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.

Partners

Beautiful Accounting Software.

Accountech are Certified Xero Partners which means we can help with anything from installations and integrating with other software, training your team, to managing your accounts and reporting on results.

At Accountech, we love Xero because it removes the manual process of managing your bank accounts, while GST and Income tax can be done without a piece of paper in sight. Updates can be made from multiple locations and the information is updated in real time, which means we can see how you are going without having to transfer massive paper or data files.

Contact us today to see how we can help you get the most out of Xero

No more Data Entry.

Receipt Bank converts key information from your bills, receipts and invoices into data you and your company can use.

At Accountech, we love Receipt Bank because it makes it so much easier to keep records and get these into Xero making reconciliations and finding information a breeze.

Contact us today to see how we can help you get the most out of Receipt Bank

POS software you'll love.

Vend is point-of-sale, inventory and customer loyalty software that makes it easy to set up, manage and grow your business.

At Accountech we love Vend because it is easy to set up and a joy to use, you can get started in minutes, and because it's cloud software, you always have the latest features, and never worry about backing up your data again.

Contact us today to see how we can help you get the most out of Vend.

Forex transactions

NZ Forex gives you better FX rates & better service for international money transfers.

At Accountech we love NZ Forex because it gives you the ability to check live exchange rates and check whether you're receiving the best deal using the currency converter.

Firm but Fair.

Accountech is a registered Tax Agent with the Inland Revenue. This means our clients have an automatic extension of time to file their income tax returns.

NZICA

A Chartered Accountant is a professional trained over many years to give practical, knowledgable advice to companies and individuals in business.

Being a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants means maintaining a strict code of ethics that includes principles of Confidentiality, Integrity, Professional Competence, Objectivity and Professional Behaviour.

At Accountech we take these principles extremely seriously and we will never divulge your personal information to any other party unless you advise us.

SmartPayroll

Easy, efficient payroll software

SmartPayroll is an easy to use and cost-effective online payroll / wages system for small-to-medium sized businesses. Its highly secure payroll processing saves you time, money and hassle by automating your payroll tasks. SmartPayroll pays your employees’ wages directly to their bank accounts, deducts PAYE, KiwiSaver and all other deductions, and then files the necessary schedules and returns with the IRD for you.

It also keeps correct records for every employee such as leave balances and year to date earnings plus produces pay slips you can email to your employees or print out.