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Summer 2011

   Networking saves the business
   Tax avoidance is legal, but a no-no
   Selling your business?
   Promote the real 'benefits' of your business
   Is gold taxable?
   Overseas super
   A Worthy investment
   Discounts come out of your pocket
   Get into the right gear for the conditions
   Phone etiquette a key to business success
   Convert walk-ins into sales
   Keep the till tapes
   Tax Calendar

Spring 2011

   Pause before you rush to gift
   Don't click, it's another scammers' trick
   Discount rates for early payment
   Treat your family trust with respect
   A good case for buying locally
   Tax-free allowances
   Child support rules to change
   Flowers reveal missed opportunity
   KiwiSaver and Kiwi kids
   Determined to die?
   Smart ideas with smart phones
   Tax Calendar
   Fill in "To" last for emails
   Take care when selecting Prescribed Investor Rate
   Finding out what customers want
   Deposits and GST - some guidelines  

Winter 2011
   Low cost not necessarily value
   Dear customer: We love you!
   Chocolates and coffee
   Do you have your head in the clouds?
   Where are your business cards?
   Backing up data essential
   Knowing financial position is the key
   Accountant's Tip 
   Money loves speed
   Guaranteed good for business
   Name irrelevant when offer gets sandwiched
   Use a credit card to pay tax?
   Fixing a staff problem
   ACC offers a discount
   Tax Calendar 

Autumn 2011
   New GST rules from April - how this will affect you
   Check those invoices for advertising
   An income tax trap for property owners
   Horrible old man laid to rest aged 125
   Keep a record of efforts to recover bad debts
   Spreading ACC payments
   Accountants Tip
   Working for Families loopholes closing
   Getting to the top
   Disputes Tribunal a useful tool for debt recovery
   Keep your feet firmly in just the one boat
   Tax Calendar
   Maximise results with a good phone script
   Different market - different prices             

 Summer 2010
   Bye-bye to LAQCs - It's been good to know you
   Income worldwide must be declared
   The GST fraction
   What cooks at the cooking school?
   Your database is a goldmine
   Accountant's Tip - Don't crisscross entities
   Lotto loot dispute over family trust
   Marketing an investment, not a quick fix
   KiwiSaver 10% rate dumped
   Tax Calendar
   New and innovative ways to promote sales
   How to stay in business
   Spreading ACC payments
   Getting the writing right                

 Spring 2010
   GST changeover: get it right
   Cash flow Problems?
   Selling property you have purchased "off the plan"
   Progress payments and GST
   Annual account slow coaches might miss out
   Bank charge anomaly
   KiwiSaver to be 10%
   Telephone answering rates a 1!
   Making life easier Accountant's
   How not to impress customers with discounts
   Make money with organised follow-up?
   Tax Calendar
   Review your insurances
   Do you 'own' - not just rent - your customers?
   You can negotiate with your bank
   In Brief
     Do you deduct PAYE?
     Claiming carbon credits
     Price increases
     Beating competitors for scarce staff

  Winter 2010
   Implications for businesses as GST rate rise looms
   Advertising? Create FUD
   Leasing Premises - part two
   Presuading people to invest
   Are you using 2011 tax tables for PAYE
   Don't let neighbours tap your network
   Reduce dependence on a few customers
   Tax calendar
   Trade Me traders and hobby collectors
   Print advertising checklist
   Annual accounts and your bank
   In Brief
     Another example of WOW!
     You don't need to complete the IR886

 Autumn 2010
  Get ready now for year end
  Leasing premises
  IRD no longer issuing tax tables
  Long term care hits 7% at 65
  30% of payments to IRD are botched
  In brief
      Payroll giving
      Attracting attention
  Early payment discount for new businesses
  Tax calendar
  Systems - too important to ignore in business
  Good business
  Vehicle sign writing that worked

