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Team continuing to grow to service Wairarapa clients
Rob Sewell has joined us as an Associate after spending the past 18 months as a sole practitioner in Wellington. After completing a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration at Victoria University of Wellington, Rob started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers and became a Full Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2008.Read more »Welcoming new Wairarapa team members
Trudy O’Dowd
Trudy has come to us with a wide variety of accounting knowledge gained from her previous employment in Chartered Accountancy firms, Ryder-Lewis & Associates and Kendons Chartered Accountants in Lower Hutt, and more recently Lawson Avery Limited in Masterton. Read more »Moore Stephens Markhams 18-hole Women’s Shootout 2018
Our Wairarapa office is proud to sponsor of the Masterton Golf Club. Here’s a run down of the Moore Stephens Markhams 18-hole Women’s Shootout 2018.
The 19 qualifying women teed off on Tuesday morning (20 November) in cool, cloudy conditions. Read more »2018 Omnibus amendments to Tier 3 and Tier 4 PBE Standards
The New Zealand Accounting Standards Board (NZASB) has published for public comment, proposals to amend the Tier 3 and Tier 4 PBE simple format reporting standards.
We have summarised the proposed changes here for you:
Tier 3 proposed changesRelated party transactions are now defined as “a transfer of money or other resource between the reporting entity and a person or other entity that is closely associated with the reporting entity that has the ability to influence the reporting entity.Read more »
It’s game on! Huge changes are coming for business, fast!
Directors Dan Druzianic from Hawke’s Bay and Paul Rickerby, Christchurch recently attended a week-long Harvard Business School leadership programme developed for international Moore Stephens directors, that built on a first programme they attended two years ago.
They returned brimming with new learnings about the challenges ahead for business and we share some of these here.Read more »2018 Budget - very predictable
The budget to “help rebuild New Zealand’s reputation”
Touted as predictable, it did not disappoint – nor is the Government making any apologies for this. Most of the big ticket items were, of course, announced prior to Christmas in the 100 day Budget – Read more »Wairarapa Accounting Scholarship winners past and present
Our Wairarapa firm had not one but three of its Year 13 accounting scholarship winners in the office this week.
Courtney Smith (2017), Caitlin McNeil (2014), and Daniel Childs (2016) are with our director Mike Flower – pictured below. Courtney called in for a congratulatory morning tea while Caitlin and Daniel are currently working with us over the University summer break.Read more »Top 8 ‘best fit’ for us
Recently the Sunday Star-Times released its benchmarking results of the country’s top 30 accounting firms, by revenue and growth.
The Moore Stephens Markhams national network came in at number eight, and it’s a result that sits right with us – Read more »Pre-election budget benefits average New Zealanders
Moore Stephens Markhams tax specialist and business advisor, Kiran Bhikha shares his thoughts on the impact for business from this year’s Budget, see below.
With the announcement of Steven Joyce’s first budget, in an election year no less, we see a well-balanced budget,Read more »2016 a year in review for audit
With the end of another year, we have taken the time to look back at some of the common issues our audit team has come across in 2016.
Statement of cash flows
This year has been the first year for many Tier 3 charities who have been required to prepare a statement of cash flows.Read more »Wairarapa at CAANZ - Meet the Business Leaders programme
Mike Flower and Emma Holmes from Moore Stephens Markhams Wairarapa recently took part in the Chartered Accountants Association Australia New Zealand (CAANZ), Meet the Business Leaders programme in Wellington on 13 May 2016.
Business leaders ‘hot-seated’ around tables of year 12 and 13 accounting students from the lower North Island in 10 minute sessions,Read more »Wairarapa Team News June 2016
Welcome Eddie
We would like to introduce you to Eddie Cranston, the newest addition to the team here at Moore Stephens Markhams Wairarapa.
Born and raised in Taihape, agriculture played a large part in Eddie’s upbringing. Along with helping on his small family farm,Read more »2016 Budget a yawn for some
Moore Stephens Markhams tax specialist and business advisor, Belinda Canton outlines the impact for business from this year’s Budget. View her presentation, or read our full report below.
2016 BUDGET – A YAWN FOR SOME?
With the announcement of Bill English’s eighth budget,Read more »Graduate positions for 2017
2017 graduate applications are now open for our Auckland, and Wairarapa firms
If you want to work with a firm that is serious about ensuring your success, then complete our application form.
To see our current vacancies,Read more »Accounting scholarship to outstanding student
Moore Stephens Markhams Wairarapa has been supporting accountancy in local high schools for six years, with a scholarship at end of year prizegivings to top accounting scholars.
This year’s Moore Stephens Markhams Wairarapa Accounting Scholarship was awarded to Vishwas Singh.
Jo-Anne Bissett,Read more »The management of family trusts
A review of a sample of our trust files indicates that in some cases there are significant administration and documentation gaps. It is also possible that some trustees may be unaware of some or even all of their responsibilities in that role.Read more »
We're now Xero Platinum
New Zealand accounting software company Xero has recently made Moore Stephens Markhams a Platinum Partner.
Xero recognises and contributes to the high level of expertise that the New Zealand group has in this software, with over 1000 clients being users.Read more »
