Kiwi Stories

Get ready for the biggest tax changes in a generation

The biggest tax changes in a generation are coming, and they will affect almost every business household and business across the country.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Nov 2018

Payroll

Inland Revenue seminars to help businesses understand payday filing

Inland Revenue is hosting over 300 seminars nationwide to help New Zealand businesses transition to payday filing ahead of the 1 April 2019 deadline.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Sep 2018

Payroll

Inland Revenue encourages employers to make switch to payday filing

There are fewer than seven months left before all New Zealand employers must shift to payday filing, and Inland Revenue says now is the time to start.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Sep 2018

Payroll

Xero opens doors to new Americas HQ in downtown Denver

A 30,000 square-foot space nestled in a brand new building in Denver Colorado is the new home of Xero's new US headquarters.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Aug 2018

Payroll

Tech with heart: Datacom kicks off annual hackathon in Auckland

Datacom's annual Datacomp hackathon in Auckland has attracted hundreds of participants from across Australasia to develop innovative technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018

Payroll

Wellington Regional Council enlists Unit4 to modernise systems

Greater Wellington Regional Council partners with Unit4 to modernise its ERP systems, enhancing Finance, HR, and Payroll services with Agilyx and Accela.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Aug 2018

Global Stories

Payroll

$43m tax-break for Google to house data centre in Ohio

There could soon be another hyperscaler on the horizon as the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has laid the bait for Google.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Dec 2018

Payroll

Bridge partners with HR3 to drive employee development

Bridge and HR3 have joined forces to enhance employee development and performance management, offering HR3 customers integrated, innovative tools from Bridge.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2018

Payroll

Xero celebrates 1m subscriber milestone

Xero surpasses goal of one million subscribers in New Zealand and Australia, with $1.51bn worth of transactions passing through its platform.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2018

Payroll

Kiwi company brings AI assistant to small business

Aider, an AI powered digital business assistant created specifically for small business, has been in beta phase in Australasia for several months.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Payroll

MYOB signs up 205,000 subscribers in 12 months

MYOB has experienced a record-breaking year with 205,000 new cloud accounting subscribers in 12 months, reinforcing its market leadership in Australasia.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018

Payroll

Adobe announces equal pay for employees across the globe

Adobe announced global pay parity between women and men, delivering on a commitment the company made earlier this year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018

Payroll

Infor rolls out three new solutions

A new partnership for human capital management, a new digital assistant, and a new control centre for supply chain management.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018

Payroll

Report: Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer

Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer to a potential new employee & 40% of those employees may accept their job offer through a mobile device.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Aug 2018

Payroll

Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Payroll

Five technologies that boost shared service centre performance

Leveraging new technologies is crucial for shared service centres aiming to enhance performance and cut costs. Here are five game-changers.

By Ann Furlong • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018

Payroll

Xero backs down on plans to retire older expense claims functionality

Xero has made a U-turn on its decision to retire its older expense claims functionality and replace it with the new Zero Expenses.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Jul 2018

Payroll

Xero recruits longtime partner into US expansion efforts

Xero teams up with US payroll firm Gusto to enhance its US presence, offering full-service payroll across all 50 states and deeper technical integration.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Jul 2018