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- Paid Parental Leave Increases
- In Work Tax Credit Change - Removal of "hours" test
- ACC Levies remain unchanged
- Support for Apprentices and Other Learners
- The Internet Age and The Privacy Act 2020
- Employment Rights in COVID 19
- Rental Property Alerts
- How much Tourism do we want?
- Livestock Valuations - Declines in the Herd Scheme Values
- Changing of the Guard
- Light Humour - Self Assessment
June 2020
- NZ Business Number - Global Identifier
- Transparent Remuneration Package
- Something for everyone - Tax Changes to Provide Cashflow Advantages
- Coronavirus and X Chromosome
- Wage Subsidy Extension
- Our New Staff Member - Jeani Coetzee
- Livestock Valuation
- Light Humour - Rubber Gloves
- Employee Use of Telecommunications and Usage Plans
- COVID 19 Information for Landlords
- Graham & Dobson in Lockdown Level 3
- Government COVID 19 Assistance for Businesses
- Weekly Wage Subsidy vs Lump Sum Payment?
- Wage Subsidy for Sole Traders/Contractors
- Work, Sleep, Eat, Repeat!!! (Working from home during COVID 19)
- Up-to-date Email Addresses in myIR
- The making of ANZAC Day
- Minimum Hourly Wage Rates from 1 April 2020
- Light Humour - Taxi, Taxi...
- Summer Holidays - Annual Leave in Advance
- Road Tax Misery
- RWT Changes - Providing your IRD Number and Exemption Certificates
- Choosing the Right Secondary Tax Code
- Are You Responsible?
- Australian Bushfires
- Landlord and Tenant Updates
- Agricultural Emissions
- Compliance for "Internet Enabled" Connected Gadgets
- Light Humour - Driven and Outsmarting an Old Geezer
- Generation Z - The Workforce of the Future
- Ever Dreamt Of Being Your Own Boss? - Wacky ideas to Inspire you
- Playground in Parliament
- Preparing for the Christmas Season - Employer's Guide to Cancelling a Shift
- Cloud Based Accounting and Payroll Data - What Are Your Responsibilities
- Governance for Small Businesses
- Three's a Cruise Ship Crowd
- Light Humour - What Goes Around!
- IRD to stop taking cheques – March 2020
- 5 Steps to Protecting your Identity
- Income Tax Scams
- Unusual Tax Rulings in the US
- Residential Bright Line Test
- Kiwi Access Identity Cards
- The New Trusts Act – 30 January 2021
- The Minimum KiwiSaver Contribution Rate – will this be enough?
- Captain Cook's Cartography Achievements
- Light Humour – Perfect Eyesight
August 2019
- Increase of Paid Parental Leave from 1 July
- Immigration's levy on foreign visitors
- Buying or selling a property? – requirement to have an IRD number
- To reuse or not to reuse…? The coffee cup dilemma
- Annual A&P Show Pet Competition
- Ring Fencing your Residential Rental Property Losses
- Emergency Locator Beacon (Rural farmers aid to survival)
- Tax Evasion – the "black economy".
- Don't be scammed – Fake IRD Tax Refund Emails
- Recycling - Good place for a "Cigarette Butt".
- Light Humour – The Geography of a Woman and a Man
- IRD's consulting on tax obligations for various forms of residential rental re Air Bnb, Bookabach, boarders or home-stay students etc
- Tax Informant – is this the job for you?
- Scammers Alive!!! Why you shouldn't reveal passwords or important information
- Selling or buying tax? Flexibility regarding tax obligations.
- American Fast-food chains - Paying employees as fast as their food
- Crush Protection on Quad Bikes - WorkSafe's recommendations.
- Are you paying the correct KiwiSaver Prescribed Investor Rate?
- Claiming Vehicle Costs
- National Average Market Values for the years 2016-2019
- Light Humour - Backyard Stuff!
- Minimum Wage Increase
- One Billion Trees - Government's Grant for the establishing, maintaining and regeneration of trees for at least a 10 year period
- KiwiSaver Changes - New Contribution Rates of 6% and 10%
- Heating & Ventilation - Landlord Responsibilities for their Rental Properties
- Landlords - Proposed changes to deducting losses made from residential rental properties.
