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Here's a question worth asking around your next team meeting: who here is using AI at work?

In most New Zealand businesses, the honest answer is "more people than the owner realises." Someone's pasti...

If your business provides vehicles to staff or shareholder-employees, the way you calculate Fringe Benefit Tax is about to change for the first time in more than 40 years.

Budget 2026 confirmed that ...

There's a reason cricket fans talk about reading the pitch before the match begins. A good batter doesn't wait until the ball is already past them to react — they read the conditions, prepare early, a...

If your business involves a vehicle, fleet, or any kind of freight and logistics, the current fuel crisis is hitting your bottom line hard — and the risks go beyond price alone.

Where Things Stand

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For most NZ businesses, 31 March is the end of the financial year. Getting organised now means a faster turnaround from us — and fewer surprises in your tax bill.

Reconcile everything

Make sure y...

“Q: What expenses can I claim as a Kiwi small business? And what’s the financial advantage of claiming for business expenses?”

When you’re running a small business, there’s a multitude of operational...

“The organisations pulling ahead aren’t just ‘doing sustainability’ or telling better stories, they treat carbon and nature metrics as business intelligence – using credible data to test assumptions, ...

What’s changing?

Inland Revenue has released proposals that would significantly change how shareholder loans are taxed. If implemented, these changes would limit the ability for shareholders to extra...

When a great business idea pops into your head, it could mark the start of a whole new enterprise. But how do you know if your business has what it takes to conquer the market?

The key is to set the ...

Your customer can’t pay until you've invoiced them, so make sure you send your bill promptly.

Customers are also more open to paying when they've just received the goods or services that you delivere...

It’s been a major challenge to trade during the past few years of economic uncertainty. Markets are changing, customer spending behaviour is up and down, and the rising costs of raw materials and labo...