Hello to all our Clients,
Welcome to our update for April 2023 we trust you will find it informative and helpful.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about this update or require any further information.
Thanks to the Clients who are getting their records and information to us for the year ended 31st March 2023.
Don’t forget to send in the annual questionnaire with your records.
Tax time
On the 7th May 2023, there are two taxes due.
- 3rd provisional Tax for 2023
- GST for the period ending April 2023
It’s a good idea to schedule these payments to ensure that they are paid on time.
Don’t pay late penalties!!
Fog cannons for security
Many of our clients have suffered from ram raids and other criminal activities to their businesses, causing a lot of loss and interruption to business.
Here is a proposed solution to this.
Fog cannons can fill a shop with dense fog in seconds, stopping criminals from seeing what’s going on and preventing further damage or theft.
The government are offering a $4000 subsidy to have fog cannons installed in at risk businesses.
Get ready for less single-use plastic
From 1 July, the next step in phasing out single-use and hard-to-recycle plastic begins.
- single-use plastic produce bags, plates, bowls, and cutlery will be banned.
- the sale of single-use plastic straws will be restricted.
- a transition to compostable plastic produce labels by 2025 begins.
Find out how to prepare now, including how to tell if your plastic items are designed for single-use.
Go Digital
As a business, we’re often told we need to “go digital”.
Few of us can operate in the modern world without some sort of technology, but the array of digital tools can be bewildering. Even if we’re convinced we must have them, we have to work out how to use them.
Fortunately there’s one solid website that’s free from the hype of the technology corporates, and independent enough to provide sound advice – and it’s free.
Digital Boost is a government-funded tool to help small businesses “adapt to today and prepare for tomorrow”.
Increase your chances of getting the right staff
New Zealand is desperately short of employees.
To increase your chances of attracting staff when you advertise, there are a number of rules to pay attention to.
The life blood of any successful business is it’s staff, choose well and they will be a huge asset to your business.
Borrowing money for your Company
Do you need to borrow money for your Company?
Given a choice, it’s safer for a company to borrow money itself, rather than by its shareholders.
Why?
Read how the IRD handles business loans