- New Mileage Reimbursement Rates
- Employee vs Contractor - The real nature of the relationship
- Working for Accommodation - Tax and other related implications
- GST on Low Value Imported Goods $1,000 or less
- Winding up a Company - The Process
- Wage & Salary Earners - Welcome to the New Age!
- Light Humour - All Too True!
- The Tax Working Group's Recommendations
- Capital Gains Tax
- Retirement Savings
- International Tax
- Raising the Low Income Tax Threshold
- Simplifying Small Business Tax Compliance
- Ir-File Discontinuing. Are you ready for Payday Filing
- 2018 Law Changes - Letting fees ban; Payday filing; New hazardous substances regulations
- Employment Law Changes
- Employee Information Reminder
- Are Bad Debts Tax-Deductible?
- Light Humour - The Italian Book Keeper
- Is it appropriate for IRD to contact clients directly?
- Deductible Legal Expenses when buying or selling a rental property
- CashManager Rural Retirement - Rural Online Migration
- Tax Invoice Documentation - the arrival of electronic invoices
- The Three Certain things in Life - Death, Taxes and Employment Agreements!
- Employers and Domestic Violence Leave - Preparing for the law change in April 2019
- The Coalition's stance on Capital Gains Tax
- Town & Around - Joanna Bradnock
- Light Humour - Champagne Christmas
- Offshore persons applying for IRD Numbers - Satisfying the IRD Commissioner
- Kiwibuild Homes - What, Where and Eligibility
- Road User Charge increases from 1 October 2018
- Are you ready for Payday Reporting - Employer Obligations for PAYE "Payday" filing
- The Definition of a "Payday"
- Insulating Rentals before the compulsory date of 1 July 2019
- The End of Tripod Farm Petrol Tanks
- Anti Money Laundering - Graham & Dobson Compliance Requirements
- Staff Member in the Spotlight - Rachel Cook
- Light Humour - Any Last Requests
- IRD Requests to pay Tax now being sent directly to clients
- GST Refunds withheld - what are you rights?
- Australian Biosecurity - "Don't be sorry, just declare it!
- A Dream Project- BCITO Apprentice project encouraging more young Kiwis to sign up for a building apprenticeship
- Anti Money Laundering Compliance - A significant problem in New Zealand and worldwide.
- POLi Internet Banking - G&D now offer POLi Internet Banking to pay invoices
- Work Related Meetings - Employees must be paid!
- Illegal Interview Questions - What you need to know
- Investment Properties for Land-type Businesses
- Vehicle Registrations - Top Five Selling Vehicles
- Does your Employment Agreement contain the mandatory terms required?
- Parliament and Cameras
- Poverty Bay A&P Show - Pet Competition - G&D Diamond Sponsor
- Light Humour - Not Food as we knew it!
- Best Start Tax Credit – A new weekly payment for babies born on or after 1 July 2018
- Changes to Paid Parental Leave from 18 weeks to maximum of 22 weeks
- Cryptocurrency and Tax. What do you need to know?
- Swift Acceptance of a Heated Resignation – An unjustified Dismissal?
- Key Messages for Employers – Holiday and Leave Entitlements.
- Interest-Free Advances to assist with Home Insulation
- Companies Office Website Access Security
- Wellbeing in the Workplace – Promoting good health and wellness within the workplace.
- Livestock Valuation – National Average Market (Herd) Values 2015-2018
- Light Humour – Seeing Eye to Eye!
- Auckland's new petrol tax to raise funds for 10 year transport programme
- Congratulations to G&D client announced as winner of Gisborne/Wairoa Hill Country Farmer of the year
- 2018 increase to paid parental leave scheme
- Trouble in toyland as older brands struggle to keep up with digital technology
- IRD audits – what you need to know
- Employment: Trial Periods vs. Probationary Periods
- Public holidays and 'otherwise working day' considerations
- Compulsory insurance for builders?
