ACC: Standard Cover vs CoverPlus Extra Love it or hate it, ACC levies are all part and parcel of making money! But don’t fret, we are here to help guide you and create an ACC world much easier to stomach. Let’s start with the basics: Standard ACC Cover This includes the standard CoverPlus policy which covers […]
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Where is the coalition government at with changes to environmental regulations? Currently there is a lot of uncertainty over what the new coalition government will change in current environmental policy. This is what we know so far; Resource Management Act The new government repealed the Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Acts, which were
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Are you keeping up with the economy? Time for an Income Review. This is a message for business owners in the service/contracting industry: ensure you have reviewed your chargeable hourly rate. Inflation is easily noticeable and has been all over the news, and New Zealand’s Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 4.7% in the 12 months
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Taxing Times: New Zealand’s 2024 Tax Changes As the calendar flips to 2024, New Zealand braces itself for a series of tax changes that promise to shape the fiscal landscape for individuals, businesses, and the economy as a whole. In our opinion the tax changes in New Zealand for 2024 are poised to have far-reaching
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The Minimum wage is increasing The minimum is set to increase again come 1st April 2024. The adult minimum wage will increase by 45 cents, from $22.70 to $23.15 per hour. The starting out, and training minimum wage will increase by 36 cents, from $18.16 to $18.52 per hour. These rates are before tax and lawful deductions. It
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Applications for the wage subsidy, resurgence support payment, leave support payment, short-term absence payment and the small business cashflow loan are all open now. The wage subsidy, leave support payment and short-term absence payment are all employee payments available and you cannot get more than one of these payments for the same employee at the same time.
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In light on the yesterday’s government announcement, our premises are closed. Morrinsville and Matamata offices are closed for at least 3 days and our Thames office is closed for at least 7 days. Our team are still here to support you and are set up to continue business as normal from home. For those with
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Megan is our In-house Lawyer and leads our Trusts and Companies divisions, managing client’s trusts, companies, professional trusteeships, compliance work and special project work. Megan completed her law degree in 2014, graduating with First Class Honours from the University of Waikato. Originally set out for a different path, Megan soon found her passion for working
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Following the governments recent announcement, all of New Zealand (excluding Auckland) move back into Alert Level 2 from 6:00am on Sunday 28 February, and will be in place for the next 7 days (pending further update from the government). Some reminders about what operations will look like for us at Level 2. How we will
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Has your farming business been affected by the 2020 drought? Would you like to apply for $5,000 funding to pay for professional services? We are pleased to announce that CooperAitken is a pre-approved supplier of MPI and through this funding, we can offer; 3-5 year budget setting, reviewing KPIS, break even point, analysing cost per KG
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