2024 Education Grant applications are now open. Download the Education Grant Application form here. Download the Education Grant Policy for more information here. Closing date for applications is the last working day preceding 31 March of each year. The post Rangatira Point Block Incorporation appeared first on DPA ..read more

You can find our questionnaires by clicking the following links: Business Farming Livestock Numbers Livestock Sheet Rental Trust Individual NZ Tax Residency The post 2022 Questionnaires appeared first on DPA ..read more

Thinking of making the move to New Zealand? DPA have assisted clients from all over the world to settle in New Zealand with regards to their taxation and business requirements and would be happy to assist you in the following areas: Obtaining an IRD number Company Registration Transferring your pension Taxation advice / compliance Due diligence on prospective business ventures Business structures Navigating the transitional resident rules If you have any questions with regards to moving your business to, starting a new business in, New Zealand or any questions regarding taxation in New Zeala ..read more

Our office will be closed from Thursday 23rd December 2021 at 12pm, reopening again at 8.30am on Monday 17th January 2022. If you need any urgent help over this period you can contact one of the Directors as follows: David Steele: 021 755 616 Angela Clark: 021 715 383 Paul Wilson: 021 273 1694 Hollie West: 021 715 816 We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season. The post Christmas 2021 Office Hours appeared first on DPA ..read more

DPA Chartered Accountants policy has always been “family first” and for this reason, to protect the health and wellbeing of our people and their whanau, along with our clients and the wider community, we have made the decision that from Friday 3rd December, only those who are fully vaccinated* will be able to enter our offices in Auckland, Taupo and Masterton. As a firm, we support the vaccination process and believe this policy is a step in the right direction to guide us into an environment with fewer restrictions and interruptions to businesses who have already suffered greatly due to Covid ..read more

Resurgence Support Payment – RSP The Government has decided to activate the Resurgence Support Payment. To qualify, a business or organisation must have experienced at least a 30% drop in revenue or a 30% decline in capital-raising ability over a 7-day period, due to the increased COVID-19 alert level. If eligible, you can apply for the lesser of: $1,500 plus $400 per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee, up to a maximum of 50 FTEs four times (4x) the actual revenue decline experienced by the applicant. There are several other criteria your business or organisation also needs to meet to be ..read more

No one wants to be audited and we have no reason to suspect you will be. However, even with 100% accuracy, accountants and their clients can still come under scrutiny by Inland Revenue (IR). It is for this reason that we provide our clients with the Audit Shield Master Policy. What is the Audit Shield Master Policy?Our Audit Shield Master Policy provides for the payment of professional fees, including specialists, incurred in the event that you are selected for an audit, enquiry, investigation, review or examination instigated by IR. The cost of being properly represented in these matters can ..read more

Change is happening all the time, and keeping up to date with it is one of the toughest challenges that businesses face. We all know how quickly the years go by, so when was the last time you checked (or had a chance to check) your business processes?   If you haven’t done a review in the last year, we guarantee there is something that you could be doing better. We are offering a Business Systems Health Check to all of our clients for $500 + GST to help improve your back office efficiencies creating better record keeping and hopefully finding more time to enjoy the things you want to ..read more

The Resurgence Support Payment is a new payment scheme launched to assist small businesses to cover expenses such as wages and fixed costs, when there is a move to Alert Level 2 or above for a week or more. It is not a loan, so it does not need to be repaid. The payment includes a core per business rate of $1,500 plus $400 per employee – up to a total of 50 FTEs (maximum of $21,500). Firms that experience a 30% drop in revenue over a 7-day period may be eligible. Revenue is compared to a typical 7 day period in the 6 weeks prior to the change in alert level. Seasonal businesses should show a 3 ..read more

If the answer is “yes”, then you should know the IRD may be interested in the expenses that you are claiming. The IRD have identified that Real Estate Salespersons / Agents are claiming a high level of expenses relative to their income. You are required to maintain a logbook and /or keep other business records to support your expense claims and as part of your annual review, your DPA expert may enquire about your expenses to ensure you are keeping sufficient records to support expenses claimed. The IRD also plan to provide education and offer seminars to real estate firms to help customer file ..read more