Summer 2009
  False economy in do-it-yourself
  Proposal allows Aussie super fund transfers
  Barter value worth pondering
  Learn form others to improve your business
  Blind copy helps when changing email address
  In brief
      Earning less than $40,000?
      Cheap rental for family
      Bills from ACC
      Pay from business account
  Coupon value not cut and dried
  Don't blame people - fix the system
  Record important discussions
  Bank Charges
  Allow time for feedback
  Consultants - use engagement letters to state terms
  Constitution for your company worth considering
  Company vehicle, private use and FBT
  Don't make your messages lose sales
  Tax Calendar

 Spring 2009
  Cash is king in tough times
  Taxpayer the loser in UOMI changes
  Trust deed issues clarified
  In brief
      Give staff a say
      Redundancy rebate
      Contracting in Australia
      Letter of apology
      Student Loans - 10% bonus
  Plan your advertising for best results
  Your CV is a selling document
  The importance of slogans
  Increase your database
  Use the right Prescribed Investor Rate
  Surplus cash - loan repayment generally wise
  Improve business letters
  How to get your report read
  The handy marketing tool called "PS'

Winter 2009
  New tax thresholds introduced
  Name it right and reap rewards
  Directorship a serious matter
  In brief     
     Reducing retention time
     Hotels and motels
     Personalose correspondence
     Newsletters
  Don't let one customer dominate your business
  Getting advice
  Be kind to your customers and they'll love you for it
  Deposit dangers
  Quick quotes good for business
  Pocket no place for business cards
  Tax calendar
  Clever use of a loyalty card
  Reduce risk with family trusts

Autumn 2009
  More sales from your existing customers
  Controlling your debtors
  Manage the office work load
  When taxes let the rich get richer
  How's 2009 shaping up
  Help us to help you with annual accounts
  Can't pay tax on time?
  We can't do it before Christmas
  Traps in overseas bank accounts
  Tax Calandar
  A time to disagree with your customer
  Independent Earner Rebate
  In brief
  Keep your bank on side
  A live wire electrician
  A cash economy
  Look for the WOW! opportunities

November 2008    
  When the sun is shining, mend the roof
  A premium for good service
  In Brief  
    Currency falling
    A Merry Christmas but...
    Using the vehicle privately
  Your telephone can be your keeper  
  Quote from former General Motors CEO Lee Iacocca  
  House deposits offer some protection  
  Reduce the risk of a nasty surprise
  Photos show it as it is
  Eye-catching icons
  Tax calendar
  Directors must authorise payments  
  A word about judgement
  PAYE deductions sacrosanct
  Look after your suppliers

August 2008
  That terrible,technical 'R' word
  Are you really in business?
  Putting your prices up
  The follow-up phone call
  Emergency call-outs
  Being a trustee brings responsibilty
  Changing your PIE tax rate
  Writing well
  Never say die when it comes to sales
  More on pricing
  Make your customers feel good
  Don't throw away sales
  Playing safe in difficult times
  Tax calendar


May/June 2008
  Are storm clouds on the horizon?
  Low gear preferred for economice speed bumps
  Deposit can help cash flow
  Government proposes to reduce compliance costs
  Ensure you sign your GST return
  Stress relief for the work-at-home consultant
  Learn the art of saying 'no'
  In brief
    Check your Kiwisaver statements
    Contribution rate
    First home buyers
    Contracter employee
  Source deduction payment means FBT as an employee
  Monitor those Yellow Pages ads
  Tax calendar
  An opportunity to be a specialist?
  Visitor's book
  A plumber gets caught out - no card, no business

February 2008
  Are you making real profit?
  Reminders
  Internet advantages
  Taking money out of a family trust
  Tax traps - tax refunds
  Business branding
  Faster, cheaper by fax
  Now is the time to plan for a profitable year
  It pays to be generous
  In brief
    Wake-up water
    I'm so busy
    Denny's checklist
    Retirement
  Read the customers
  New company tax rates
  Tax calendar
  Donations
  Don't waste words
  Email benefits
  Keep beneficiaries informed

