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Business Featured 3 min 5 Financial Habits Every Successful NZ Business Owner Has The business owners I see doing well are not necessarily the ones turning over the most. They are not always the most experienced, and they did… Read it →
Business 3 min · Jul 2026 5 Financial Habits Every Successful NZ Business Owner Has The business owners I see doing well are not necessarily the ones turning over the most. They are not always the most…
FInance 3 min · Jul 2026 5 Financial KPIs Every New Zealand Business Owner Should Actually Be Watching Most SME owners check their bank balance and call it a day. Here’s what to track instead — and why it matters…
AI 5 min · Jul 2026 AI for Your Small Business: Where I’d Let It In, and the Lines I Wouldn’t Cross I’ve spent the best part of 20 years doing the books for farmers, tradies, and small business owners across New Zealand. So…
Tax 3 min · Jun 2026 Pay Your Tax — and Be Proud of It There’s a mindset that runs through a lot of small business conversations in New Zealand: tax is the enemy. Something to minimise,…
Tax 3 min · Jun 2026 How NZ Income Tax Actually Works How NZ Income Tax Actually Works (And Why It’s Less Complicated Than You Think) A clear-eyed walkthrough of New Zealand’s income tax…
FInance 5 min · Jun 2026 The Big Four Banks: Who’s Really Paying for Those Profits? New Zealand’s four Australian-owned banks earned more last year than every other large company in the country combined. Here’s what that means…
FInance 3 min · Jun 2026 Why Starting at 20 Beats Starting at 40: The Power of Compound Interest Most people plan to get serious about investing later. When the farm is in a better place. When the business picks up.…
Tax 7 min · Jun 2026 Pay Your Tax — and Be Proud of It Pay Your Tax — and Be Proud of It: The Smart Business Case for Embracing the IRD Why New Zealand business owners…
Rural 4 min · Jun 2026 Why “Solar Farming” Is Rubbish Headlines love it: “paddocks to power,” “solar farms,” “harvesting the sun.”As an accountant who spends a lot of time with actual farmers,…
FInance 3 min · Jun 2026 A Big Deal for Taranaki — With a Useful Dose of Perspective From your boring accountant — the one who reads the whole announcement so you don’t have to. Most people in Taranaki saw…
FInance 3 min · May 2026 Interest Rates on Hold — But for How Long? Two big announcements in two days. Yesterday it was the Budget. The day before, the Reserve Bank. On Wednesday 27 May, the…
Business 3 min · May 2026 Budget 2026: What It Means for Rural New Zealand Businesses Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivered Budget 2026 yesterday. The headline message from the Government was fiscal discipline — no big tax cuts,…
General 2 min · May 2026 Welcome Welcome to The Boring Accountant. If you’ve landed here, you’re probably a rural business owner, or someone who runs a business off…

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