Update from KTS October 2025
Welcome to the October 2025 Update Hello to all our Clients, Welcome to the October update, we trust you will…
Stay afloat on choppy waters
Stay afloat on choppy waters
The economy is slowly picking up, but let’s be honest, it’s still tough out there for a lot of small…
A safety net for your money
A safety net for your money
If your bank or credit union suddenly goes out of business. what happens to your money? That’s where the Depositor…
Businesses get new asset boost
Businesses get new asset boost
The government is rolling out something called Investment Boost to encourage businesses to invest in new assets. From 22 May…
Update from KTS August 2025
Update from KTS August 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 Update Hello to all our Clients, We hope you are all enjoying the winter months…
What to do if your business is operating at a loss
What to do if your business is operating at a loss
What to do if your business is operating at a loss It’s not uncommon for businesses to operate at a…
Customs goods clearance fees are changing
Customs goods clearance fees are changing
Customs goods clearance fees are changing If your business imports or exports goods, there are some important changes coming you’ll…
Finance tips to help your business
Finance tips to help your business
Finance tips to help your business Mismanaging money is one of the most common reasons small businesses, sole traders and…
Get ready for KiwiSaver changes
Get ready for KiwiSaver changes
Get ready for KiwiSaver changes There have been changes made to KiwiSaver from 1 July, 2025, and again in 2026…
Important information from KTS June 2025
Important information from KTS June 2025
Welcome to the June 2025 Update Hello to all our Clients, It is hard to believe that we are half…
Travel between home and work
Travel between home and work
Travel between home and work In general, you can’t claim tax deductions for travel between home and work. However, there…
Claim expenses to lower your tax bill
Claim expenses to lower your tax bill
Claim expenses to lower your tax bill Did you know that claiming on business expenses can lower your tax bill?…
Using a company to circumvent paying trust tax at 39 percent
Using a company to circumvent paying trust tax at 39 percent
Using a company to circumvent paying trust tax at 39 percent There are ways to reduce the 39% tax on…
Important information from KTS May 2025
Important information from KTS May 2025
Welcome to the May 2025 Update Hi Clients, With the public holidays of Easter and Anzac Day now behind us,…
Tax payable on rewards for buying from a supplier
Tax payable on rewards for buying from a supplier
Gift cards and rewards given for buying from a supplier are considered taxable income by the Inland Revenue Department. Just…
Small Business Cash Flow Loans
Small Business Cash Flow Loans
Did you forget to repay your Small Business Cashflow Loan? If you have a Small Business Cashflow Loan, it’s likely…
Office closed for off-site training
Office closed for off-site training
The KTS office will be closed on Wednesday 16th April On Wednesday 16th April, the team from KTS are…
Happy new financial year
Happy new financial year
Welcome to the New Financial Year! Hi Clients, It’s April 2025, the start of a new financial year 2025 -…
Do you employ Emigrants?
Do you employ Emigrants?
If you recruit migrants under the Accredited Employer Work Visa there have been recent changes that will impact you and…
Get ready for healthy homes deadline
Get ready for healthy homes deadline
The healthy homes deadline for private residential rental properties is nearly here. Are you a private landlord? Make sure your…
Get your gift cards ready for 2026 changes
Get your gift cards ready for 2026 changes
Gift card rules are changing next year. They must have a minimum three-year expiry, with the date clearly shown. Now…
Minimum wage rates are going up
Minimum wage rates are going up
Minimum wage rates are going up When From 1 April 2025: the adult minimum wage will go up from $23.15…
March 2025
March 2025
Hello to all KTS Clients, Welcome to March 2025, the final month of the financial year 2024-2025. This email is…
February 2025 Update
February 2025 Update
Hello to all KTS Clients, With the holiday month of January behind us we are rapidly heading towards the end…
Christmas 2024 Update
Christmas 2024 Update
Hello to all our KTS Clients, This is the last update from KTS for the year 2024. This has been…
November 2024 Update
November 2024 Update
Hello to all our KTS Clients, In this months update we have: Getting your information to us Closing and Opening…
Planning is critical for survival
Planning is critical for survival
Running a small business can be tough, especially when it comes to finding time to plan. Planning for disasters can…
Make a will to ensure your wishes are fulfilled
Make a will to ensure your wishes are fulfilled
We strongly recommend you make a will so your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Case study Mrs. X…
Save time on expense claims
Save time on expense claims
Tired of manually figuring out costs for your tax claims? Inland Revenue has standard rates to make things easier. These…
Simplify Business Travel Expenses
Simplify Business Travel Expenses
If you’re sick of tracking every car expense for your business, Inland Revenue's kilometre rates offer a simple way to…
September 2024 Update
September 2024 Update
Hello to all our KTS Clients, In this months update we have: How to stop KTS emails going into the…
July 2024 Update
July 2024 Update
Hello to all our KTS Clients, In this months update we have: News about a change to the operating system…
Is your rental ready for healthy homes standards?
