Payday filing is compulsory for all employers from 1 April 2019. You need to understand your obligations and formulate a plan today, if you haven’t already done so. Payday filing means you need to: File employment information every payday instead…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…