Shitty ex’s
I’ve learnt something new this week. Forgive me as it’s a little foul mouthed. It’s that …
Backdated tax explained
Piggy banks! Remember those? Perhaps not, if you’re from generation-cashless. But the best way to understand back-dated tax (tax pooling) is to think of it as an enormous Piggy bank where …
Save on accounting bills
Come “and listen to my story about a man named Jed”. Okay his real name isn’t Jed but I bet some of you are now incredibly angry because the theme song to ‘Beverly-Hillbillies’ is now stuck in your head, on repeat ….
Taxman or lady?
Things have gone way too far when readers are getting antsy because I dared call the taxman a man. Heaven help me! Surely the taxman is a metaphorical being who’s completely sexless …
Don’t push that button
Why has that one little button, on the IRD website, become so dam tempting lately? Clicking that button is akin to touching fire or voluntarily standing on a ….
The rise of incompetence
Are you partial to a game of phone-roulette? It’s that little game you play when you’ve called a helpline and instantly find yourself wondering how the support person fits so much stupid in one head ….
How to close a company
“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 …
Home office tax traps
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 …
Eliminating employees
Deep breaths, everyone. We’re chatting about an unpopular topic, today. Although to be fair it’s only unpopular with employees …
Expanding into Australia
Please, please and please (that’s a triple please) don’t use your New Zealand company to trade in Australia. Very simply, using a single company in both countries will quadruple your accountancy costs and significantly increase the risk of …