Is your rental ready for healthy homes standards?
Landlords, did you know that all rental properties have to meet healthy home standards by 1st July 2025? If your…
Personal income tax thresholds are changing
Personal income tax thresholds are changing
If you employ people in your business, make sure you are aware of changes to income tax thresholds from 31…
Older worker employment
Older worker employment
As the population ages and more people work later in life, New Zealand’s workforce will include more people aged over…
Team Update from KTS
Team Update from KTS
Hello to all KTS Clients, We trust that all Clients had a restful and enjoyable holiday weekend. This update deals…
June 2024 Update
June 2024 Update
Hello to all KTS Clients, Its already June, halfway through the year, only 6 months left till Christmas! This update…
Changes to food and beverage naming rules
Changes to food and beverage naming rules
If your business is in the food and beverage sector, some of the names used to describe cheese, processed meats,…
Tax relief – Budget 2024
Tax relief – Budget 2024
The Government has announced changes to the tax system in the recently announced budget 2024. What is changing? The Government…
New Financial year update – April 2024
New Financial year update – April 2024
Welcome to the New Financial Year! Hi Clients, With the Easter break behind us we are now into April which…
March 2024 Update
March 2024 Update
Hello to all KTS Clients, The month of March is the final month before the end of the financial year…
Law change round-up
Law change round-up
A new government means some changes to laws. We've summarised some of the important updates for small businesses. 90-day trial…
February 2024 Update
February 2024 Update
Hello to all KTS Clients, With the holiday month of January behind us we are rapidly heading towards the end…
Vision for the future
Vision for the future
To know where you are going, you must have a vision. We’ve all planned holidays at some point in our…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to our Clients who have started up their businesses for the New Year, we wish you all…
Christmas greetings
Christmas greetings
A personal message from Tony (CEO of KTS Chartered Accountants) Hello to all our clients, I would like to take…
December 2023 Update
December 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, This is the last update from KTS for the year 2023. We have seen many…
No need for cards – go digital to pay
No need for cards – go digital to pay
Embracing your digital wallet You’ve gone out and forgotten your payment cards. Unless you have cash, you’re stuck when you…
Payment update
Payment update
Hello to all our Clients, This update concerns changes to the payment of invoices by Clients to KTS. We…
October 2023 Update
October 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, Welcome to the KTS update for October 2023. This month we have staff news, plus…
Farewell to Tokoiva Metua
Farewell to Tokoiva Metua
Toko has been a valued team member at KTS for 9 and a half years. Toko has decided to move…
Use the ‘chat’ option
Use the ‘chat’ option
Clients may not be aware that we have a ‘Chat’ option on the KTS website. It’s situated at the bottom…
We have new staff at KTS
We have new staff at KTS
We are please to announce that we have new staff at KTS Introducing Jasmine Forbes Jasmine is our new KTS…
August 2023 Update
August 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, A big thank-you to all the clients that have got their records to us so…
Make sure you’re really ready to retire
Make sure you’re really ready to retire
Many of us look forward to retirement as the reward for a lifetime of hard work. However, without some planning…
Bikes and scooters exempt from FBT
Bikes and scooters exempt from FBT
Bikes and scooters exempt from FBT The recent tax Act allows an FBT exemption where an employer provides bicycles, electric…
July 2023 Update
July 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, This month we have news and important information in our update, and a special message…
Tax change for trading stock donations
Tax change for trading stock donations
Tax change for trading stock donations Two new sections were put into the Tax Act as a result of Covid-19.…
BNZ feeds to be reconnected to Xero by 14th August
BNZ feeds to be reconnected to Xero by 14th August
BNZ is changing the way it’s Xero bank feeds work, making setup simpler and improving access to transactional data. As…
June 2023 Update
June 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, We are half way through the year already! This month we have news and important…
Keep on top of slow payers.
