The Government has announced a one-off transition payment for businesses as we move to the COVID-19 Protection Framework and the Resurgence Support Payment and Wage Subsidy Scheme will continue to be available to businesses anywhere in New Zealand until 2 December 2021.

Traffic Lights, COVID-19 Wage Subsidy and Increased Resurgence Support Payment Update.

An important reminder about the next round of Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support Payment application dates.

Applications for the second COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021 close today at 11.59pm, Thursday 16 September 2021.

If you're an employer that has applied for COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021 #2, make sure you're across waiting periods and other important information for applicants.

The criteria for Wage Subsidy eligibility is now available.

Following the rise in alert levels announced on 17 August 2021, we outline the support available for NZ businesses.

Further details are now available on the Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support.

From new rules to keep cash flowing to staff reimbursements and allowances, we've got you covered this tax time.

A reminder about the Government support available for business operators: the COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment and the Wage Subsidy.

Further details are now available on the March 2021 Wage Subsidy. You'll be able to apply online from 1PM on Thursday 4 March 2021 and payments start from Monday 8 March 2021.

Now we are back in the office (hopefully for the long term) and it’s just months away from Christmas. What a year it’s been!

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the extension of Alert Level 3 in Auckland to 11.59pm on Sunday 30^th August 2020. Auckland will then drop down to Alert Level 2. The rest of the country remains at Alert Level 2.

New Zealand employers who have had, or expect to have, a revenue drop of at least 40% because of COVID-19, for a 14 day period between 12 August to 10 September, compared to a similar period last year can get it.  Other eligibility criteria is similar to the previous wage subsidies.

Many of our clients have availed themselves of the opportunity of asking us to perform a wider range of duties over recent months – why not discuss with our team the broader range of services and support we offer to help you survive in your business beyond COVID-19 and during this financial year?

New Zealand now has no active cases of COVID 19. As of midnight last night the country has moved down to Alert Level 1. This means restrictions on gatherings, hospitality, transport and social distancing have now been removed. Border restrictions however remain.

As expected, the 2020 Budget has been a high spending one with a deficit forecasted to be $29.6 billion in 2021. We break down the expenditure and key initiatives.

Last week the Government announced it will provide interest-free loans for a year to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 to support their immediate cash flow needs and meet fixed costs.

NZ IRD will temporarily close most of their customer-facing systems while they implement the next round of transformation changes.

At 4pm Friday 27 March 2020, modifications to the wage subsidy scheme were announced by the government.