“Go kill some puppies, Cruella” is one of my favourite put-downs and I often feel Cruella-esque when, an incredible business comes to the end of it’s life and, I have to lift the hatchet to close it down properly …

There’s a fun meme going round about designer handbags being tax deductible if you use them as a ruler. Apart from giving me a chuckle, it makes me wonder …

Deep breaths, everyone. We’re chatting about an unpopular topic, today. Although to be fair it’s only unpopular with employees …

Eliminate. Annihilate. Exterminate.  These are the heated (terribly unwoke) words we’re hearing a lot right now, from frustrated weary employers fed up with their employees …

When it comes to being guilty by association you probably think of those seedy underground types, portrayed so well in sitcoms, and not your slightly dull (possibly brown-trousered) chartered accountant …

Why is it so many celebrities claim they were ugly teenagers? For some of us, those ugly teen years are as good as it gets and it’s the same for many kiwi businesses ….

We’re not a huge fan of the f-word (unless it’s fine champagne) but we’re hearing it a lot right now from those keen on playing that extreme sport called “not paying tax on time” …

Enough of the bat-shittery!  You have our permission to slap the next armchair accountant or wannabe tax expert stupidly telling you to close your Trust ….

If you’re a bit of an adrenaline junky and looking for a new business thrill then try an IRD audit. Some Inland Revenue audits even come with surprise raids of your home and may involve taking photographic evidence of your knicker drawer …

Funny how being a business owner makes you addicted to that feeling of having your sh*t together. But have you ever noticed how …