Keep on top of slow payers.
Perhaps one of the most unfair things one can do in business is to not pay the bill when it…
When you become Mum and Dad bank
When you become Mum and Dad bank
In the past responsible parents would consider their job done when their children were fully educated for the work they…
AI – Artificial Intelligence
AI – Artificial Intelligence
You’ve probably heard about the new AI (artificial intelligence) technology that has huge implications for how we all work. There…
Team Updates
Team Updates
We are very sorry to be saying goodbye to one of our valued team members. Jane Harraway is leaving KTS.…
April 2023 Update
April 2023 Update
Hello to all our Clients, Welcome to our update for April 2023 we trust you will find it informative and…
Borrowing money for your company
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 the…
Increase your chances of getting the right staff
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, remember these rules:…
Go Digital
Go Digital
As a business, we’re often told we need to “go digital”. Few of us can operate in the modern world…
Single use plastics banned from 1st July
Single use plastics banned from 1st July
Get ready for less single-use plastic Plastic can be a very useful material. But we use it too much…
Fog Cannons for security
Fog Cannons for security
Fog cannons can fill a shop with dense fog in seconds, stopping criminals from seeing what’s going on and preventing…
The end of a financial year – the beginning of a new one
The end of a financial year – the beginning of a new one
Hello to all our Clients, The end of the financial year The end of the financial year is on the…
Extreme weather conditions and Business
Extreme weather conditions and Business
Extreme weather: Information for businesses The extreme weather events in parts of the North Island have affected many businesses If…
Update February 2023
Update February 2023
Hello to all our Clients Hopefully the bad weather is over, and the short working weeks are behind us for…
Welcome to 2023
Welcome to 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR CLIENTS Welcome to 2023, it's not been a good start weather-wise but hopefully…
Update November 2022
Update November 2022
Hi to all our Clients, Can you believe it's November already? This update contains important messages from our office…
Get with the Zoom generation
Get with the Zoom generation
Zoom became a byword for communication during the 2020 Covid lockdown. Since then, the platform has had huge growth as…
We have a new staff member at KTS
We have a new staff member at KTS
We are pleased to announce that we have a new staff member at KTS. Julie Beech has joined our team…
Update for August 2022
Update for August 2022
There have been a few changes and updates in the last few weeks that will affect some of our Clients…
Cost of living Payment
Cost of living Payment
The Cost of Living Payment is a payment to help with the rising costs of inflation. It is for people…
Debra Green leaves KTS
Debra Green leaves KTS
It is with regret that we wish to inform Clients that Debra Green has moved on from KTS. Debra…
Update for June 2022
Update for June 2022
Hi Clients, It's been a long time since we sent out an update, we hope you find this one informative…
Beneficiaries fact sheet
Beneficiaries fact sheet
Further to our last email requesting information on the beneficiaries of your Trust, we have prepared a fact sheet which you…
Changes to the annual reporting requirements for domestic trusts
Changes to the annual reporting requirements for domestic trusts
Those of our Clients who own active trusts, will have received a letter from the IRD outlining the changes that…
Who’s working at KTS from 2/5/22 – 6/5/22
Who’s working at KTS from 2/5/22 – 6/5/22
Hello to all our Clients, More of the Team are back in the office this week (2/5/22 - 6/2/22).…
It’s the end of the financial year
It’s the end of the financial year
The end of the financial year is upon us, and what a year it has been! To all Clients who…
Update for February 2022
Update for February 2022
Hello Clients, Welcome to the news update. We trust all our Clients are surviving in these difficult times in which…
Office arrangements for March 2022
Office arrangements for March 2022
These are the current arrangements under the red light restrictions As Accountants are not mandated for the vaccine pass, we…
KTS Office Arrangements from 6th December.
