How much does it cost to hire an accountant for a small business?

Even in your average small business (1-3 employees, less than $500k turnover) there will be a broad range of options for accounting and finance including getting specialise setup, tax structuring advice, finance systems and processes together with the everyday bookkeeping and accounting functions.

Is an accountant needed for a small business?

An accountant can offer comprehensive startup and ongoing small business advice, while making sure tax compliance is prepared and filed with the relevant authorities on time.

What is the role of an accountant in a small business?

Being a business owner can be a tough job, and it’s good to have a trusted advisor to lean on in times of complexity or uncertainty. An accountant will be able to help you navigate your business through these times, and help keep compliant with relevant tax authorities.

Xero is an integrated accounting platform that can complete all small business invoicing, receipts, bank transactions and reporting for the IRD. Being cloud based means your advisers can have access to your information in real time.

Is Xero Accounting any good?

Xero is a great tool for small businesses as it gives you real time access to the financial data of your business - information we couldn’t imagine being in business without.

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Payroll Software 2015

So you've got employees, but looking for a change in software to help manage the process?

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No More Paper

We've found ReceiptBank to be fantastic to support our clients in getting their receipts into Xero and their paper into the trash.

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Just Starting Out? See this.

There are a lot of considerations when beginning your new venture, as accountants it’s important we make the finance considerations as seamless as possible. We’ve put together a few notes to help you get going, knowing that things like accounting and tax are taken care of.

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How to forecast for your business.

You know you need a forecast for this year, but don't know how to go about it?

Forecasts come in many shapes and sizes, on spreadsheets, cloud apps or back of napkins. All either fit into either a "top down" or "bottom up" method of forecasting.