Check out Straightedge Accounting's latest business tips article published in the NZ Plumber Magazine.

There are a lot of positives to owning and operating a trade business. To name just a few, business owners enjoy flexibility, autonomy, a...

Let’s say you’ve just bought a new trade vehicle. It’s an empty shell for now, but you’re keen to fit it out with tool racks and sliding...

Customer relationships Initially you’re selling your service one client at a time. Let’s say you’re a builder. You’re working on the...

Things sure are changing fast in NZ. Just a few months ago we had record low interest rates and the Reserve Bank Governor was telling us...

A common question when Kiwi tradies are setting up on their own is, ‘Should I register a company or be a sole-trader?’ Here are 3 things...

A trade vehicle is often one of the main business assets tradies buy, so it pays to think on how to maximise the tax savings....

Trade tools are costly and there are tax savings to be made if you know a bit about the rules. Here are three tips that could boost your...

Trade businesses could be forgiven for feeling under fire from legislative changes lately. The additional public holiday to recognise...

So you & the team are flat out on the job and eating a ton. Food costs heaps these days & you might be thinking, ‘Can I claim all these...

Have you ever had an evening alone and cooked up lazy packet noodles for dinner? Would you ever think of doing this if you were preparing...

News of interest to any business owners with a home office. Tax deductions are allowed for businesses with a home office, and the IRD has...

Like on most mornings through the Dunedin winter today's first job was to light the fire. The wood was a little damp and it took a while...

A recent book I read covered the appalling period in late 1940 when Hitler’s forces heavily bombed England in preparation for a land...

How to maximise tax savings while keeping employees well fed. For both self-employed plumbers and companies with employees the question...

Recent changes have made this scheme even more useful than before. Early last year the government announced the Small Business Cashflow...