- Light humour... The Bagpiper
- Minimum wage increase from 1 April 2018
- NZ trailblazing uncharted territory for pay parity
- Livestock rustling creating serious risk to farmers and their businesses... amendment bill to deter this is before Parliament
- Tip jar squabbles in USA - who 'owns' the tips? Proposed rule changes pending...
- Food sellers - are you registered for the new Food Act which comes into effect 1 April 2018?
- Callaghan Innovation - are you aware of this crown entity offering research and development grants?
- Enduring Powers of Attorney - some things you need to know
- Employment Law - proposed changes regarding breaks, trial periods, collective agreements and unions
- Car Insurance and warranty products - it is important to know what you are paying for
- Light humour... Married 50 years!
- IRD attempting to make tax simpler - draft bill in parliament proposes collecting more information on various earnings much more frequently
- Are you earning income from YouTube or other online platforms?
- The right to disconnect and not check emails during rest periods
- Do you hire 'casual' employees? A note of caution regarding holiday and leave entitlements
- The "Internet of Things" - The evolution of internet connectivity and networking across various devices
- Annual leave entitlement and 'continuous' employment - the effect of unpaid leave
- The commercial use of drones
- Does your business use petrol for purposes other than driving on public roads? You may be entitled to and excise duty refund.
- Light humour... the long and the short of it
- A warning on companies offering "Lay-by" or "buy now pay later" services
- Minimum wage update and annualised minimum wage calculations
- Paying employees under 16 years of age
- Cash Manager Rural - cloud based development
- The Australian budget - tax measures that may affect NZ businesses
- NZX recommendation to disclose listed companies' executive pay packets
- GST filing online - how to amend errors and allowing others to manage your MyIR
- Significant changes coming to payroll reporting and administration of PAYE
- Livestock valuations - NAMV 2014-2017
- Let us know if you will receive money from overseas
- Poverty Bay A&P Show - G&D is annual sponsor of Best Pet (Lamb, Goat or Calf) competition
- Light humour: Hard of Hearing...
- Worksafe's clarification: Carrying passengers on quad bikes
- Interesting graphs and statistics - vegetation in our district and global mobility
- Beware of paying family members excessive salaries
- When in Norway…
- GST refunds must now be paid by direct credit to nominated bank account
- Improvements to how IRD charges interest on provisional tax
- Are you recording your employees' start & stop dates? How to amend them if necessary
- Applying for an IRD number made simpler
- Charities reporting regime – year two
- Taxation of insurance receipts
- New paid parental leave rules - options with other leave
- Inland Revenue information sharing with the Registrar of Companies
- ACC changes - work levy to go down
- Light humour: Well, I never...
- School expenses - are you claiming a donation rebate on your school donation?
- IRD refunds $100million to 166,000 customers... and $700m more unclaimed
- Changes to schedular payments allows contractors to chose their own tax rate
- The basic requirements of an employment agreement
- Market value of employee accommodation
- Changes to farm dwelling expenditure deductibility
- Non-structural, seismic restraints failure in last year's earthquake
- Making deductions from wages or salaries - know the rules
- Rural areas to be covered nationally by Fire & Emergency Levies - possible rates reductions for rural property owners
- New way to calculate mileage claims for business - take your odometer reading now!
- Reminder about entertainment expenses and the percentages deductible
- Light humour - Bragging!
- AirBnB - are you renting out a room?
- New minimum hourly rate from 1 April 2017
- Worksafe's ten year strategic plan
- Market rent data for Gisborne properties
- an unusual tax balance date in the UK... quite a story behind this!
- Proposed legislative changes to Trusts
- Major improvements to GST filing with MyIR
- Changes to FBT on the horizon
- Tax planning before 1 April with regards to bad debts, asset purchases, accruals and provisions and charitable donations
- Rations - what can be claimed by farmers?
- Certificates of exemption from Withholding Tax
- Hot topic - funding for the fire service from insurance levies
- emailing wages or HR enquiries - please use payroll@grahamdobson.co.nz
- Do you provide food and accommodation in exchange for work? There are tax implications!