KTS Office Arrangements from 6th December.
THESE ARE THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE KTS OFFICE FROM 6TH DECEMBER 2021 From the 6th December, after Auckland has…
Update for 1st December 2021
Update for 1st December 2021
Hi to our Clients, Since our last update, a lot of changes have occurred in our Country. As we all…
Tax and Covid updates – November 2021
Tax and Covid updates – November 2021
Hi to our Clients, The uncertainty continues and our businesses are still closed until maybe next week when retail can open.…
Covid 19 Wage subsidy No 4 closes tonight 14/10/2021
Covid 19 Wage subsidy No 4 closes tonight 14/10/2021
COVID 19 WAGE SUBSIDY APPLICATION no 4 closes tonight If you are eligible to apply for the 4th round of…
Service changes and updates at IRD
Service changes and updates at IRD
Service changes and updates at IRD At the end of October, IRD are making system changes in order to continue…
Boss burnout: Spot warning signs in yourself
Boss burnout: Spot warning signs in yourself
From workloads to wellbeing, the COVID-19 pandemic poses many challenges. The stress of uncertain times No matter how COVID-19 has…
July 2021 Update
July 2021 Update
Hello to all our Clients, The shortest day has come and gone, we are in the upward part of the…
Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware Attacks
How to protect your business from being held to ransom Ransomware attacks can cause huge disruptions to your business, including…
Update from KTS
Update from KTS
Hello to all our Clients, The budget has come and gone, good news for some, and not so good…
Protect your on-line privacy
Protect your on-line privacy
On-Line privacy has become a huge issue in recent years, as more and more is being revealed about how big…
Pay the experts and avoid the DIY disaster
Pay the experts and avoid the DIY disaster
In most, if not all industries, you get the best results from good systems, experience and expertise. Are you a…
An update from our Office
An update from our Office
Hi to all our Clients. We trust that everyone had an memorable and restful Anzac weekend. With the kids back in school,…
The proposed changes to the property market
The proposed changes to the property market
Last week the Government announced changes to the property market in an attempt to make the first home market more…
It’s been a busy time for Finances
It’s been a busy time for Finances
A lot has been happening in the last few weeks with Government announcements, the end of the financial year approaching…
Easter 2021 trading hours
Easter 2021 trading hours
Easter greetings to all of our Clients Our office closes for the Easter break at 5pm on Thursday 1st April…
Information for Clients – March 2021
Information for Clients – March 2021
For the early birds amongst us - the 2021 questionnaire is now available. A lot of our Clients are ready to…
March 2021 Update
March 2021 Update
Hi to all our Clients, Going in and out of lockdowns is a very financially difficult and frustrating time for…
Try our chat line
Try our chat line
Try our Chat line Try our chat line to bypass the phone It can be difficult to communicate with some…
We have a new team member at KTS
We have a new team member at KTS
We have a new team member at KTS We are pleased to announce that Ngaire Wannan has joined our team…
Update for February 2010
Update for February 2010
Update for February 2021 Hi to all our Clients, We have lots of interesting news from the KTS office this…
Karl Hazewinkel – Business Advisor
Karl Hazewinkel – Business Advisor
Have you found yourself stuck in a rut with no access to anyone who understands your very real day-to-day challenges,…
Update for January 2021
Update for January 2021
Update for January 2021 We trust that all our clients have had a restful and happy festive break and…
Paying KTS Online
Paying KTS Online
Many of our Clients are aware that they are able to pay KTS via the payment gateway on the website…
October 2020 Update
October 2020 Update
Welcome to the KTS update for October. In this update we talk about: Winding up your trust - is it a…
Small Business Cashflow Loan Update
Small Business Cashflow Loan Update
The Government announced the following changes will be made to the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme: Currently no interest is…
December 2020 Update
December 2020 Update
It's December and Christmas is almost here - welcome to the KTS 2020 December Update Festive Season opening and closing…