Skills development

Skills development

Leadership is about a dynamic understanding of vision, reality, ethics and courage. When the leaders of your business work across all four dimensions, a values driven culture grows and productivity soars.

Whether you believe leadership is a destination or a journey, or whether your focus is building leadership capacity, people skill development or professional development, our services including workshops, one-on-one mentoring and coaching, can be tailored by our experienced facilitators to meet your unique business needs.

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10 Apr 2024

Changing your business structure from sole trader to a company

Are you a sole trader or a contractor? As your business grows, you may find that you need to employ staff and take on a more sophisticated structure. A company structure can provide many benefits and allow you to scale up your business.

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03 Apr 2024

Vital data and insights: The benefits of a good financial budget

Financial budgeting is regarded as the backbone of sound financial management for businesses of all sizes, and can guide your business to meet its financial goals and objectives.

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25 Mar 2024

Behind the Green Door: The journey of building and selling a business

A love of plants is what led Hawke’s Bay husband and wife Gillian Thrum and Phil Carson into business 26 years ago.

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21 Mar 2024

What is provisional tax? It’s a tax that, strangely, makes our lives easier!

The word “tax” typically isn’t music to anyone’s ears, but there is a tax that makes our lives easier. We’re talking about provisional tax, which lets us spread our income tax payments across the financial year, rather than make one crippling payment at the end.

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20 Mar 2024

Bright-line tax and rental interest deductibility – what you need to know

Late last week, the government announced changes to the tax Bill now working its way through Parliament. This bill is bringing in the new trust tax rate of 39% with effect from 1 April 2024.

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13 Mar 2024

Tax Talk | Here's your handy Tax Planning Checklist for 31 March 24

With 31 March approaching, it is the ideal time to consider tax issues and, where available, planning opportunities. Key matters are outlined below.

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12 Mar 2024

A day in the life of Hawke's Bay senior auditor Grace Wang

Are you thinking about a career with us as an auditor? Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Hawke’s Bay senior auditor Grace Wang details what a typical day looks like in her role…    

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07 Mar 2024

Tax Talk: App tax to stay – here’s how the new regulations will apply

With National having promised to repeal the platform economy GST rules (the so-called “app tax”), it came as a surprise to many when late last year, the incoming coalition government indicated they would not repeal the “app tax”.

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27 Feb 2024

DIY accounting software can have a major pitfall – here’s how to avoid it

The DIY Kiwi mindset and ease of use that comes with accounting software has led to many business owners taking care of the bulk of their compliance needs themselves.

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16 Feb 2024

Baker Tilly Staples Rodway voted one of NZ’s top employers

We’ve been named Number 26 on a list of New Zealand’s top 100 grad employers. The recognition comes from Prosple – an international job platform for university students.

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09 Feb 2024

NZ minimum wage rates to increase by $0.45 from Monday, 1 April 2024

Employers will be subject to minimum wage increases from April this year.

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08 Feb 2024

Tax Talk: What you need to know about the trust tax rate increase to 39%

In February, Inland Revenue released a rare “General Article” in relation to the planned increase of the trustee tax rate to 39%. The government is now proposing a two-tier system that would allow some trusts to remain at the 33% tax rate.

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