
Short-term rentals: What you need to know
If you’re renting out your home or holiday house over summer, make sure you know the rules on taxes, holiday rental agreements, claiming expenses and more.
If you’re renting out your home or holiday house over summer, make sure you know the rules on taxes, holiday rental agreements, claiming expenses and more.
From contractors’ tax to Easter trading, hazardous substances to ACC levy changes, it’s been a big year for business-related law changes. Here’s a summary.
You can claim the cost of many daily expenses when travelling for work. If the trip is part business, part holiday, you can only claim work-related expenses.
It’s now easier to use online services and find tips on how to register a company, search the Companies Register, or keep your company’s details up to date.
The Christmas run-up can be frantic for small business owners. Here’s a quick guide to claiming Christmas expenses and rules relating to staff leave.
Thinking of rewarding a star player? Here’s a step-by-step guide to working out the PAYE tax on lump sum payments, plus other deductions you may need to make.
All self-employed people can claim expenses, contractors included. If you work from home you can claim some household expenses, too. Learn about valid expenses.
If you regularly sell online, you are “in trade”. This means paying tax and complying with consumer laws.
Driving is about to get cheaper for most vehicle owners. The ACC levy portion of the rego will fall by about 12.5% — and the petrol levy will also drop.
If you do research and development (R&D) work, a special tax credit up to $224,000 can ease cash flow problems and hasten your product to market.
From contractors’ tax laws to Easter staffing rules, GST filing to ACC discounts, here’s a summary of what’s new and what’s changed for small businesses.
All contractors can have tax deducted from their pay — and those hired by recruiters MUST do this. We answer your questions about this law change.
Pick your own tax rate. Get your tax paid directly by your recruiter. Choose if your payer deducts tax. A must-read for all contractors and those who hire them.
If you’re GST registered, managing your returns just got a whole lot easier — you can now file online. Here’s how it works.
If you’re collecting rent, you’re running a business. Residential rental properties come with rules you have to comply with. Here’s what you need to know.
Businesses cannot evade their obligations as employers by calling their workers volunteers. Read about correctly classifying the status of your workers.
When Inland Revenue says your business is to be audited, the important things to remember are: be prepared and don’t panic.
If you’re an employer, it pays to understand the different obligations you have to employees and to contractors — there are costs to getting things wrong.
Driving got cheaper for most vehicle owners this month as the ACC levy portion of the rego fell by a third on average.
Inland Revenue is looking at an idea that could mean small businesses may never fill out an income tax return again. Sound good?