Staples Rodway - Blair McCallum and Daniel Clausen

Working with business owners we understand the pain that government enforced change can cause.  The upcoming GST increase will be no different, there are always practical issues and implications that have not been considered by the bureaucracy.  The purpose of the presentation is make business owners aware of some of these practicalities with a focus on planning for the change and understanding the pitfalls.

We will cover the following topics:

• Selling price considerations – what effect it will have on your pricing and the potential effect on your turnover
• 15% or 12.5%? – which rate to use when
• Customer relationships – the knock on effect to your customer
• Software considerations – what you need to think about regarding your business software
  

Blair McCallum CBC (Distinction) CIMA P1 (UK) – Profile
Blair is a client manager responsible for the firm’s business computing services division.  He specialises in assisting clients to get the right solution for their management information needs through system selection and tailored implementation.

Blair has worked in management accounting roles in the energy and horticultural sectors, both in New Zealand and overseas.  This included a period where Blair was responsible for the European financial systems for a multi-national company.

Daniel Clausen LLB – Profile
Daniel is a client manager specialising in taxation.  He brings a wealth of knowledge to tax technical areas relating to companies, unincorporated bodies, trusts and GST.  The firm also draws on his experience in dispute matters with the IRD.

Daniel has just recently relocated from Auckland to complement the firm’s tax division.  After qualifying as a lawyer from Victoria University in 2000, Daniel spent time with a “big four” accounting firm in Wellington and later in Auckland where he worked as a tax manager on a number of significant property clients