Understanding ultrasonic cleaning
Cleaning is the most important part of any process that reprocesses medical instruments and equipment between patients. ...
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Cleaning is the most important part of any process that reprocesses medical instruments and equipment between patients. ...
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The 5th May is the date to celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day as part of the World Health Organisation’s SAVE LIVES: Clean...
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The growing threat of bacteria resistant to modern medicine, has already reached alarming levels in many parts of the wo...
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It’s not only COVID-19 and flu that is an infectious issue this winter. One of the most concerning antibiotic-resistant ...
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Please take note of this upcoming important tax date:Monday 8th May 2023 – Provisional tax instalment due for March bala...
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If you are having trouble paying your tax bills by the due date, please contact us or IRD before the tax is due to come ...
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Since 1 October 2021, there have been changes to the amount of interest that can be deducted against residential propert...
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The rules for GST invoicing and record keeping have changed as from 1 April 2023. The new requirements are designed to a...
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Please take note of the next upcoming important tax date:Monday 9th May 2022 – Provisional tax instalment due for March ...
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Any expense that is claimed against your business income needs to be related to your business and not private in nature....
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On 21 February 2022, the Government announced a new Covid-19 Support Payment. The payment will be $4,000 per business pl...
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The two-year anniversary is fast approaching for those customers who drew down a Small Business Cashflow loan (SBCS) fro...
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Coughs and coldsAlthough we see more coughs and colds during winter, other respiratory viruses are still around at this ...
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The Pfizer vaccine is the primary vaccine being used in NZ for booster doses, regardless of the vaccine that was used fo...
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Just like being prepared for an earthquake, every business should have a plan if staff need to self-isolate in their own...
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Please take note of these upcoming important tax dates:Monday 17th January 2022 – Second provisional tax instalment for ...
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This is a reminder that the eligibility for the wage subsidies changed in round 3 of the subsidies.To meet the eligibili...
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There have been changes to the Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) criteria recently. The amounts for the fifth round (ope...
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Inland Revenue (IRD) was due this month to start contacting customers who took out Small Business Cashflow loans (SBCS) ...
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COVID-19 variantsCOVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a new virus that emerged late 2019. Since the pandemic took...
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All New Zealanders have been or will be offered a free COVID-19 vaccine. This is the next step that we as a nation, can ...
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Seconds save lives – clean your hands!May 5th is World Hand Hygiene Day. Every year on this day, healthcare workers and ...
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As a Tax Agent, Vector Consulting has an ACC look-up account which enables us to check and update our clients' details. ...
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From 5.00pm Friday 26 February until Monday 1 March 2021, myIR will be unavailable and the phone lines will be closed fo...
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Please take note of these upcoming important tax dates:Monday 1st March 2021 – GST returns and payments for those who ar...
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For most taxpayers 31 March is the end of the financial year – and this date is fast approaching. To make the preparati...
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The Government has a number of support payments available to businesses affected by the resurgence of Covid-19. These i...
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This is a reminder of changes the Government made to the threshold for claiming low-value assets in March 2020, in respo...
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We reported in November 2020 about changes to the Small Business Cashflow (Loan) Scheme (SBCS). There are now further d...
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Please take note of these upcoming important tax dates:Friday 15th January 2021 – Second provisional tax instalment for ...
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Earlier this month the Government announced that the Small Business Cashflow (loan) scheme (SBCS) has now been extended ...
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This is a reminder of changes the Government made to the threshold for claiming low-value assets at the start of the yea...
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We were advised by ACC that they will start sending out invoices for the 2020 year from October 2020. These invoices ar...
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Skin damage caused by masks and eye protection includes reddened skin, sores, chaffing and bruising, particularly the to...
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The frequent use of hand hygiene products such as soaps, paper towels, or alcohol-based hand rub can cause skin problems...
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The Government has allocated funding for professional advisory support to small and medium sized businesses during the g...
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Businesses that are expecting to make a loss in either the 2020 or 2021 financial year are able to use that loss to offs...
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The Small Business Cash flow (Loan) Scheme (SBCS) has been introduced to support small to medium businesses (including s...
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To all our valued clients, As an established remote-working team for more than 12 years, Vector Consulting are continuin...
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Healthcare Workers PPE training programs in Australia and New Zealand hospitals – a survey(Ruth Barratt, Professor Lyn G...
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Understand the transmission routes of the virus:
COVID-19 is primarily spread through direct contact with droplets from ...
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COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) is now confirmed in New Zealand, and a COVID-19 alert system has been implemented which spe...
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On the 17th of March 2020 the Minister of Finance announced a business package containing proposed measures to support b...
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Student Loan Update - Upgrades to myIR will make it easier to keep track of your student loan from April 2020. Student ...
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Please take note of these upcoming important tax dates:Tuesday 7th April 2020 – 2019 end-of-year income tax due – final ...
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All taxpayers can register for a myIR account with IRD. This gives you a web logon and password allowing you to access ...
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This is another reminder that from 1 March 2020, IRD will stop accepting payments by cheque. IRD advises that the safes...
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For most taxpayers, 31 March is the end of the financial year – and this date is fast approaching. To make the preparat...
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Do you know if the healthcare mask you use is doing the job it is supposed to? Surgical and N95 /P2 respirator masks sho...
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Candida auris (C.auris) is a fungus from the same group of germs that cause thrush (Candida albicans) or sepsis in immun...
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New Zealand is experiencing its largest measles outbreak for decades with over 2000 new cases notified in 2019. As heal...
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Changes to the bright-line property rules mean that if you are selling residential property you may need to pay income t...
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In our July 2019 newsletter we wrote about the ability to file donation receipts online during the year through your myI...
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As part of the Inland Revenue Department’s business transformation, from 1 March 2020 they will no longer be accepting p...
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With the Christmas holiday period fast approaching, please take note of the following upcoming tax dates:Wednesday 15th ...
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Now we have got over the flurry of tax payments due at the start of the tax year (terminal and provisional taxes due wit...
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As Vector Consulting Ltd is a registered tax agent with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), we are able to file your an...
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Businesses get taxed on their income minus any business expenses and other deductions. In order for a business to claim...
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We have been advised by ACC that they will start sending out invoices for the 2019 year from 9 July 2019. You usually r...
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Another change made to the Inland Revenue (IR) system is the way you can claim donation rebates.Previously, this was fil...
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The new Inland Revenue (IR) website went live on 26 April 2019. During the process around 20 million income tax records...
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Surveillance for infections in healthcare organisations is both a requirement of standards and good clinical practice.Th...
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Are you meeting standards for reprocessing your surgical instruments and other reusable medical devices?There are two st...
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In November 2018 the Ministry of Health published the first New Zealand Guidelines for the Infection Prevention & Contro...
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The Tax Working Group issued their final report last month outlining close to 100 specific recommendations across New Ze...
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For most taxpayers, 31 March is the end of the financial year - and this date is fast approaching! To make the preparat...
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Closedown: Inland Revenue (IRD) is currently in the process of a business transformation. In order for them to impleme...
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Please take note of these upcoming important tax dates:Tuesday 15th January 2019 – Second provisional tax instalment for...
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Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act), all accountants in New Zealand ...
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Inland Revenue (IRD) has introduced a new method of calculating expenses for claiming a portion of your home as an offic...
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From 1 April 2019, all employers will need to file their PAYE information each payday rather than monthly. You can move...
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