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Articles - 2019-08-29
Triangular Employment Relationships
The main effect of the changes for Agencies and Clients is that if an employee of the Agency raises a personal grievance against the Agency when the Employee has been on an assignment with a Client, either the employee or the Agency can join the Client as a party and the Client may have liability if it has caused or contributed to the grievance.
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Articles - 2019-08-12
Ring-fencing residential property losses – legislation at last!
The changes apply retrospectively from the start of the 2019/20 income year, which is 1 April 2019 for most taxpayers. With Capital Gains Tax off the table, it would seem these rules are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
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Newsletters - 2019-05-30
2019 Budget Day Summary
New Zealand’s inaugural “Wellbeing Budget” was delivered by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson today. Budget 2019 represents a significant change from how Budgets have previously been designed, developed and presented. It will be up to all New Zealanders to decide if the Government is focusing on areas they value the most.
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Articles - 2019-05-01
Get Ready for the New Financial year with Xero
We are excited to invite you to an evening of understanding your business financial literacy, Xero Tips & Tricks and also an introduction to WorkflowMax - WorkflowMax offers you a complete, cloud-based solution to manage your projects and jobs.
Read moreArticles - 2019-04-12
Sustainability within the tourism industry
In 2018 the introduction of the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy was announced with legislation to give effect to this expected to be passed mid-2019. It is not yet clear when it will take effect. This will mean that international visitors will be charged an additional $35 through their visa fees and it is expected to bring in an estimated $80 million per year to be applied to infrastructure and conservation projects. The fund is expected to help improve the protection and enhancement of New Zealand’s distinctive natural environment and improve tourism planning, according to Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage.
Read moreArticles - 2019-04-02
Key IRD services unavailable in late April
In late April the IRD will be making improvements to their systems to help make everything a little more straightforward for us in the furture.
myIRD Secure Online Services, phone lines and offices will be unavailible from 3pm, Thursday 18th April - 8am, Friday 26th April while they make the changes.
Read moreArticles - 2019-03-29
Federal Budget 2019
In handing down his maiden Federal Budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined the government’s pitch supporting its hope for re-election: a stronger economy and a secure future, announcing that Australia is “back in the black and back on track”.
Read moreArticles - 2019-02-22
Worst kept secret confirmed: Tax Working Group recommend Capital Gains Tax
The Tax Working Group (TWG) has today released their final report which has confirmed close to 100 specific recommendations across New Zealand’s tax system including a broad Capital Gains Tax.
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IRD System Upgrade Q & A
As you will be aware the IRD have undergone a significant system upgrade. With this change has come a few hiccups, one being that we need to reconfirm our Agency list to their new system. While we complete this, you may receive a letter (as per example) in the mail stating that PKF Poutsma Lemon (Paihia) Limited has “third party access to your information”. This letter is simply confirming that we are still your Tax Agents and are continuing to work with the IRD on your behalf. You don’t need to do anything but if you are concerned about the letter or any other correspondence you get from the IRD, please contact us immediately.
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The COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment
The COVID-19 Short-Term Absence Payment is available for businesses, including self-employed people, to help pay their workers who cannot work from home while they wait for a COVID-19 test result.
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