Making it simpler to get reimbursed for your vehicle expenses

The Inland Revenue have recently made some changes to the calculation for reimbursing employees (which can inlcude owners) of small businesses for vehicle costs relating to business travel. Details on the new rules can be found here In essence the rules have been expanded to cover more than 5,000 kilometres per annum.  The new rate for up to 14,000 kilomteres per annum is 76 cents and after that it is…  Read more

Xero New Features and Pricing Change

Xero have recently released some new and exciting features and based on this and the value of the Xero platform for small business they are also increasing their pricing as of 28 September 2018.  To see Xero’s blog regarding the pricing changes and more detail on the new features then please click here. We continually to see great value in the Xero product and are excited about the data scraping…  Read more

Tidy the Pantry of Your Mind

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night thinking of an idea, email, phone call or important task, that you knew you had to deal with the next day or at some stage in the future? I know I have and rather than having a system to deal with the thought, I would go back to sleep (sometimes not) and then wake up in the morning more worried…  Read more

Is it possible to expand your time?

Have you ever got to the end of a week and struggled to remember where your time went, or do you sometimes feel like you are a slave to your business? You will find it is often because of constant interruptions, firefighting, crisis management and other people imposing their problems on you. What can you do about this? Well, I am about to do something that chartered accountants do not…  Read more

Xero Workshop on Reporting – Know your numbers

You’re working harder, more money is going through the business, but you don’t seem to be making a profit. Sound familiar? This is the ultimate session for those who want to know their numbers. You’ll learn how to create customised reports in Xero, plus we’ll introduce you to some other reporting tools so you can easily get an accurate picture of your business’ financial health. $75 including GST per person…  Read more

Collect your money faster – Xero Workshop

    In business, cash flow is king and Xero has a number of ways to help you collect your money faster. We’ll teach you how to use these features and discuss best business practice around interacting with your debtors. For this session, Bishop Toomey and Pfeifer are proud to partner with Jeannette Kwant from Undercontrol Credit Management who will be sharing suggestions on how to maximise your chances of…  Read more

Interactive Xero workshops

Helping You Know Your Numbers Xero is beautiful accounting software. That’s easy for us accountants to say, but working with Xero over the past eight years we’ve seen the difference it has made in so many businesses, both small and large.  Xero helps you better understand your numbers, saves you time around invoicing and keeps track of your expenses, making it easier to run your business. To help you know…  Read more

Vehicle log books made easy

Record your log book easily utilising GPS technology. If you use a vehicle in your business that is not exclusively for business then you need to run a log book for 3 months every 3 years detailing your trips and what they are for so you work out what percentage of your travel is for business use.  This percentage is then used to calculate the amount of expenses related to…  Read more

5 Tips to Improve the Conversion Rate on Your Site

If you want to increase sales on your e-commerce site, you should not only focus on traffic but also on your conversion rate. The higher your conversion rate, the more money you can make with the same number of visitors. Here are five tactics to help you increase your conversion rate. Test Testing is an important part of improving your conversion rate. Split testing can help you determine what aspects…  Read more

Business Systems – Why, What, How?

What systems do I need and how do I get the most out of them. At last count in our accounting firm we had 16 different systems that we use on a daily basis that all cover off a different part of our business functions.  The amount of systems that businesses run has changed significantly over the last few years as it has become a lot less expensive to develop…  Read more

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