Our News
Tips & Advice from Morrison Creed - 18 February 2025
The first key OCR announcement of 2025 is on 19 February. Experts predict a fall. Give some thought to what impact a falling OCR could have on your business.
Now that you’re back in harness and the business year is starting to pick up speed again, take the opportunity to focus on your business and lay the groundwork for a successful 2025.
Cybersecurity is a vital part of your governance and risk assessment as a business. Fortunately, a new government site has training and resources to get your security up to speed.
Our weekly newsletter has an update on the following
• What the falling OCR means for your business
• Refresh and review: February 2025
• How to protect your business from cybercrime
#OCR #Refresh #Cybercrime
Tips & Advice from Morrison Creed - 11 February 2025
Make a fresh start for the new year. Set aside an hour or two to give your business a quick ‘audit’. Not the kind of audit we do, but a health check to lay the groundwork for a successful 2025.
Provisional tax is like paying progress payments on next year’s income tax. Be aware of the rules that can lower compliance costs for small businesses. Talk to us about your tax plan.
How are you managing your debtors? If it’s a continuous frustration, your least favourite task and your least successful KPI, look at your Terms of Trade. Do they make it clear to customers when you expect them to pay?
Our weekly newsletter has an update on the following
• Smart start: Your 2025 roadmap to success
• Provisional Tax – how does it work?
• Terms of Trade
#Plan #Provisionaltax #Terms
Tips & Advice from Morrison Creed - 04 February 2025
Behind every successful business there’s an excellent system. Or two... Or more. A well-run business has excellent systems producing key information regularly about the business’ status. How about a health check on your business systems?
Managing your tax is important and we can help with that. If you run into tax debt, you have options, but you need to act straight away.
The NZ Government’s new GoBusiness site is your one-stop hub for general business advice. Take a look at the many different business tips, resources and content you can now access.
Our weekly newsletter has an update on the following
• Excellent Systems for Business Success
• Managing Tax Debt
• GoBusiness: all your small business info in one place
#Success #TaxDept #Businesstips
Tips & Advice from Morrison Creed - 28 January 2025
A crystal ball would be handy in business. Good-quality forecasting can be just as useful, giving you an informed view of the future of your business and finances.
When you look at your financials, do you see how you’re doing? How close or how far away is the business from realising your goals? Are you measuring what tells you whether you’re racing or just revving the engine?
The provisional tax system can be difficult to navigate. A simple tax plan will give you a general idea of how much tax is payable and when, so you can plan for it.
Our weekly newsletter has an update on the following
• Using forecasting to help your decision-making
• KPIs - keys to success
• Provisional tax - for business owners
#forecasting #KPIs #provisionaltax
Tips & Advice from Morrison Creed - 21 January 2025
70% of Kiwi small businesses are expecting higher costs in the months ahead. But there are ways to lessen the impact of these rising costs, so your margins can still remain healthy.
Looking to get in control of your finances in 2025? Embracing the latest financial tech is a great way to put yourself in the driving seat. We’ve got five ways to boost your finances.
Building better relationships with your customers is a key way to optimise your business for the future. We’ve got five tips for nurturing those customer relationships.
Our weekly newsletter has an update on the following
• Costs are rising: what can you do?
• Get proactive with your finances
• Build on those customer relationships
#costs #finance #relationships
