Because its 2026 and why do we have to wait? The first part of April I am flat out with March GST returns. All my GST prep clients have work for me in April: monthly, two month and six monthly filers. Next are those clients with provisional tax issues and a payment looming 7th May. We already know who these are, because we know their 2026 financial year income is vastly different to 2025. These clients are already booked in for good drafts in the second half of April. That'

Is your stock tying up cash? Continuing the theme from the last blog about Cash vs Profit, lets look at how your stock is tying up your cash. This is about stock you have paid for, not that sold on consignment. This is timely because we are coming up to the end of the financial year and you will have to count it all on 31 March to give us your stock on hand value. You do the big order from you suppliers. Cash goes out of your bank account. In your accounts, that stock is reco

Profitable but cash-strapped? Learn why and the practical steps to protect your cashflow before problems start. We've discussed this one before. But it is still one of the main reasons business owners are losing sleep at night. One of the biggest surprises for growing businesses is discovering that profit and cash are not the same thing . You can have strong sales, healthy margins, and still find yourself struggling to make payroll. Usually two miss out on getting paid: the I

Here's a quick run down on every day expenses you can and can't claim in your business. As always, I welcome clients asking if they aren't sure. So "ole mate down the pub" claims XYZ expenses, said I should be too. That's the most common conversation thread I get when clients are fact checking what they should and shouldn't be claiming. Truth is, ole mate is probably PAYING for it from their business account, but at some point their accountant is recoding to drawings. Either

“Do I really need an accountant, or will a bookkeeper be enough?” The honest answer is: it depends on where your business is at  — and what kind of support you actually need. Let’s break it down in simple terms, without the jargon. What Does a Bookkeeper Do? Bookkeepers manage the day-to-day financial records of a business. Their main job is to keep accurate and organised records of all financial transactions. This includes: Processing your bills Help you with invoicing, mayb

Coming to you on a wet Easter Monday. We’re deep in our end-of-financial-year planning right now—knee-deep in gathering data from our...

What we need from you As the end of financial year is next month (31st March), there are a few things to plan, and a few things to...

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Set Your Business Goals So - we Survived to 25. Now what? Let’s talk about something that’s more important than your morning coffee (and...

IRD have been allocated extra money in the budget to increase audit activity. It's been a while coming and mostly been on hold since the...