2024 Budget Update: Great News for Kiwis!

Budget 2024 is here, and it’s packed with tax relief measures to help you keep more of what you earn. If you have children, you’ll see an average benefit of $78 per fortnight. In total, around 1.9 million households will benefit by $60 per fortnight on...

Essential Budgeting: Keys to Financial Success

When you’re operating and managing a small business, you have a finite pot of cash to work with. Because of this, it’s incredibly important to manage your cash well and to have clear budgets and spending limits for every area of your business operations. Let’s take a...

The pros and cons of managing your own rental property

Investing in rental properties can be a great way to grow your wealth over the long term. But it’s not a passive investment – you need to maintain your properties and take care of your tenants. You can do that work yourself, or you can employ a property manager who...

How much should you pay yourself?

Being the boss means you get to make all the big decisions about your business – including how much to pay yourself in wages, salary or drawings. As the owner, you might need to underpay yourself in the early stages of building your business, so you can reinvest the...

Provisional Tax vs. Terminal Tax

Understanding tax payments can feel tricky so we’ve broken down the basics of Provisional Tax and Terminal Tax. These two tax types are essential to managing your business finances and understanding them can help you avoid the infamous ‘second year tax...

The importance of regular bank reconciliations

Regular bank reconciliations are an important part of managing your finances. They are the process of matching the transactions in your financial records with those recorded on your bank statement. This is a critical process that helps identify and rectify any...