1 April 2019, the Minimum Wage is being lifted
April is not too far away now, so a perfect time to remind you, especially if you’re an employer, that the minimum wage increases to $17.70 an hour on 1 April 2019 – an increase of $1.20 per hour (or…
Payday Filing
It doesn't have to mean extra work for the Employer If you are an employer, you’ve likely heard about Payday filing by now. If you haven’t, you best get up to speed quickly (go to our website www.mba.net.nz and search…
Payday Filing – Important for all Employers
No doubt you have seen the advertisements from Inland Revenue encouraging all employers to sign up to Payday filing today. Please find below some key points you may wish to consider: What is Payday filing? Refer to https://www.ird.govt.nz/campaigns/2018/campaign-payday-filing.html It is…
ACC Refunds are making news
ACC Adjustments You may have seen information in the media regarding ACC refunds. Shareholder ACC – Our firm already has a procedure in place to check if any of our clients are entitled to an ACC refund. We started doing this…
To Claim or Not To Claim
Planning a summer business trip with a personal holiday tacked on the end? Renting out the bach and unsure what expenses can be claimed? Whatever your situation, we want to make sure you’re getting the expense claim tax break you’re…
Anti-Money Laundering Rules
If you have dealt with a bank, lawyer or share broker recently you will have noticed a lot more questions and a fair bit more paperwork. This is due to new rules that have come into place and that now…
What is PayDay Filing?
As part of the Inland Revenue drive to simplify the tax system, from 1 April 2019, employers will be required to submit PAYE information each payday, in contrast to the current monthly returns (or for some bigger organisations, bi-monthly). So…
Technology and change
As many of you may have wondered, when is the right time to replace tired equipment which is still functioning as required? “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”. However, if it is a critical piece of equipment, when does…
Business Planning
We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. It might be that time of year when you are thinking about doing your annual business plan. Here at Milnes Beatson, we put a day aside every year when we…
Risk assessment
As accountants and business advisors, we spend many hours discussing and advising our clients on business matters. Sometimes events make us ask ourselves if we are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. Over the summer break, our business…
