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Rising interest rates: NZ IFRS technical guidance for CFOs
NZ IFRS Rising interest rates: NZ IFRS technical guidance for CFOs
With interest rates on the rise there are more considerations than ever when it comes to preparing your New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS) financial statements. Here’s four key areas CFOs and Directors need to be aware of when preparing their statements this year.
Allison Holmes
Allison Holmes
| 3 min read | 3. April 2023
Knowledge is power: Why due diligence is key to successful acquisitions
INSIGHT Knowledge is power: Why due diligence is key to successful acquisitions
Amid the excitement of securing a deal, significant unforeseen risks can catch you off guard, become extremely expensive to mitigate and can easily derail your post-acquisition strategy. Due diligence can help you strike the right balance between risk and reward.
Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes
| 5 min read | 21. März 2023
Insurance: The risky business of having peace of mind
Insight Insurance: The risky business of having peace of mind
Increasing insurance premiums should prompt all business owners to review the level and extent of insurance cover for their organisations. But the question is – where do you start? Are you aware of all of your business risks? Is insurance the best way to mitigate all risks? Which risks does insurance cover? Should you self-insure? Greg Thompson answers these questions and provides some insights into how you can take a risk-based, structured approach to protecting your business.
Greg Thompson
Greg Thompson
| 5 min read | 8. März 2023
Has your business been affected by a natural disaster? Here’s what you need to know about your financial reporting.
Technical update Has your business been affected by a natural disaster? Here’s what you need to know about your financial reporting.
From asset impairment and future operating losses to insurance recoveries and everything in between, a host of additional financial reporting challenges now faces many businesses after NZ’s recent natural disasters. David Pacey takes you through many of the issues you need to take into consideration and how to ease any year-end accounting headaches early.
David Pacey
David Pacey
| 9 min read | 6. März 2023
Considering M&A? Here's eight ways to navigate uncertainty
Insight Considering M&A? Here's eight ways to navigate uncertainty
What is best practice if you’re seeking growth opportunities in New Zealand’s cooling market? Here’s eight key factors to bear in mind if you're considering M&A.
Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes
| 5 min read | 27. Februar 2023
It's time to build future-focused towns and cities
Insight It's time to build future-focused towns and cities
Some massive opportunities left in the wake of NZ's most recent natural disasters.
Dan Lowe
Dan Lowe
| 3 min read | 15. Februar 2023
Haven’t jumped on the e-invoicing bandwagon yet? Here’s 5 reasons why you should …
INSIGHT Haven’t jumped on the e-invoicing bandwagon yet? Here’s 5 reasons why you should …
If you’re looking to ease the pressure on your operating costs, investing in electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) is a great place to start.
Regan Butler
Regan Butler
| 4 min read | 20. Dezember 2022
X-border related party loans: Just when you thought the impact of interest rate rises couldn’t get any worse
INSIGHT X-border related party loans: Just when you thought the impact of interest rate rises couldn’t get any worse
Interest rates have been low for a number of years, so there’s a risk little attention has been given to existing loans, and the relevant transfer pricing policies and documentation are unlikely to be fit for purpose.
Sam O'Connor
Sam O'Connor
| 4 min read | 20. Dezember 2022
Lower pay is coming at a high price for NFPs – it’s time for change
Insight Lower pay is coming at a high price for NFPs – it’s time for change
Salaries in the Not for Profit sector are notoriously low – and instead of saving money, it’s coming at a high price.
Barry Baker
Barry Baker
| 5 min read | 20. Dezember 2022
Five steps to bolster the due diligence process for public funding
INSIGHT Five steps to bolster the due diligence process for public funding
Government departments, fuelled by unprecedented levels of public funding, find themselves in a precarious balancing act. On one hand, they must spend proactively and efficiently to achieve policy outcomes and ensure public money is distributed to those who need it, and on the other, they must ensure the funding is disbursed appropriately and wastage is minimised.
Murray Chandler
Murray Chandler
| 5 min read | 19. Dezember 2022
Weaning ourselves off GIB: The keys to success in 2023
INSIGHT Weaning ourselves off GIB: The keys to success in 2023
The Commerce Commission’s year-long Market Study into Residential Building Supplies was released in early December 2022, and the conclusion is a masterclass in understatement: competition “is not working as well as it could”.
Dan Lowe
Dan Lowe
| 5 min read | 19. Dezember 2022
Financial risk management: Are you, your business or personal assets at risk?
INSIGHT Financial risk management: Are you, your business or personal assets at risk?
A thorough financial risk management plan should include protection against financial loss due to the illness, injury, disability, or death of a working owner or ‘key person’. The financial impacts of these scenarios can be instant, long-lasting and in the worst-cases, terminal for your business and potentially your personal assets.
Joel Gauntlett
Joel Gauntlett
| 4 min read | 19. Dezember 2022
How to report the impact of climate change in your financial statements
Insight How to report the impact of climate change in your financial statements
While we grapple with the threat of sustained environmental challenges, corporates and other reporting entities need to consider how the impact of climate change on their organisations is reflected in their financial statements. The key challenge is assessing this within our current accounting framework even when don’t yet have specific climate accounting standards. David Pacey addresses these challenge and how you can report the impact of climate change in your financial statements.
David Pacey
David Pacey
| 20. September 2022
Cryptocurrencies: Are you tax compliant?
Technical guide Cryptocurrencies: Are you tax compliant?
Cryptocurrencies: Are you tax compliant?
24. August 2022
Building consents: Councils shouldn’t be the last man standing between quality & progress
Insight Building consents: Councils shouldn’t be the last man standing between quality & progress
Building consents: Councils shouldn’t be the last man standing between quality and progress
24. August 2022
The Circular Revolution
Insight The Circular Revolution
What would happen if your business couldn’t access the core materials and products it relies on? Been here before? Well, this time we’re not talking about COVID-19 or supply chain disruption.
16. August 2022
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