[ { "post_id": "79", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "NZ Adventures", "post_content_short": "One of our core values is 'Connect'—and as our name suggests, it truly speaks for itself! Fostering a connected team is essential to\ndelivering exceptional service to our clients. We were thrilled to host our team from the Philippines in February. Providing them with an\nunderstanding of our lifestyle and culture is crucial for building stronger relationships with our clients.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/79\/Image-(5).jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/nz-adventures\/", "post_date": "2025-03-11 00:41:00" }, { "post_id": "76", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Innovation in Business Lending", "post_content_short": "We’re seeing a number of businesses struggling with cashflow this year, sometimes because customers are not paying promptly, sometimes\nbecause growth strategies always need upfront investment.  The most common form of working capital finance has traditionally been bank\noverdraft secured over the business and director guarantees, but there are some new players on the block. ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/76\/Screenshot-2024-09-12-115107.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/innovation-in-business-lending\/", "post_date": "2024-09-11 23:55:55" }, { "post_id": "74", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "The Airbnb Tax - GST on Online Marketplaces", "post_content_short": "If you provide services through an online marketplace (i.e. a website or an app like Airbnb, or Uber) from 1 April 2024, the online\nmarketplace will collect and return GST on the sale.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/74\/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-11.29.42-PM.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/the-airbnb-tax-gst-on-online-marketplaces\/", "post_date": "2024-04-16 11:30:57" }, { "post_id": "73", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Anne's Big News", "post_content_short": "Our founder, creator, chief strategist, early adopter, and resident hair colour guru, Anne Stephenson is set to hang up the tools at the end\nof the month.  Mostly! 
\nAnne will remain involved in a part-time capacity (one day per week), working alongside the team on key strategic projects. 
\nIn her words “I’m not disappearing off the face of the earth, but will be helping the team with advisory work, and helping NZ\nbusinesses continue to thrive - the fun stuff”.  ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/73\/Picture-027.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/annes-big-news\/", "post_date": "2024-03-26 09:29:17" }, { "post_id": "72", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Trust Tax Rate Webinar", "post_content_short": "In this webinar we cover a timeline of Trust Law in NZ, the key changes included in the Trust Act 2019, what you need to know is changing,\nand what you may need to be doing.  ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/72\/2021_11_16_00256.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/trust-tax-rate-webinar\/", "post_date": "2024-02-28 01:08:24" }, { "post_id": "69", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Trust Tax Rate Increase", "post_content_short": "Back in May 2023, the Labour government announced that the tax rate for Trusts would increase to 39% from 1 April 2024. At the time the top\n\tpersonal tax rate was increased to 39% back in 2021, the government signalled that if they found signs that Trusts were being used to avoid\n\tthe higher tax rate, then they would take action. The new government has said they will continue with this tax increase and are unlikely to\n\treduce trust tax rates within their first term. \n\n
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/69\/Trust-Tax-Rate-Increase.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/trust-tax-rate-increase\/", "post_date": "2024-01-29 21:27:00" }, { "post_id": "68", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Cyber Security", "post_content_short": "We’ve all heard the buzz words “AI” and “Chat GPT” floating around the last year with regards to new advances in technology. It’s the rise\n\tof artificial intelligence which serves as a reminder the importance of have good cybersecurity habits in your business. But what does it\n\tall mean? And what impact can a cyberattack have on your business?\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/68\/Cyber-Security.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/cyber-security\/", "post_date": "2023-11-06 20:52:00" }, { "post_id": "66", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "2023 Economic Trends: SME Insights", "post_content_short": "As we enter into the new year, it's important for small business owners to be aware of the economic trends that may impact their operations.\n\tDespite inflation likely past it's peak in 2022, we expect it to hang around in 2023 with several implications for small business owners\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/66\/CA_Thumbnail-image.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/2023-economic-trends-sme-insights\/", "post_date": "2023-02-22 20:27:24" }, { "post_id": "64", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Departing words from Devoe", "post_content_short": "After 5 years with Connected Accountants, Devoe is taking the next step in his career overseas in London. Read through his reflection on what has made a difference in his five year journey with Connected Accountants. ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/64\/CA_Thumbnail-Devoe-image.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/departing-words-from-devoe\/", "post_date": "2022-12-19 22:17:28" }, { "post_id": "65", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "It's been 12 months and I've achieved... what?", "post_content_short": "
