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Marketing & Advertising Costs - What is tax deductible?
When budgeting for marketing and advertising costs, it's important to know what is a deductible expense or a depreciable capital cost.
Trustees’ obligations to keep and give trust information
Trustees have certain obligations for record-keeping and notifiable information. Download our guide on Trustees' obligations.
What is a Trust?
Trust Basics - You may have heard people talk about setting up a Trust or being a Trustee - but what does it all mean?
National & International Travel Expenses - What is 50% or 100% tax deductible?
Travel Expenses & Tax deductions explained. You may be able to claim an income tax deduction for travel expenses where they have a connectio
Tax Record-Keeping Requirements in New Zealand
Find out what records you have to keep to support the figures in your GST returns and the disclosure information required
Which legal fees are tax deductible?
This article summarises some of the common legal fees and income tax deductibility rules. Legal fee deductibility is a complex area.
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How to deal with economic uncertainty
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Recently I went to a café where I was confronted by a notice on the door outlining they had increased their prices. I found it...
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Critical Control Management - CERTNZ
Each year CERTNZ reviews their recommended list of critical controls based on the incidents they have seen in the prior 12 months. ...
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Improving Your Finance Process Efficiency
Process efficiency so often one of the key differentials between a business which maximises their profitability, and one which doesn’t....
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How to prepare for the new financial year
As the financial year comes to a close, we may be using the time to reflect on how the past year or years have gone, and what we have or...
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What does modernising my business look like?
Technology has moved so fast in the last two years. Have you kept up? It’s one of those chores like checking you aren’t paying too much...
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