How do we now treat feasibility expenditure?

A recent Supreme Court decision, Trustpower Limited v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (IRD), has drastically changed how New Zealand businesses should treat feasibility expenditure for tax purposes. Feasibility expenditure is a term used to refer to expenses incurred in the course of determining whether to acquire an asset; to some degree, such expenditure is incurred … Read more

Financial Reporting For SMES

Recent changes to the Financial Reporting Act 2013 (FRA 2013) have changed the requirements for entities that are not “large” by definition. Broadly, this means that most NZ businesses will no longer have to prepare financial statements that comply with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (NZ GAAP). Recognising that this could lead to a … Read more