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Compliance and audit reviews
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External audit
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Financial reporting advisory
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Stay on top of the indirect taxes that can impact your business at any given time.
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Individual tax
Preparing today to help you invest in tomorrow.
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Private business tax structuring
Find the best tax structure for your business.
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Tax disputes
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Research & development
R&D tax incentives are often underused and misunderstood – is your business maximising opportunities for making claims?
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Management reporting
You’re doing well, but could you be doing even better? Discover the power of management reporting.
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Financial reporting advisory
Deep expertise to help you navigate New Zealand’s constantly evolving regulatory environment.
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Succession planning
When it comes to a business strategy that’s as important as succession planning, you can’t afford to leave things to chance.
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Trust management
Fresh perspectives, practical solutions and flexible support for trusts and estate planning.
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Forecasting and budgeting
Prepare for every likely situation with robust budgeting and forecasting models.
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Outsourced accounting services
An extension of your team when you need us, so you can focus your time, energy and passion on your business.
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Setting up in New Zealand
Looking to set up a business in New Zealand? You’ve come to the right place.
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Policy reviews & development
Turn your risks into strengths with tailored policies that protect, guide and empower your business.
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Performance improvement
Every business has untapped potential. Unlock yours.
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Successfully execute mission-critical changes to your organisation.
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Strategy
Make a choice about your vision and purpose, where you will play and how you will win – now and into the future.
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Risk
Manage risks with confidence to support your strategy.
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Cloud services
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Data analytics
Use your data to make better business decisions.
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IT assurance
Are your IT systems reliable, safe and compliant?
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Cyber resilience
As the benefits technology can deliver to your business increases, so too do the opportunities for cybercriminals.
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Virtual asset advisory
Helping you navigate the world of virtual currencies and decentralised financial systems.
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Virtual CSO
Security leadership and expertise when you need it.
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Debt advisory
Raise, refinance, restructure or manage debt to achieve the optimal funding structure for your organisation.
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Financial modelling
Understand the impact of your decisions before you make them.
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Raising finance
Access the best source of funding for your business with a sound business strategy and rigorous planning.
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Business valuations
Valuable decisions require valued insights.
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Complex and international services
Navigate the complexities of multi-jurisdictional insolvencies.
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Corporate insolvency
Achieve fair and orderly outcomes if your business – or part of it - is facing insolvency.
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Independent business review
Is your business viable today? Will it be viable tomorrow? Give your business a health check to find out.
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Litigation support
Straight forward advice from trusted advisors to support litigation and arbitration matters, expert determinations and other specialist hearings.
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Business valuations
Valuable decisions require valued insights.
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Forensic accounting & dispute advisory
Understand the true values, numbers and dollars at stake, as well as your obligations and rights to ensure value is preserved and complexities are managed.
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Expert witness
Our expert witnesses analyse, interpret, summarise and present complex financial and business-related issues which are understandable and properly supported.
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Investigation services
A fast and customised response when misconduct occurs in your business.
NZ business slow to adopt cleantech philosophies
New Zealand’s size and lack of scale compared with other countries means that our businesses are not as green in their actions compared with other countries.
Budget 2012: No haircuts – just wielding a finer tax toothcomb
Any thoughts of further fundamental changes to the tax system have well and truly been put to bed by a budget devoid of any real tax substance. The headline tax change being the rise in excise duty on tobacco confirms the fact that, for now, everything major has been done.
Budget 2012: Zero to hero in four years
The Budget spells out a programme of new and continuing spending including $1 billion for “modernising and transforming schools,” $12 billion on state highways over 12 years, $76m for a new technology institute, $4.6 billion Transpower upgrade of the national grid, $1.35 billion rollout of the ultrafast broadband, $300 million for rural broadband, a $385 million increase in science and innovation and $287 million to reduce welfare dependency over 4 years.
Budget 2012: Ageing and growing populations drive health spending
At a glance, vote health is one of the main benefactors in the budget. “Despite tight financial times, the Government is spending $14.12 billion in 2012/13 on health – the biggest investment ever,” Health Minister Tony Ryall says.
Budget 2012: Earthquakes, icebergs and tsunamis - lessons for public finances in New Zealand
They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Out of the Canterbury earthquakes emerged new ways of delivering public services. Borne out of necessity. Often difficulty or crisis is the only way that innovative change and real leadership occurs.
Budget 2012: Tax changes at a glance
More funding for Inland Revenue: Today’s budget provides a tick of confidence for the Inland Revenue with an extra $78.4m of funding over the next 4 years to be used to extend its successful tax compliance activities in dealing with the hidden economy, debt collection and taxpayers who have not filed their returns.
Budget 2012: Where are the PPPs?
An austerity budget is no surprise, but don’t we need a slightly more balanced approach with some stimulus from the government to give the economy a kick start?
Budget 2012: An opportunity missed
With focus on a zero budget, there was little room for movement on fundamental policy changes. Changes to tax policy were no different. The headline change was an increase in tax excise on tobacco products. Other changes included...
Behaviour lags behind sentiment in NZ for alternative fuels
While New Zealand as a country becomes greener in its thinking, as evidenced in the last general election, it still lags well behind the world in the actual adoption of policies such as alternative fuels for vehicles.
Budget 2012: A super collector
If there is one Government Department which has been widely accepted as performing relatively well, it is the Inland Revenue Department.