When clients set up a company we will often advise them to set up a shareholder agreement, particularly if the company has independent shareholders (as opposed to a married or de facto couple). We advocate the drafting of a formal shareholder agreement for a number of reasons: The agreement will often define hours of work,…
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For those of you that pay mileage reimbursements the IRD mileage rate for self-employed and reimbursing employees has dropped from 77 cents per kilometre to 74 cents per kilometre. Give the friendly team here at Skipper Lay a call if you have any questions regarding this – we are always happy to help.
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We have shared a link below to a recent New Zealand Herald article on accountants and the issue of trust. One of the core tenants of our practice is develop a relationship of trust with our clients; ensuring we act ethically and with integrity. We also like to think that we are an empathetic bunch, and…
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Over the past few months many of our clients have participated in a customer satisfaction survey to gauge how they feel about Skipper Lay. The crux of the survey was to measure net promoter score (NPS). In a nutshell NPS measures how likely our clients are to refer us to other people. In addition we also…
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At Skipper Lay & Associates Ltd we love Xero and the tools that it provides to our clients for managing their business. Unfortunately, many clients are unaware of the full potential that Xero offers for business management. Our upcoming seminar series includes five different seminars on utilising Xero to its full potential in your business,…
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