Simon Griggs – Director
A down-to-earth, Hawke’s Bay-born kiwi, Simon prides himself on helping his clients achieve their financial goals and offering them practical advice using Plain English.
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After many years working in a Chartered Accounting firm, he successfully managed two international fashion labels before returning to what he knows best, starting accounting firm The Urban Beardsman in Napier. The name has changed but the beard is still there. Behind it lies the creativity and vision behind what we do here at Navigator.
Areas of Expertise:
Matthew Harris – Director
Matthew has been a taxation specialist for eleven years, including nine years working for Inland Revenue in the international and complex taxation areas.
In addition to this, Matthew has been involved in a number of start-up businesses and as a property developer and rental property owner.
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Matthew has a wide understanding of New Zealand’s taxation system and the operation of Inland Revenue policy and process that he utilises to the advantage of his clients. This knowledge and insight of how Inland Revenue operates allows Matthew to offer a complete service to his clients from providing tax advice and meeting tax compliance obligations to managing Inland Revenue audits and Inland Revenue debt issues.
As an International Taxation specialist, Matthew possesses a wide understanding of the tax rules that apply to new and returning migrants, including the application of the transitional residency and superannuation transfer exemptions and can offer advice on all offshore taxation matters.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Business Studies, majoring in Management and Small Business, and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting.
Areas of Expertise:
Business Strategy and Start-Ups
Business Taxation and Compliance
Xero & Cloud Based Software
International Taxation
Financial Arrangement Rules
Managing Inland Revenue Disputes
Managing Inland Revenue Audits
Inland Revenue Debt Arrangements
Liquidations
Taxation of Land Provisions
Forensic Accounting and Reconstructions
Taxation for New Migrants and Returning New Zealander’s
GST
Our Technology Partners
Beautiful accounting software, in the cloud.
A clever all in one job management software that can track leads, convert sales, manage workflow and invoice clients all from one platform.
Shopify is a complete online and in-store transactional commerce solution. In short, Shopify is everything you need to sell anywhere!
Unleashed is a powerful inventory management software that allows you to track inventory, cost orders, invoice customers and more while integrating with Xero and other cloud-based platforms.
Vend is point-of-sale, inventory and customer loyalty software for iPad, Mac & PC. Set-up, manage and grow your business easily, from one store to many, in the cloud.
Capsule keeps track of the people and companies you do business with, communications you have with them, opportunities that are in the pipeline, and a list of what to do (and when)
Shoeboxed scans and organises your receipts, invoices and documents securely online.
Quotientapp is an incredibly simple quoting system for businesses. It presents quotes in an innovative way and gives your customers the power to click and accept your offer instantly.
Receipt Bank extracts the key information from your bills, receipts and invoices, removing the need for manual data entry. Receipt Bank can then publish the data to your accounting software, or it can be downloaded as a spreadsheet or used to create expenses.
iPayroll is an Internet Payroll Service for New Zealand that keeps your records, does your banking and pays your staff, PAYE and KiwiSaver all in one go.
xocashflow is an online app that dramatically streamlines the process of chasing up overdue invoices.
Wherever you are, run your pay in minutes on your smartphone or computer. Assess and approve with a single click. We’ll run calculations, make payments, and file with IR.
Mailchimp allows you to send marketing emails, automated messages, and targeted campaigns to your customers at the push of a button!
Pocketrent offers seamless Property Management at your fingertips and integrates with Xero.
Facilitates material for sales, training, operations and internal communications with ease, no more waiting for your Graphic Designer to get around to it.
Tax Traders help our clients manage their Provisional Tax compliance with more flexibility and ease. With Tax Traders’ specialised Tax Pooling advice, we can help minimise your UOMI (use-of-money interest).
Dropbox allows businesses to bring photos, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily between staff and clients.
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