Ysquared Chartered Accountants

Customers appreciate the ability to pay online, and businesses that offer online payments get paid faster. Need help with setting up online payments? Talk to me, I can help you to setup on Xero.

How to accept payments online – and why it’s smart Customers appreciate the ability to pay online, and businesses that offer online payments get paid faster. Ready? We can help set you up for online payments today.

Bank reconciliations ensure the accuracy of your organisation's financial statements and helps maintain financial integrity. If you want to outsource your Xero bookkeeping service, please talk to us, we can help.

The importance of regular bank reconciliations Bank reconciliations ensure the accuracy of your organisation's financial statements and helps maintain financial integrity. Get into the habit of doing it often. Putting it off can mean bad things for your business records!

Looking to shake up your current business strategy? Book some time with our team to talk through your goals and the opportunities that diversification could offer.

Reducing the uncertainty: how to diversify your business Looking to shake up your current business strategy? We share five ideas for diversifying your business strategy and improving the stability and profitability of your business this year.

The Christmas and New Year break brings cheer, but for small business owners, it also brings complex payroll rules. You need to make sure you pay them correctly. Get it wrong, and you risk a compliance headache.

Holiday Pay Survival Guide: What Every NZ Small Business Needs to Know

Trading has been challenging in 2025. But the economic outlook for New Zealand small businesses does look brighter as we head 2026.

The NZ economic outlook for 2026 Trading has been challenging in 2025. But the economic outlook for New Zealand small businesses does look brighter as we head towards the new year and 2026.

A good accountant talks to you regularly throughout the year. Here are five key ways we can support your financial management and the performance of your business.

How an accountant supports your business: 5 key areas of focus

As a tradie, you might think loyalty rewards are tax-free. But the Inland Revenue has confirmed that this often isn’t the case! We share the rules and what they mean for you.

Are tradie loyalty rewards taxable?

Want to know how to beat the most common business challenges? We’ve highlighted five common challenges and the simple ways to overcome them.

5 challenges for small business - and how to beat them! Want to know how to beat the most common business challenges? We’ve highlighted five common challenges and the simple ways to overcome them.

62% of New Zealand businesses say they’re losing money to late payments. We’ve got 4 simple tips for speeding up those late payments and making it easier for customers to pay you.

Getting late payments under control

Want to cut unnecessary costs, optimise the most profitable parts of the business, and increase your overall return on investment?
Talk to us about how we can work with you to support your ongoing business profitability.

How can we support your business profitability? Want to cut unnecessary costs, optimise the most profitable parts of the business, and increase your overall return on investment? Talk to us about how we can work with you to support your ongoing business profitability.

Your Cost of Sales (CoS) is a vital financial metric to understand. We’ve highlighted 5 important ways that CoS impacts on your operational efficiency and your financial health.

Understanding the impact of Cost of Sales (CoS) Your Cost of Sales (CoS) is a vital financial metric to understand. We’ve highlighted 5 important ways that CoS impacts on your operational efficiency and your financial health.

Have you considered the benefits of using a family trust? We share five ways that a trust can help you shelter your personnel assets and protect the future of your family and business?

Protecting you and your business: using trusts Have you considered the benefits of using a family trust? We share five ways that a trust can help you shelter your personnel assets and protect the future of your family and business?