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About Us
Switch Accountants and Advisors offer a full range of accounting and advisory services including: compliance and tax, business advisory, accounting software and asset protection.
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Our Services
Whether your business is large or small, we can provide a personalised service based on your needs. Our aim is to give you peace of mind by understanding the tax implications of your decisions and making sure you are doing the right thing at the right time.
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Our Team
We have an experienced team who are committed to helping our clients reach their personal, lifestyle and business goals. We understand the challenges of business and strive to help you conquer them.
As the new financial year approaches, it's crucial for businesses and individuals to prepare adequately to ensure a smooth transition and effective financial management. Whether you're a small business owner, a freelancer, or an employee, taking proactive steps can help you navigate the upcoming changes and set yourself up for success in the year ahead.
There are specific tax related tasks that you need to be considering when approaching the end of your financial year. The timing of certain expenditure when applied correctly can result in tax efficiencies.
Maintaining positive mental well-being is essential for overall health and quality of life. Incorporating healthy habits into your daily routine can significantly contribute to a sense of balance, resilience, and emotional stability. Here are some key habits to consider integrating into your lifestyle to support positive mental well-being.
Rolling out on the 26th of May 2023, participating banks (ANZ, ASB, Bank of China, BNZ, Citi, HSBC, ICBC, Kiwibank, TSB, and Westpac) will be introducing a new core payment system project to extend electronic payments to 365 days a year.
Under the Companies Act 1993, Company Directors duties included being accountable for effective risk management to ensure their organisation can “survive” or at least exit gracefully from credible foreseeable crises. It is well known that most Kiwi businesses do not have an effective “risk Strategy” for key people or owners suffering from a sickness or injury.
On 30 January 2021 the Trust Act 2019 came into effect. This new Act has increased Trustee accountability and transparency for beneficiaries. It has also extended the lifetime of a trust from 80 to 125 years from the date it was created. As a result the responsibility, compliance and liability of all trustees has increased and there are duties that they need to be aware of.
On 1st December this year the updated Privacy Act 2020 comes into force. There are significant changes being made that will affect your business, specifically around what personal information you collect and store, and your responsibilities regarding the storage, access and protection of that information.
Covid-19 has brought challenging times for businesses. It is more important than ever to regularly monitor all aspects of your business and to feel in control as much as possible. To help we have put together a practical checklist.
To help stimulate the New Zealand economy the Government has introduced some tax changes which have now passed into legislation. Some of them may effect you.
When you buy small value assets the IRD have temporarily raised the threshold level for depreciation from $500 to $5000 (net GST).
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