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IRD & TaxDon’t always believe what you hear
Recently, in Budget 2024, Inland Revenue (IR) was allocated $116m to tackle tax debt and compliance. The latter focus areas, for at least the 2024 – 2025 financial year, will be:
the hidden economy and organised crime;
electronic sales suppression tools;
GST integrity;
student loan overseas-based borrowers; and,
increased audit activity.
Personally, the last of these five focus areas [...]
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Time to think…
Time to think… and the importance of Rest & Relaxation I recently spent seven days in Rarotonga. The importance of having time to rest, relax and think, is something we don’t always value. I acknowledge not everyone can travel in the middle of winter to somewhere sunny, but we can be so busy spending time […]
Fitness is simply not in my genetics
Weight loss is something personal, something different for everyone; and as a middle-aged diabetic, it certainly was not an easy path for me. Times when I would rather lay back and watch my favourite TV show after a long day has been replaced by exercise. My favourite foods that make me salivate just by the […]
GSTV: Up The Duff – Live Conversation
Up The Duff – Live Conversation Recorded Conversation took place on Wednesday 12th September 2018. How are we going to afford it? That is the ever-recurring question which seems to spring up when hopeful parents start discussing the when and how of starting a family. The answer will likely dictate which parent will take all […]
Up The Duff
How are we going to afford it? That is the ever-recurring question which seems to spring up when hopeful parents start discussing the when and how of starting a family. The answer will likely dictate which parent will take all or most of the parental leave, when or if both will return to work, and […]
Talent Needs a Human Process
How often do you find that the HR manager in a business with scale is a third tier mid manager, or if it is at the leadership table it’s not as important as operations, finance customers or marketing? How often do you hear SME businesses say they hate HR and some even resent their employees? […]