- Full time students with student loans may be able to get an exemption for repayments over summer
- KiwiSaver for temporary employees (employed for 28 days or less)
- Casual employee versus permanent part time - do you know the difference?
- Paying staff, 'Days in Lieu' and "Mondayisation" this holiday period
- Is your business cyber safe? NZ lags behind comparable economies
- Farmhouse expenses - 25% concession is changing from 2018 tax year
- Staff inductions: under-rated and underutilised
- Light humour - The thoughtful Christmas gift!
- Employment agreements must be current and up-to-date
- Smoke alarms now required in all residential rental properties
- Paying the Police for certain costs that benefit private individuals
- IRD focusing on tax compliance with regards to deducting withholding tax
- New Reserve Bank restrictions on high loan to value ratio lending
- Profit - the nuts and bolts - what can you learn from your financial statements?
- Buying a property and depending on the LIM report provided by vendor? Our tips...
- Entertainment expenses - gifts of food and drink - what can you claim?
- Don't be caught unaware by insolvent debtors
- Are you correctly filing BOTH employer forms each month?
- Light humour - You can't argue with kids!
- Unemployment rate drop points to strong economic growth
- G&D is annual sponsor of the A&P Show Pet Competition
- Dairy prices down
- Construction Contracts Act 2015 - further amendments
- Vehicle Fringe Benefit Tax - are you paying too much?
- Instant fuel discounts
- Need to correct your Employer Monthly Schedule after filing?
- Banking on the law
- Farming land sales subject to the Bright-Line test
- Charities reporting changes - common issues
- Livestock Valuations -National Average Market Values (Herd Scheme) 2014-2016
- Light humour - Poor Ole Bill
- Changes to the child support qualifying age
- KiwiSaver contributions by new employees
- Would you like to attend a refresher workshop at G&D for Banklink or Xero?
- Use of Money Interest - what is it?
- Reduced vehicle registration costs from 1 July
- Does wearing a tie increase your productivity?
- New reporting requirements for charities - do you know where you fit?
- Private use of business vehicles - are you paying FBT?
- Changes to paid parental leave for primary carers
- Reduction in mileage rates for expense claims
- GST to be charged on remote services from October 2016
- Light humour - Irish Medical Terminology
- ACC levy changes
- Health and safety at work
- Zero hour contracts
- Enforcement of employment standards
February 2012
February 2011
BUSINESS FORWARD - ISSUE ONE - OCTOBER 2010
- Upcoming GST rate changes - are you prepared?
- Petrol Rebates for Farmers - make sure you claim back your Excise Duty
- Cheques in full settlement of debt
- Bank accounts
- Want to create your own PDF Documents for free?
- It's good and it's true... IRD changes re depreciation on employees' vehicles
- A&P Show pet competition sponsored by Graham & Dobson
- Light Humour - An act of bravery at the Football World Cup
- Households saving more
- Kiwisaver and business transfers
- Changes to withholding tax rules affecting fruit crops, vegetables and viticulture
- Tips for creating strong Pa$Sw0rd$
- No tax on Kiwisaver first home subsidy
- paying income tax from trading
- Light Humour - An act of bravery at the Football World Cup
- Is your business ready for a GST increase?
- GST Increase - commercial issues
- GST Increase - practical business considerations
- International recession bikes farming incomes
- Legal expenditure: Capital vs. Revenue
- Selling property "Off the plan"
- Trusts and Prescribed Investor Rates (PIRs)
- Light Humour - Fishing NZ style
- Mending the broken tax system!
- Tax working group targets depreciation
- How would a land tax work?
- Asset class lessons... shares, bonds, commodities
- Student loan threshold remains the same
- Changes to RWT rates
- Light Humour - Australian Tourism
- Tax tip re working directors and company shares
- Auditor Blues and the Duke of Wellington Avoiding Bad Calls - mobile phone use while driving
- Mileage rate for business use of motor vehicles - 3 methods
- Payroll giving scheme for charitable donations
- From kilobytes to terabytes... to petabytes!