<\/strong>Doing something over and over even when it fails is insanity. Read through three simple questions that will help\nyou reflect on the past, find areas of improvement, and innovate into next year.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/65\/CA_Its-been-12-months-and-I-have-achieved.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/its-been-12-months-and-ive-achieved-what\/", "post_date": "2022-11-02 22:24:00" }, { "post_id": "62", "post_category_id": "7", "post_title": "Keep Your Finger on the Pulse with Smart Reporting Tools", "post_content_short": "We're diving into the smart reporting tools we use to mitigate problems small businesses face in this tough economy.\n\tThese discussed are great resources for small business owners to lean on. Check out the blog to discover how we can help you\n\tkeep your finger on the pulse of your business.\n\n
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/62\/CA_Forecasting-tool_July22.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/keep-your-finger-on-the-pulse-with-forecasting-tools\/", "post_date": "2022-07-24 20:51:00" }, { "post_id": "61", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Connected Accountants 20 Years On", "post_content_short": "Founder Anne Stephenson's illustrates the many trials and tribulations experienced in the foundational years, the lessons learnt over\ntwo decades in business, and the resilience and fortitude of Connected Accountants today. ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/61\/CA_20-Year-anniversary_June22.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/celebrating-20-years-in-business\/", "post_date": "2022-06-27 22:56:00" }, { "post_id": "60", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "NZ Government Budget 2022 - Key Outcomes for SMEs", "post_content_short": "We’ve delved into the 2022 budget and identified several of the key areas of interest for SMEs to help you understand exactly how this\nyear’s expenditure will affect businesses like yours.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/60\/CA_2022-budget-thumbnail-images_June22.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/2022-budget-outcomes-for-smes\/", "post_date": "2022-06-01 22:46:00" }, { "post_id": "58", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "E-invoicing – simple, secure and fast. Are you ready to reap the benefits?", "post_content_short": "E-invoicing (electronic invoicing) is a government-backed initiative in New Zealand and Australia that reduces processing time and saves on\ncosts. Find out how to reap the rewards of e-invoicing to improve accuracy, security and processing time.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/58\/1.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/e-invoicing\/", "post_date": "2022-02-02 01:07:00" }, { "post_id": "57", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Residential Rule Changes – An indication of things to come", "post_content_short": "In March 2021, the government announced a number of changes to residential rental tax rules aimed at disincentivising investors from buying\nexisting residential rental properties and making investment into new builds more attractive. Here's what we know", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/57\/2.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/residential-rule-changes-an-indication-of-things-to-come\/", "post_date": "2021-08-31 00:35:26" }, { "post_id": "56", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Art Show from Surviving to Thriving", "post_content_short": "We are long-time supporters of the NZ Art Show and 2020’s show taught us to do things differently. This year we also worked differently to\r\nkeep within budgets, planning for the worst – but hoping for the best. In fact, we even managed to beat our previous sales figures – with\r\n$2mil raised in support of artists!", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/56\/1_CA.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/art-show-from-surviving-to-thriving\/", "post_date": "2021-08-12 02:58:57" }, { "post_id": "55", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Sustainable Business is Better Business", "post_content_short": "A sustainable business focus is no longer the domain of good intentions. More and more future focused SMEs are looking to sustainable\nbusiness practices to create long-term financial success, brand differentiation and improved social, environmental, and cultural outcomes.\nWondering how to make your business more sustainable? Read more here ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/55\/kevin_website-thumbnail.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/sustainable-business-is-better-business\/", "post_date": "2021-05-23 23:18:00" }, { "post_id": "54", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "A Graduate's Perspective", "post_content_short": "Our graduate accountant Rachel Dickie has written a great blog about life as a graduate accountant that touches on how she coped with covid\r\n\tas a new starter. Rachel talks about how being paperless and in the cloud allowed her to head home for lockdown while still engaging with\r\n\tthe team and clients. It’s been wonderful to see Rachel grow in her role here and we are delighted to read that she values her time with us\r\n\ttoo! ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/54\/website-thumbnail_rachel.