Summer 2007
  The GST ratio
  Different powers of attorney
  Tax rates for PIEs
  Pay out dividends
  Business cards
  Foreign company shareholdings of less than 10%
  Do you want to be a trustee?
  In brief
    Filing GST returns
    Unclaimed tax refunds
    Four weeks holidays
    Log book reminder
  Borrowing money for your business
  Car FBT calculation
  Tax calendar
  New insolvency law
  Unsolicited electronic messages (spam)

August 2007
  Kiwisaver for business owners
  Some risks associated with scheme
  Three markets - by price
  Administration - new employees
  Quote
  Kiwisaver and first home
  Databases make money
  Keep copies of GST returns
  Paying off the mortgage
  Choose your trustees
  Ring-fencing rental property
  Airpoints and taxation
  Is it worth joining for business owners?
  KS and working more than one job
  Tax calendar
  How to join KS
  Kiwisaver suppliers - the list
  Better minutes

May/June 2007
  It is time to talk tax
  Setting your selling price
  Assignment of income
  World's biggest eclair
  How to pay less FBT
  Don't stint on bank fees
  In brief
    Paid parental leave
    Flu vaccination
  Do bad debts go with good business?
  Keep your retailer fully stocked
  International reporting standards
  Chocolates and champagne
  Shall I lease or buy the car?
  Tax calendar

February 2007
  Move methodically into the fast lane
  Novel Christmas greetings
  Becoming a Kiwisaver
  Do you own overseas shares?
  Nine digit IRD numbers are coming
  Tax tips & traps
  Come back tomorrow
  Aligning GST and provisional tax
  In brief
    He wrote it down
    Delight the customer
  More holidays
  Tax calendar
  Make loyalty cards work for you
  Your financial year end is coming

October 2006
  Some customers are from hell
  Can I claim this for GST?
  Use stories
  Kiwisaver all go from 1 July 2007
  Accounts receivble = sundry debtors
  Tax calendar
  Beware UOMI
  Overseas chip tip
  A guarentee to delight
  In brief
    Play safe on the internet
    Ask for references
    Add to your AA test
  She left it too late
  Is an ex demo car a good buy?
  Your business can run better without you
  They did it their way
  The most expensive

August 2006
  Capital Gains Tax on shares affects all savers
  Working for families
  IRD and ATO swap info
  Finding the cheapest broadband
  Should be shot
  In brief
    Welcome, welcome
    FBT and motor vehicles
    CoverPlus Extra
    Unique dining?
  Tax traps - Negotiating with IRD
  Tax calendar
  Accounting for family trusts
  Thank you for complaining
  Tax holiday for returning Kiwis and others
  Blogs

May/June 2006
  Bird flu and your business
  Starting in business?
  Meet the market
  Use a sorting board
  Selling your business - what do buyers want?
  Tax traps - Entertaining thoughts
  Bank statements
  A moving experience
  In brief
    IRD's extensive tentacles
    References
    Adjusting your payments
    ...and beside your bed
  Is your website up-to-date?
  Turn unhappy customers into advocates for your business
  Tax calendar
  Tax news

February 2006
  Interest-free student loans
  Check before you get to annual accounts
  Tax traps - Do it yourself?
  New business? 10% risk free!
  Rental properties
  Wendy wants greater wealth
  On the job market research
  In brief
    Getting your bill paid
    How to sell firewood
    Are you doing anything about it?
    Looking beautiful
  How to boost consultants' incomes
  Shareholder agreements
  Setting your goals for 2006-2007
  Donations
  Invest wisely
  Tax calendar

August 2005
  Investing in publicly listed companies
  Credit in new Consumer Act
  Why a trust?
  He just did it!
  Assignment of income
  In brief
    Attention doctors, dentists, health professionals
    How to delight a customer
  87 ways to save
  Adding 20% to bottom line
  Wendy in Wonderland
  Depreciaton clawback
  Make guarantees worthwhile
  Tax calendar

