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Thinking of claiming an expense you shouldn’t or not declaring some income you should? Be careful!

Taxes are firmly stacked in the IRD's favour. If you want to know just how much taxes favour the IRD then you need to read this.

Is your Trust a Good Trust or a Bad Trust? Get it wrong and you may as well kiss your assets and money goodbye.

Whether you have a trust or are thinking of using one, you need to read this. You may be wasting thousands of dollars either getting a trust, or in managing it. Worse still, your trust may not hold up under scrutiny and any assets you placed in your trust could be ‘fair game’ to any partner or creditor. Read more >

Wage earner or unemployed? Is the recession getting you down? Want help?

We look at the risks to you when jobs are scarce and money tight, and ask you some easy questions to see how at risk you may be of losing your assets or facing bankruptcy. To minimise that risk, we've also got FREE handouts of things you can start doing, continue doing, or stop doing and suggest some places you can get help. Read more >

In business or employed by a business? Are you finding it tough? Want help?

We look at the risks to business when customers are tightening their wallets and money is scarce, and then we ask some easy questions to see how at risk a business, and/or its owner, may be of failing. To minimise that risk we've provided FREE handouts of things they can start doing, continue doing, or stop doing and suggest some places they can get help. Read more >

Recessions! It's not all doom and gloom.

We highlight the opportunities for wage earners, unemployed and business owners alike when times are tough. We answer the question of how long the recession will last, and list four things you can do to avoid (or at least reduce the risk of) becoming a recession statistic. Read more >