousand-piece kind that promises a weekend and delivers a fortnight. Watching us go at it recently, I was struck by how closely it mirrors what I am seeing in the businesses we work with right now. The picture on the box […]
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Tax Updates: 17 March 2025
Welcome to this week’s review of tax issues where Richard comments on what’s been happening in the world of tax over the past week. If you have a question or would like a second opinion on any national or international tax issues, please contact Richard via email at [email protected]. Proposed new FIF calculation method In December, the Government […]
Tax Updates: 10 March 2025
Welcome to this week’s review of tax issues where Richard comments on what’s been happening in the world of tax over the past week. If you have a question or would like a second opinion on any national or international tax issues, please contact Richard via email at [email protected]. Land acquired for a purpose or with an intention […]
Tax Updates: 3 March 2025
Welcome to this week’s review of tax issues where Richard comments on what’s been happening in the world of tax over the past week. If you have a question or would like a second opinion on any national or international tax issues, please contact Richard via email at [email protected]. GST taxable activity Inland Revenue (IR) has released a […]
Tariffs, Rules of Origin, and flow on effect to all NZ businesses
There is no doubt the world trading environment has markedly changed with impending tit-for-tat tariffs and other trading barriers being touted and introduced under the second President Trump ‘America first’ program. This is likely to have a direct impact on New Zealand (NZ) exporters, NZ importers and, potentially, anyone trading just domestically with no export […]
Business in 2025 and onwards
There has been a lot going on over the last five years, all of which has and continues to affect the domestic and global economy. Add into the mix the trajectory of AI (artificial intelligence) development. Many businesses have closed their doors. Others have opened their doors, and many continue to either survive or thrive. […]

