Inland Revenue Registered Intermediary
Inland Revenue Registered Intermediary

Inland Revenue Registered Intermediary To act for your clients with Inland Revenue you need to be either a Registered Intermediary or a Nominated Party. Being be an Inland Revenue registered intermediary has many advantages.  This blog covers: Why you should be an Inland Revenue Registered Intermediary What type(s) of Inland Revenue intermediary you can be   How to use

Russian Sanctions

Russian Sanctions What is the Russia Sanctions Act? Did you know that NZ Parliament passed the Russia Sanctions Act in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine?  The Act targets those who are linked to the war, or are of economic or strategic importance to Putin’s regime. It is not about targeting any old person who is Russian. It is

Monthly Update
Feb 22 Update

February 2022 Update Wow – just like that February 2022 is done! As we move into 2022, this update has some useful information to help you reflect and refocus on your goals for this year.    Renew and grow (using the renewals process to get the most from client engagements) AML Ongoing Customer Due Diligence

Renewals - growth is not just for the garden
Renewals to get the most from engagements

Just like a garden - expertise, support and regular check ins will leads to growth

2Shakes Easter Update LawFest
LawFest – Key Takeaways

LawFest 2021 New Zealand’s premier legal innovation and technology event 2Shakes were at LawFest 2021, were you there? If you didn’t make it, here are our key takeaways. Takeaway 1 You will get a high return on innovation in two areas Mary O’Carroll (Director of Legal Operations at Google) recommended legal professionals focus on these two key

Lawyers uses 2Shakes for its high security and privacy, AML, Biometric, PEP checks, audits, annual reporting
Lawyers Go Digital – Digital Biometric AML & Onboarding

Lawyers – Go Digital The worlds just a bit different now.. Where once clients would be happy to come in to visit lawyers in person, many now want the option to engage remotely. Professional services and law firms are seeing an increase in demand to do business digitally. COVID – a Catalyst to Adapt & Change

Your BioID Christmas Present
Your BioID Christmas Present

2Shakes Christmas 2020 Update 2020 has been a challenging year across the world. We want to thank everyone for their continued support which we really appreciate. It’s only 2 weeks to Christmas (!) so we want to send out a bit of Christmas cheer to everyone with a special ‘Biometric ID’ Christmas present just for

Three steps to AML CDD Compliance for Real Estate Agents

With way more features, and way less costs. Come find out why 2Shakes is the number one onboarding and AML platform for NZ bookkeepers, tax agents and accountants. The NZ Accounting sector are a savvy and frugal bunch – they like to get their money’s worth. They trust 2Shakes and you can too. Three steps

What’s the problem with PEPs?

NZ law states that AML reporting entities must do PEP checks, but many practices aren’t doing them.  This is a concern, because they need to be done.  Only doing PEP checks if someone is a foreign individual is not sufficient. If you have got caught out without PEP checks – the good news is they can be