New Zealand business and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Kia Ora. Welcome to our COVID-19 Business Support Hub. BDO’s Auckland offices are closed under the current Alert Level 4 lockdown, in effect from 11:59pm 17 August 2021. All other BDO offices across New Zealand are open and closely following the Government's Alert Level guidelines. Please follow the Government’s COVID-19 webpage here outlining the latest on financial support for businesses, connect with your BDO adviser and watch this webpage for more help in navigating the current outbreak.
The impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand businesses and their balance sheets is unprecedented. Although the level and type of threats vary greatly across businesses, executives and boards need to rapidly assess their exposure and prepare response plans to ensure they can generate sufficient cash to survive.
To assist you in safeguarding your business, and keeping your business running, our advisers have developed a range of resources. We cover the following topics:
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Eligible for the August 2021 Wage Subsidy? Apply here.
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Eligible for the Resurgence Support Payment? Apply here from 24 August 2021
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Details of the Wage Subsidy & RSP to be reinstated August 2021
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August 2020: the Resurgence Wage Subsidy is a targeted extension to the original Wage Subsidy Scheme.
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BDO's RETHINK webinar series will provide you with insights that will challenge your thinking, provide insights to support your resilience and the vision to realise your goals.
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Our BACK TO BUSINESS series aims to provide you with insights and strategies as you grapple with our new economy, the fallout of COVID-19 and your business recovery.
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The 'Time to Lead' series will bring a number of key strategic discussion points to the table, important to consider when the market recovers from COVID-19.
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Learn how New Zealand businesses can develop a risk-welcoming attitude in Scaling Uncertainty, featuring key insights from the 2021 BDO Global Risk Landscape report.
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We reflect on the key leadership strategies we have seen employed by our clients.
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We outline key apps to use with Xero to keep your business humming along.
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BDO has developed a risk assessment framework in order to aid key stakeholders in their decision making.
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View insights from the 2021 BDO New Zealand Construction Sector Report
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What are the components of financial management Construction companies should be taking?
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What strategies and Government relief options are available for those in the tourism sector?
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We highlight below some of the current relief packages being provided by the New Zealand Government.
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Learn more about looking after your employees tax efficiently while they are working from home.
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Difficulty paying tax? Want to donate trading stock? Find out more about the options and help available for businesses in meeting tax obligations while impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown.
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We answer all your questions on all things tax and what it means for your business.
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We discuss the significant changes to the tax system to assist businesses manage the impact of COVID -19.
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In this latest Cheat Sheet from BDO's IFRS Advisory department, we analyse the key financial reporting impacts of our current COVD-19 lockdown for businesses to consider.
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Potential effects of the Coronavirus outbreak on year end financial reporting, 2020 reporting periods, and NZ IFRS.
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We explore the potential financial reporting impacts COVID-19 has had on NZ IFRS.
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Every business’ AML/CFT compliance requirements are the same, but how do you ensure ongoing compliance?