With all the world has thrown at us, we wouldn’t be surprised to hear that your workplace employee morale levels have dropped. As the employer, you’ll be aware that low morale can result in an increase in resignations, conflicts, and absenteeism, along with decreased productivity
Budget 2025 is a budget on a budget. Global trade headwinds, uncertainty and conflict are unsettling markets and supply chains. This all upsets business and consumer confidence and reduces the tax revenue that underpins government spending. This is the main reason the government books are
Welcome to this week’s 3 in 3 at 3, where we get you the three key things you need to know for your business in three minutes or less at three o’clock on a Monday. Thing One: Buying a New Vehicle to Save Tax This
Welcome to this week’s 3 in 3 at 3, where we get you the three key things that you need to know for your small business in three minutes or less at three o’clock on a Monday. Thing One: Write off Bad Debts Thing one
The government has announced that the minimum wage will increase to $23.15 from the 1st April 2024. Minimum Wage Increase 2024 A moderate 2% increase to the minimum wage is hoped to strike a delicate balance between support for the lowest paid workers and not
Taking the time to plan out your business vision, purpose and values isn’t just a warm, fuzzy, feel-good topic, its the bedrock of your business culture. It’s important to have the right culture for your business to get the best possible results. “Culture eats strategy
Budget 2023 could have been a return to ‘business-as-usual’ for the government. A post-covid downsizing to refocus from crisis management to the core business of government. It wasn’t. Instead, it baked-in big government, failed to plan for the future and committed the country to years
On the 18th May 2023, Finance Minister Grant Roberston released the 2023 Budget for the New Zealand Government. To help cut through the noise and see what benefits, if any, the budget holds in store for small business, the team at MBP have reviewed the
The IRD has recently launched a widely publicised crack-down on Electronic Sales Suppression Software (ESS) tools. This has obviously prompted a lot of questions, mostly, what is electronic sales suppression software? As an honest business person and responsible taxpayer, you can be forgiven for not
