The Business Advisory Blog

The Business Advisory Blog

Insight, news and updates from Alliott NZ Chartered Accountants, Auckland New Zealand. The views expressed here are the views of the author and should be discussed in further detail should an article be relevant to your individual circumstances.

While every effort has been made to provide valuable, useful information in this publication, this firm and any related suppliers or associated companies accept no responsibility or any form of liability from reliance upon or use of its contents. Any suggestions should be considered carefully within your own particular circumstances, as they are intended as general information only.

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Government to address business payment practices
The Government announced a repeal of the Business Payment Practices Act 2023 in response to poor payment times.
26 February 2024 Read More
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Making Sure You Get Paid On Time
Managing Accounts Receivable (Collections) can have a big effect on the cash balance of your business.
25 September 2023 Read More
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Tricky tax questions at Christmas time
Here are some answers to common tax questions at this time of year.
05 December 2022 Read More
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Understanding Volatility in Your Business
It is important to identify and understand the causes of the volatility in your business and develop a plan to deal with it.
27 July 2022 Read More
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Getting the Most from Your Financial Statements
What Best Practices should you follow when conducting a Financial Review to ensure your decision-making is based on a thorough understanding of your business? This article provides pointers to help you get the most out of your Financial Statements.
14 June 2021 Read More
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Precise Cash Flow Management: Best Practices
Improving your cash position brings opportunities and reduces business risk. In the absence of equity and debt financing, alternative cash-flow management strategies can make a positive difference.  These ideas will not apply to ALL businesses but perhaps there are some you can implement. 
05 October 2020 Read More
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5 Steps to Stronger Cash Flow Management
Some businesses are finding opportunities in the COVID19 environment while others struggle. Common to all businesses is the need for astute cash management. In our article, we look at some best practices to help you best utilise your cash.
14 September 2020 Read More
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Human cost of late payments
When businesses aren’t paid on time, it doesn’t just affect the bottom line – it affects people.
15 July 2019 Read More
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Watch Your Cash Flow
Read why the key thing for you to do is to be aware of the necessity to monitor your cash flow position on an ongoing basis, particularly relating to work in progress, stock, debtors and creditors.
12 July 2019 Read More
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GoCardless with Xero
Wish your cash flow was more predictable? Xero has teamed up with GoCardless so you can accept direct debit payments, to get your ad-hoc and recurring payments flowing without having to go to great lengths.
03 December 2018 Read More
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Xero add-ons for your business
As well as bringing up your profit margins, add-ons also help save you time and streamline your cash flow. Work with us to empower your business with the technology to automate mind-numbing admin tasks, and focus on what you do best. So what add-ons should be on your hit list? 
29 August 2018 Read More
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What you need to know about e-invoicing in New Zealand
If everything goes to plan, we could see the NZ or Australian governments use e-invoicing with their own suppliers as soon as the end of 2019. That would be the signal for businesses and software makers to line up behind a single e-invoicing standard.
20 April 2018 Read More
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