From Wednesday, 28 October all New Zealand companies must have at least one director who lives in New Zealand, or alternatively at least one who lives in Australia who is also a director of an Australian registered company. Action to Take If your company doesn’t have a New-Zealand based …
Business Advice
Five bad habits that are reducing your productivity
It goes without saying everyone wants to perform at their A-game level. Don’t get caught up doing these five bad habits – they will do nothing for your productivity! …
10 Simple Networking Tips for 2015 (Part 2)
Following on from our last blog post, here are the final 5 simple networking tips for 2015. 6) Everyone is a bridge. We forget that every single person we meet can be a bridge to someone else. Perhaps that cashier has an uncle who works at the company you have targeted for a new job? There are …
Purchasing secondhand goods for your business
Have you purchased secondhand goods for your business but not paid GST on the purchase because the seller wasn’t GST registered? The good news is you can still claim a GST credit as long as the goods were located in New Zealand at the time of the purchase and you have a record of the …
New Property Tax Rules
Part of the new law on property tax has now been passed. The main points are:– Covers contracts entered into after 30 September 2015. IRD numbers are needed in all cases unless a resident is buying or selling the main home. [Note – there can only be one main home.] A bank account is …