Plus be in the draw to win a trip to the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 in October! Whether you are a Pukekohe local or not, you may have heard that it is the last V8 racing weekend 9-11 September at the Pukekohe track. Pukekohe is making a party of it and hosting a street […]
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As an employer, if you provide fringe benefits to employees, or others associated with your business, you must generally pay fringe benefit tax (FBT) on the value of these benefits. So, when are you liable for FBT? Any time you provide non-cash benefits to your staff. The list is potentially endless but in practice, most
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Do you already track your gross and net profit but are at a bit of a standstill on how to increase profitability? Think about the relationship between business profit and productivity. You can increase profitability if you produce more and pay less for what you need to produce and sell your goods or services. It’s
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Are you considering investing in a new way to make your business more productive or streamlined? With a tight labour market, everyone’s time is at a premium – so finding ways to maximise productivity has never been more important. But it can take considerable funds to pay for a new website, ecommerce platform, software system
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Watch out for new trust rules that have the potential to put your assets at risk. There have been a lot of rule changes for trusts over the past few years – and now Inland Revenue has introduced another tweak, one you need to know about if you use trusts to protect your assets. Who’s
When you’re in business you tend to know the main forces that either compete with you or work with you. For example, your main competitors, your suppliers, your buyers. There are so many factors that can impact profitability of a business. According to the Porter’s Five Forces framework, there are 5 forces that can help
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Do you know what’s happening with cash flow for your business right now? How about six months from now? Cash flow monitoring and forecasting are essential to keep your business heading in the right direction. There are so many priorities in the working day, it can be hard to stay focused on what’s happening with
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Like any relationship, timely communication between creditors and debtors goes a long way to avoiding trouble. If you operate on credit terms and are upfront with customers about what payment is expected and when, it’s much easier to follow up with them on an overdue account. Business owners who keep track of when invoices are
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For those that applied for the Small Business Cashflow Loan (SBCS) in 2020, the 2-year interest-free period will be coming to an end during 2022. All businesses that received the first loan will start receiving letters advising that the interest will soon be charged to the loan and repayments should commence. If repayment is received
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It’s a given that you’ll want to maximise your business income. Sometimes, however, when factors outside your control are limiting your income, rethinking your costs might be where you can shift your outcomes in your favour. Whether the market’s in an upward or downward cycle, good systems for tracking and controlling costs will help your
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