May/June 2005
  Why don't you take the risk?
  New businesses to get early payment discount
  How to lose customers
  Finding a niche
  Wendy in Wonderland
  Why compete on price?
  Keep your personal bank records
  Tax traps - Losing interest deductibility
  In brief
    Receiving journals through interenet
    Referral card
  Stop and ask
  Company savings accounts
  Signing cheques
  IRD cheques - there's a sting in the tale
  What is a work-related vehicle?
  Why trust a trust?
  Tax calendar
  Beware of business life cycles
  Paid parental leave
  It's being different that counts

February 2005
  Business planning basics
  More money for your business
  Pity the Romans
  Qoute from The Emyth Revisited
  Tax traps - Commercial reality
  Rental property expenses
  In brief
    Having difficulty finding good staff?
    Health and busniess
  Your annual accounts
  Wendy in Wonderland
  Tax calendar
  Business cards
  Making better decisions
  It's how you ask that counts!
  Selling your business?
  'Free' listing?

October 2004
  Blueprint for small business
  Wendy in Wonderland
  The more you tell, the mor you sell
  Dentist's wisdom
  Time's up!
  Tax traps - Are you paying yourself enough?
  Golly what a price!
  A reminder about work vehicles
  Speak naturally when advertising
  Some ideas for short-term borrowing
  Tax calendar
  Relationships Bill
  Going the extra smile

August 2004
  Don't be too quick to sign your lease
  How to improve your cash flow - Part 1
  Covey's second group of three habits
  Estate duty by stealth?
  Offer they can't refuse
  Failed advertising
  In brief
    Involve all trustees
    More on Holidays Act
    Outstanding Bills
  Wendy in Wonderland
  Bad experience - delighted customer
  Beware the tax inspectors club
  Tax calendar
  Want a big income?
  Use positive language

May/June 2004
  The Holidays Act 2003
  Is your will what you really want?
  The emotional bank account
  A rough idea is better than none
  Tax traps - Books giving tax advice
  Why is our questionnaire so important?
  The cheapest fare might not be the best
  Using the internet to pay your taxes
  Marketing wooden spoon to pharmaceutical company
  Tax calendar
  Networking - learn to stimulate conversation
  It's the thinking that counts

March 2004
  Seven habits for success
  It's a goal!
  FBT rates to fall
  In brief
    Shopping big time
    Advertising
    Employment contracts
    A cold beer wins a loyal customer
    E-mails
  Tax traps - When did you last keep a log book?
  Which business are you in?
  Tax calendar
  Getting good tips off the
  Beware the 31st of March
  Your annual accounts

October 2003
  Making money from Moving Annual Totals
  Be unique in what you offer your clients
  Joe Gerard-the super car salesman 
  Handling the slow payer's cheque
  Dining at Winnie's Place
  Create urgency when you advertise
  Pareto again
  Quote
  Tax traps - 63-day rule
  How to write a headline that sells
  In brief
    Don't create a fog
    Lotto tickets
    Guarantees
    Cutting phone costs
  Tax calendar
  Making appointments
  Is this a bubble I see?
  Your home and family trust

August 2003
  What is tax pooling
  Tax evasion and avoidance
  How long should you keep records?
  Childcare rebate
  Company shareholder rights
  Looking after your staff
  In brief
    Avoid GST registration
    Goodwill
    Perseverance
    Building your business?
    Buying a house
  Tax traps - Extra on ACC, Cover Plaus Extra BUT....
  Tax calendar
  Staff profile

May/June 2003
  How gross can your gross profit be?
  Tax traps - Car parks
  Getting the best out of staff
  Follow-up is important
  Differential pricing
  The power of priorities
  In brief
    Boosting sales
    Quote
    Loyalty cards
    Unwritten contracts
    Quote
  Keep good records - the onus is on you
  Three common mistakes
  Company annual return
  Tax calendar
  Staff profile
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