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What is Marketing? And How are you Marketing?
What is Marketing? Branding Your ‘brand’ is more than a clever name, logo and colour scheme.Although these things are crucial to your brand, you must also think about the culture of your business where your clients are concerned.Your customer service is a large part of your brand — this includes how that phone is answered, how you treat customers and how you ...
COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme ending
Now that isolation requirements have been removed for people testing positive for COVID-19, the COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme will end. You can still apply if your employee was in self-isolation before 13 August. Find out more - external link ...
Landlords, do you know the rules for ending a tenancy?
if you sign a tenancy agreement on or after 11 February 2021, you cannot end a fixed or periodic tenancy without an acceptable reason which is set out by the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (the Act). Some scenarios which allow landlords to end a tenancy are: the owner is putting the property on the market within 90 days after the termination date the ...
Tax Policy Announcements - rate updates for UOMI and FBT on low-interest loans
Two Orders in Council have been made updating the rates for use of money interest and the rate for calculating fringe benefit tax on employer-provided, low interest loans. The new underpayment rate for use of money interest is 10.91% (previously 10.39%). The new overpayment rate is 4.67% (previously 3.53%). These will apply on and after 29 August 2023. The new prescribed rate ...
Renewed focus on GST compliance
Now is a good time for you to address overdue GST. Over the past few years the level of overdue GST returns and payments has steadily grown. During this time the majority of IRD effort has been spent on supporting business through COVID-19, and more recently adverse events. As we transition back into more regular activity, IRD will be focused on ensuring ...