# Cloud Based Accountants

> Accounting, tax advisory, virtual CFO and workflow automation services for New Zealand businesses.

Tax and compliance guidance is written for New Zealand. Check each resource for its applicable period. Use the linked source pages for current details.

## Core pages

- [Cloud Based Accountants](https://cbservices.co.nz/): Cloud Based Accountants provides cloud-based accounting, tax advisory, virtual CFO, and workflow automation services for New Zealand businesses.
- [About Us](https://cbservices.co.nz/about): We are a new breed of accounting firm. We believe that technology should serve the business, not the other way around.
- [Our Services](https://cbservices.co.nz/services): Tailored financial and operational solutions for modern New Zealand businesses.
- [Privacy Policy](https://cbservices.co.nz/privacy-policy): Privacy Policy for Cloud Based Accountants.
- [Terms of engagement and service](https://cbservices.co.nz/terms): Terms for Cloud Based Accountants.
- [Resources](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources): Explore Cloud Based Accountants resources, guides, downloads, and practical business advice for New Zealand businesses.
- [Search Resources](https://cbservices.co.nz/search): Search our resource library for guides, articles, videos, downloads and podcasts.

## Services

- [Accountancy & Tax Advisory](https://cbservices.co.nz/services/1): Comprehensive compliance, tax planning, and strategic financial advice for NZ businesses.
- [Workflow Automation](https://cbservices.co.nz/services/2): Leveraging Workflow Tools and AI to remove manual bottlenecks and streamline operations.
- [Virtual CFO & Business Consulting](https://cbservices.co.nz/services/3): Professional service dedicated to optimizing your business performance and compliance.

## Accounting Regulations

- [Tax Treatment of Entertainment Expenses](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/accounting/custom_1777449630782): A podcast discussing the tax treatment of entertainment expenses.
- [Fringe Benefit Tax on Motor Vehicles](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/accounting/custom_1777450816528): This podcast focuses on understanding when travel by a motor vehicle between home and work is considered a fringe benefit and therefore subject to FBT.

## Legal Compliance

- [Trustee Duties](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/legal/custom_1777504094229): We have provided a thorough analysis of Trustee Duties, which you should familiarize yourself with as a Trustee on any Trust.

## Practical Advice

- [Meal Expenses - claimable or not?](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/0): Here we discuss when you can claim meal expenses.
- [Handy in-house app for our clients](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/custom_1777360262875): We have built a handy client app for our clients. Public overview; full resource requires verification.
- [How Tax Pooling works](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/custom_1777363825010): Ziegfried explains how Tax Pooling works.
- [E-Commerce Issues](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/custom_1777364216072): General guidance regarding E-Commerce expenses
- [Do I pay tax on Drawings?](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/custom_1792700030396): This video explains why drawings aren't taxed
- [Where's the money?](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/practical/custom_1793154421109): Your business made a profit, so why isn't the money in your bank account?

## Workflow and AI Advice

- [Smarter Workflows: How Automation and AI Are Reshaping Business Operations](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/workflow-ai/custom_1777505631435): How Automation and AI Are Reshaping Business Operations
- [The Hidden Risk of Using AI for Advice](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/workflow-ai/custom_1777572052266): There is a growing and often overlooked risk: AI is not an advisor. It is a tool and treating it otherwise can lead to poor or even dangerous decisions.
- [Building Sustainable Automation](https://cbservices.co.nz/resources/workflow-ai/custom_1777665778687): What if the real opportunity isn’t to depend on AI… but to use it strategically while building systems that stand on their own?