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How to manage customer deposits in Xero
When you do a quote to a client, say it’s a $4k job and the quote says to pay say 50% on acceptance of the quote. You haven’t done an invoice, but have $2k turn up in the bank account you need to reconcile against. In this case you would do a “Prepayment” in the bank rec. Then when you invoice once job is done it will ask you to allocate the credit against the invoice. What if the client wants a receipt sent? Not sure if you can do this from the option above? You could do an
Feb 161 min read


Bruce Earle, doing it differently
Bruce Earle’s clients might not recognise the beanie wearing, craft-beer drinking, fan of “the Boss” (singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen) outside of work days at his accounting practice. But Bruce has always been one do things a bit differently. Bruce’s business Simple Accounting Services is headquartered in a funky urban corridor, where Wellington’s French cafes cluster. Clients enter the office up the stairs of a former wool store, through one of those cafes, which deliver
Feb 165 min read


Our Office is Closed - Happy Holidays!
Our office will be closed for the Holidays from 12pm Thursday 21st December and reopening on Monday 15th January 2024.
Dec 22, 20231 min read


Keeping Accounting Simple
Bruce Earle’s clients might not recognise the beanie wearing, craft-beer drinking, fan of “the Boss” (singer/songwriter Bruce...
Oct 10, 20235 min read


Happy new financial year! March 2023
Happy new financial year! The end of the March 2023 financial year is upon us, and it’s now time to send in your information. Continuing...
Apr 5, 20231 min read


Top 2 Mistakes With Tax
Spending money to save tax just doesn’t add up. Top two tax mistakes.
Mar 17, 20231 min read


Running late on your 2022 tax returns?
We can help you get on top of it, work with you to negotiate a payment plan with IRD, then help keep you on track in the future.
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Office closed over the Christmas break
Our office will be closed for the Christmas Holidays from 12pm Wednesday 21st December and reopening on Monday 16th January 2023. Thank...
Dec 21, 20221 min read


How to digitally manage your receipts and invoices - Hubdoc
What is Hubdoc? Hubdoc is a data capture tool which extracts key data from documents, then stores the documents for later and can even...
Nov 16, 20221 min read


What is eInvoicing? How it works and how to set it up.
With the advancement of information technologies, we are always seeing new tools come out for businesses to utilise. These new tools have...
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Are your overdue taxes stopping you from sleeping at night?
Over the years we have built up a specialty in working with clients who have overdue taxes, some with 5 or 6 years of overdue tax returns.
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Accounting from your home office - wherever you are.
We are now in a position of being able to offer a purely online accounting experience for our clients.
Aug 24, 20222 min read


Meetings at Red
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions our team are working from home. However, depending on how the current situation unfolds, we may...
Jan 28, 20221 min read


We're back open!
The new year is in full swing and so are we! If you need to make a booking to drop-off documents or to meet with us, you can do so from...
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Our Office is Closed for the Christmas Holidays
Our office is closed for the Christmas Holidays from Wednesday 22nd December 2021 through to Monday 17th January 2022. Thank you for all...
Dec 22, 20211 min read


How to deal with Covid Wage and RSP Subsidies in Xero (September 2021)
Here is a quick screen recording that shows you how to reconcile the Covid Wage subsidy and the IRD RSP subsidy in your Xero file.
Sep 7, 20211 min read


Wage Subsidy August-September 2021
August and September 2021 Wage Subsidies There have been several comments in the media where people have said that “we would have...
Sep 7, 20211 min read


How to Apply for the Resurgence Subsidy (August 2021)
Here are some pointers on applying for the Wage Subsidy made available from August 20th 2021. You can apply from within your MYIR...
Aug 24, 20211 min read


How to Apply for the Wage Subsidy (August 2021)
Here are some pointers on applying for the Wage Subsidy made available from August 20th 2021. https://youtu.be/OJaWi80oyDM You can apply...
Aug 20, 20211 min read


DO I qualify for the COVID Wage Subsidy?
There are a number of criteria that you need to meet to qualify for the subsidy, but the main consideration is whether or not your...
Aug 20, 20212 min read
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