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In the 1960s and ’70s, hitting 65 was often seen as life’s finish line, with the average New Zealander expecting to live just a few years beyond retirement. Today, the landscape has changed considerably. We’ve significantly extended our longevity expectations, pushing the boundaries of what we consider ‘old age’ much further. Life expectancy has soared […]
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Richard's tax updates: June/July
Richard has had over 30 years’ experience with New Zealand and International taxation. His team provide services including: Q&A service for accountants Tax opinions IRD risk reviews and audits IRD arrears International tax advice Below are articles from Richard’s weekly email ‘A Week in Review’ over the last month. You can sign up for his […]
Purposeful time
Time is a finite resource. Live a purposeful life. Gilligan Sheppard invites you to hear from three great business leaders; Leslie Preston founder of Bachcare, Stefan Preston from Rose & Thorne and Joshna Mistry from Gilligan Sheppard. Listen to some of their behind the scenes stories and sharing lessons of how, where and when to […]
GSTV: The wage subsidy – to take or to not take?
Bruce Sheppard, CEO of Gilligan Sheppard and Damien Grant, Principal of Waterstone Insolvency, who have both featured in recent articles on the wage subsidy, hash out their points of view. Who’s side do you agree with most?
What good is cheap debt on a truck if you have nothing to ship?
Within the coming months there will be a lot of discussion in the media about the macro-economic policy and direction of the country. They can be deceptive, as individuals in the media, politicians and policy advisors tend to discuss the outcomes of any particular action in average terms. Usually this is based on level 100 […]
One size does not fit all with business numbers
Available to business owners, are many services who advocate that numbers beyond historical end-of-year compliance is important for your business. Some providers will delve into why these are important citing profitability, cash flow management, ability to fund growth, keeping overheads under control, etc. Some of these will go further and offer book-keeping / virtual CFO […]