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/a-graduates-perspective\/", "post_date": "2021-05-19 22:53:00" }, { "post_id": "53", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "The Four Day Work Week - Final comments from our Directors", "post_content_short": "We first started our trial of the 4DWW in February 2020.  After close to 12 months on trial, we have decided that it works sufficiently well\r\n\tfor us to implement it permanently.  We’ve had a lot of interest from others about our experiment, so we thought we’d pass on some of our\r\n\tlearnings.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/53\/Four-Day-Work-Week_small-banner.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/the-four-day-work-week-in-review\/", "post_date": "2021-01-25 22:00:00" }, { "post_id": "42", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "The Four Day Work Week - Comments from our Team", "post_content_short": "Here is were we will be adding our own comments and observations about the four-day work week. Feel free to get in touch if you want to\r\ndiscuss any of these comments.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/42\/Four-Day-Work-Week-Team_small-banner-copy.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/the-four-day-work-week-comments-from-our-staff\/", "post_date": "2021-01-25 20:00:00" }, { "post_id": "20", "post_category_id": "2", "post_title": "A trap that causes many businesses to go broke, while they’re making a profit", "post_content_short": "There’s a saying in business, “You can go broke making a profit.” <\/span>In\nthis blog post Anne Stephenson<\/a> talks through common cash\nproblems in business, how you can sleep better at night and what a cashflow forecast will mean for you. We also created a document outlining\nthe top 10 ways you can improve cashflow within your business.<\/span>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/20\/Broke-Business-Post-Headers-1820-x-1360.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/best-practice\/a-trap-that-causes-many-businesses-to-go-broke-while-theyre-making-a-profit\/", "post_date": "2020-11-22 19:00:00" }, { "post_id": "19", "post_category_id": "2", "post_title": "3 reasons your business needs a budget now", "post_content_short": "For many, the word ‘budget’ is about as appealing as the word ‘diet’.  It seems to imply what you will go without, rather than what you will achieve. A budget should be treated like a map<\/strong> and not a diet. Successful business owners see budgets as a way to help\r\nset clear targets that they monitor closely and adjust as they go throughout the year.
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\r\nIn this blog post Anne Stephenson<\/a> outlines 3 compelling reasons your business needs\r\na budget NOW!", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/19\/Blog-Post-Headers-1820-x-1360.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/best-practice\/3-reasons-your-business-needs-a-budget-now\/", "post_date": "2020-11-22 19:00:00" }, { "post_id": "52", "post_category_id": "1", "post_title": "Election 2020 and what it means for New Zealand taxpayers", "post_content_short": "Politicians make many promises in the lead up to an election and taxes are always front-and-centre. That's because tax revenue is\r\nwhat makes the promises possible. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a situation where the government needs to spend a lot of money to\r\nsupport our health system and to aid our financial recovery.
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\r\nSteve Dawson<\/a> has taken a look at the\r\nparty tax policies for those at the table, what is likely to happen with Labour in power, and what this means for you.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/52\/Thumbnail-Election-2020-and-what-it-means-for-taxpayers.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/election-2020-and-what-it-means-for-new-zealand-taxpayeres\/", "post_date": "2020-10-28 03:04:00" }, { "post_id": "51", "post_category_id": "2", "post_title": "The link between leadership and wellbeing", "post_content_short": "Connected Accountants invests in wellbeing and has set about making it a core plank of our strategy. It isn’t a ‘set and forget’ but an\r\n\tongoing commitment to improve and focus on the wellbeing of our team. We want our whole team to be happy and healthy and for that positivity\r\n\tto be felt by the customers we work with and the community that we operate within. Craig Hudson from Xero recently presented a personal and\r\n\tbusiness case as to why empathetic leadership matters for you, your team, and your business and what you can do to help set the wheels\r\n\tin motion.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/51\/What-is-empathetic-leadership-header-copy.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/best-practice\/what-is-empathetic-leadership\/", "post_date": "2020-10-06 19:26:56" }, { "post_id": "50", "post_category_id": "2", "post_title": "Is Open Banking the Future?", "post_content_short": "Open banking is a global trend that presents opportunities for SME’s in customer experience and business finance. We are on the cusp of radical changes in the financial system that will increase the efficiencies of getting paid, making payments, and securing fairer access to\r\ncapital. Read more on how these advancements in technology will aid in a more efficienct and improved financial system which enables better advice for better business.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/media\/website_posts\/50\/blog-header-the-open-banking-opportunity-for-sms_669x500a.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.connacc.nz\/the-skinny\/best-practice\/is-open-banking-the-future\/", "post_date": "2020-09-30 22:41:00" } ]