EmploymentExecutive Success: Accountant with global goalsUnfinished business has kept Xero co-founder Hamish Edwards from slipping into complete retirement.30 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: Xero has the Google factor over MYOBAs rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.02 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeBridgecorp director's $174K bill fightThe Legal Services Commissioner wants disgraced Bridgecorp director Rob Roest to repay $174,000 of legal aid.10 Feb 11:00 PM
BusinessSpicers gets files returnedOne of the country's top financial planning firms went to the High Court last month in a bid to get client records from a former franchisee.10 Feb 07:45 PM
TaxMan jailed over tax credit scamA Wellsford man who lied about having five children to receive $120,000 in tax credits has been jailed.16 Sep 08:39 PM
New ZealandWife's role in crimes revealedThe wife of a former accountant, convicted of stealing millions from a family to fund a lavish lifestyle, played a role in her husband’s crimes, the Herald can reveal.31 Jul 05:52 AM
Banking and financeStrategic Finance's $22m settlementThe Financial Markets Authority is refusing to disclose who paid what in its $22 million Strategic Finance settlement and says this confidentiality is appropriate.05 Jun 03:24 AM
BusinessAccountants go after jailed bankruptThe NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants brought disciplinary proceedings against a jailed and bankrupt finance company director - who is no longer a member.27 Apr 10:25 PM
Small BusinessNZ businesses paying bills in record timeBusinesses are paying their bills in record time, with the forestry and agriculture sectors wining the prompt payment stakes while the transport industry is a distant last place, says credit checking agency Dun & Bradstreet.25 Mar 10:48 PM
TaxTax fraud accountant namedName suppression has been lifted on a Wellington accountant found guilty of providing false tax returns and misleading information to the Inland Revenue.13 Jan 12:45 AM
BusinessAustralia, NZ accountants vote to mergeNZ and Australian accountants have voted in favour of a proposal to merge their two professional institutes into one trans-tasman body.01 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessAccountants vote in favour of mergerKiwi and Australian accountants have voted in favour of a proposal to merge their two professional bodies.01 Nov 03:40 AM
BusinessAccountant's $280k donation fraudAn accountant has been struck off for scamming Inland Revenue out of $280,000 by doctoring his employer's tax returns to gain false donation rebates.23 Oct 08:05 PM
OpinionCraig Norgate: The case for one new accountants instituteAccountants are being asked to vote on a plan to join up with Australian accountants in a new professional body. Craig Norgate, chief executive of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants, argues the case.29 Sep 08:30 PM
TaxMan jailed for part in tax evasion schemeA Wellington businessman has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his part in an aggressive tax evasion scheme.13 Sep 05:05 AM
BDBDBanking and financeBridgecorp on path to insolvencyFailed finance company Bridgecorp was on the path to insolvency when it issued the prospectus in 2006, the Court of Appeal heard today.11 Sep 02:00 AM
BDBDBanking and financeYou can't shift blame, judge tells Bridgecorp's RoestFormer Bridgecorp CFO Rob Roest suggested the losses to investors were not as severe or widespread, when he appeared before the Court of Appeal today.10 Sep 02:55 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: A creative look into accounting's crystal ballSeptember 7, 2018: The sharemarket soared to another record high this week as investors continued to react positively to the phenomenal June 2018 year profit announcements.07 Sep 02:57 AM
BusinessAccounting profits adjusted to satisfy information hungry marketNew Zealand's listed companies are commonly adjusting their accounting profits to communicate their financial performance to the markets, referring to them as underlying earnings or normalised profit.06 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessHelen Twose: Finance role not just numbersFor a man who claims to have become an accountant out of sheer laziness, Paul Chambers has a lot on his plate.29 Aug 09:15 PM
BusinessAccountant's $35k fine deemed too lightAn accountant told to pay nearly $35,000 earlier this year for professional misconduct has now been suspended after his initial punishment was deemed too light.05 Aug 01:25 AM
TaxIRD welcomes tax evasion convictionsInland Revenue says the conviction of three businessmen for tax evasion today shows there are consequences when the rules are broken deliberately.26 Jul 05:22 AM
