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Changes to the Trusts Act 2019 have led to a swathe of Mum and Dad settlors and trustees rushing to wind up their trusts. Many clients have asked us what we think, and my response is always to go back to the reason the trust was first set up and whether these benefits still apply.

As the summer holiday period approaches, many people with baches or holiday homes may be considering renting them out to generate an additional income stream. However, renting out a holiday home is not as straightforward as you may think. There are a number of tax rules which need to be carefully considered.

This time of year can be hard on small business, including sole traders. Your expenses continue and your cashflow can suffer when your debtors go on holiday.

Have you ever wondered about the best ways to protect you and your business? In this series, we’ll look at the keyways to use trusts, insurance and risk-management techniques to protect both your personal assets and the future of your business. In this article, we’ll look at how you can use a trust to shelter your assets.

There are certain items of equipment, machinery and hardware that are essential to the operation of your business – whether it’s the delivery van you use to run your home-delivery food service, or the high-end digital printer to run your print business. But when a critical business asset is required, should you buy this item outright, or should you lease the item and pay for it in handy monthly instalments?

If you are a landlord, make sure you know about the new pet rules for tenants. From 1 December 2025, tenants are permitted to keep pets and landlords must agree.

Most businesses will give to employees, clients and often charities at Christmas time. From morning teas to elaborate Christmas functions, from cards and calendars to hampers and the latest gadgets, Christmas is a season of giving.

If you had to pay tax of more than $5,000 in your last income tax return, you may have to pay provisional tax for the following year. Provisional tax is like making progress payments on next year's income tax.