- Light Humour - The New Employee Bricks Test
- Your credit rating - new reporting system with Veda Advantage
- Tax implications of renting out your holiday home
- NZ Agriculture - supply adjusting to land use changes
- Rental properties - an oversupply puts pressure on the market
- Retirement savings portability - trans Tasman possibilities
- Tax free beer? Boutique breweries and excise tax
- Light humour - Inner Peace
- Giving credit to trade creditors - information about the Personal Properties
Securities Register (PPSR) - Student Loans - 10% bonus on voluntary repayments
- Personal tax cuts deferred
- The IRD and realistic salaries... business structures and taxation
- More help with Childcare and OSCAR subsidies
- Kiwisaver in the black!
- Light humour - New-age proverbs completed by school children
- Winning in challenging times... be pro-active and positive!
- Mortgage break fees in times of dropping interest rates
- Changes to personal tax rate thresholds in the coming years
- Initiatives for reducing tax compliance costs for small and medium sized enterprises
- 90 day employment trial periods
- Barter deals / swaps / shared labour - the tax implications of these
- Light humour - The world according to... cows!
- Tough challenges for Farm Industries
- Changes to the KiwiSaver Scheme from 1 April 2009
- Flexible working arrangements
- Cars - should you buy or lease?
- Voluntary administration for insolvent companies
- Half full or half empty? A few snippets of good news we found...
- A piece of philosophy - "The mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee"
- Family tax credit increases from April 2009
- FBT interest rate rise for low-interest loans
- New secondary tax rate from April 2010
- Regional state of play: the housing market, growth and tourism
- House Insurance: Where does your premium go?
- Banks tighten up lending
- Turn, turn, turn: a new government - time for change!
- Uncertain times: reminders regarding cash position, stock, debtors and cost management
- Light Humour
- "Fraud Proof" your Business
- Compliance Costs
- Warren Buffet's current view on the Financial Markets
- Log prices keep rising
- IRD and LAQC Audits regarding residential rental properties
- Four drawer filing cabinets surplus to requirements for sale at Graham & Dobson
- Light Humour
- Improvements for small and medium sized enterprises
- KiwiSaver and Employer Contributions
- Buying and selling property - Q&A on tax implications
- Obtaining new IRD numbers for individuals - new process to prevent identity theft
- Tax rebates on redundancy payments
- Light Humour
- Tax issues for investors in failed finance companies
- Alert to taxpayers receiving income from personal services through a company or trust structure
- Jared Ingoe resigns as Principal of Graham & Dobson
- Donations and rebates
- Budget highlights
- Herd scheme values announced
- Light Humour
- Company tax rate reduction
- Withholding payment regulations - are you confused?
- Your business - a goldmine or a coffin?
- Livestock National Standard Cost Values 2008
- Drought help
- Reminder our phone number has changed to 869 1234
- Light Humour
- Change of dates for Provisional Tax Instalments
- End of financial year checklist (things to do that may save you tax!)
- Reminder our phone number has changed to 869 1234
- Light Humour
- Kiwi Saver Enrolments
- GST & Provisional Tax - a new option
- Carbon Units
- Trusts and the IRD
- Online source of up to date interest rates for both borrowers and investors
- GST and late filing penalties
- Government issuing discussion document on ways to reduce compliance cost for business - YEAH RIGHT!
- Tips for landlords and residential properties
- Applications for the 2008 Hill Country Farmers of the Year Award are now being accepted
- Reminder of Graham & Dobson new telephone number
- Fringe Benefit Tax and Cars
- Investors new PIE investment structures. Supply your PIR!
- Renewing securities on the PPSR after 5 years
- E-mail newsletter winner
- Light humour
- From the IRD Corner
- Graham & Dobson Website
- Minor Beneficiary Rule Clarification
- Depreciation of your rental
- KiwiSaver Tips
- Charities Commission Newsflash
- Newsletter via e-mail
- Light Humour
- Drought Affected Farmers
- Budget Highlights
- Tired, Listless, Lacking Energy?
- Burgernomics
- Selling a Business
- Livestock - 2007 Herd Values
- Newsletters via the web
- Light Humour
