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Lions Series and RLWC: Advertising dos and don'ts
The DHL NZ Lions Series 2017 and Rugby League World Cup 2017, kicking off in June and October, will see cash registers ringing for many small businesses. More than 20,000 tourists are expected to visit New Zealand, boosting spending in the seven host cities and beyond. If you plan to advertise during these events, bear in mind the DHL NZ Lions Series ...
Tax Talk Newsletter Jun / Jul 17
Sharing information to combat global tax evasion - The Government has signed up to the global automatic exchange of information (AEOI) initiative led by the OECD. We're one of 100 countries that will automatically share some financial account information about foreign tax residents. All countries will use the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) to identify and report on financial accounts held or ...
Tax changes from the 2017 Budget
The Government’s $2 billion per year Family Incomes Package will make changes to tax thresholds, Working for Families and the Accommodation Supplement to help Kiwi families get ahead, Finance Minister Steven Joyce says. “It is important that Kiwi families directly share in the benefits of New Zealand’s economic growth,” Mr Joyce says. “The Family Incomes Package is carefully designed to especially ...
Retailers put on alert about using misleading pricing
11 May 2017 The Commerce Commission is today publishing an open letter to retailers, highlighting pricing practices which might breach the law, and offering guidance on how to avoid them. Complaints about pricing were the single biggest category of complaint received by the Commission last year, and currently pricing is a particular area of focus for the Commission’s compliance education and enforcement ...
Four-minute round-up of 2017 law changes
From tax laws for contractors to Easter staffing rules, GST filing to ACC discounts, here’s a summary of what’s new and what’s changed for small businesses and the self-employed — check out which apply to you. Minimum wage rates rise When: 1 April 2017 What: The adult minimum wage rate has gone up 50c to $15.75 an hour. The starting-out and training rates ...