There are enough surprises in business already.

Your accounts shouldn’t be one of them.

Accounting

Tax deadlines love to announce themselves at the worst moment

usually right after you’ve sprung for new laptops

We lock down the numbers before they ambush you, so the only surprises left in your week are the good kind – like nabbing the prime carpark outside your office or a client paying early.

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The Accounts Department

The hint’s right there in the name

The Accounts Department

The hint’s right there in the name

We love this stuff and we’ve been around long enough to have seen all three of Xero’s logo iterations (in other words, aaages).

In that time, we’ve teamed up with hundreds of business owners who are hiring, launching and expanding and need their books – and their bookkeeper – to keep pace.

So, while you’re planning a new offer or eyeing a new market, we make sure the money admin is taken care of. No more 11pm toggling between Netflix and Xero to get payroll done on time; your weekends stay yours, and the numbers are ready and up-to-date when ambition (and the IRD) come calling.

Here’s how we can help

Tax Accounting

Bookkeeping + GST

Tax accounting

The tax man is not a villain, he’s just punctual (but it’s our job to be punctual-er). 

Annual, provisional, GST – hand them over to us. As a registered tax agent we give you up to 267 extra days to settle your annual bill (which is handy for cashflow, so why wouldn’tcha?). 

We forecast what’s coming so you can keep some aside in the pot, line up the deductions and lodge everything on time.

We’re making it sound simple, but that’s because from now on all the detail you need to know is that it’s taken care of. We cover:

  • Annual returns

  • Provisional tax obligations

  • GST returns

  • Forecasting and tax planning

Let’s talk about tax, baybee

Bookkeeping + Gst

Receipts in the glovebox, invoices floating among 197 unread emails, GST due… probably a week ago?

We sweep your bank feeds, match each coffee to its account, chase invoices before they ghost you, and sort your GST return before you can say ‘late payment penalty’. 

With us across your accounts, you can open your dashboard and see exactly what you can spend today without pushing ‘pay now’ with your eyes closed and a prayer to the overdraft gods. This includes:

  • Budgeting

  • Accounts payable and receivable

  • Bank reconciliation

  • PAYE payroll services

  • Systems installation, training and support

  • GST (filing or support)

Set my books straight

When your numbers are up to date and accessible in real time, you stop relying on hope and guesswork and start making moves you can actually bank on.

like hiring earlier, pricing smarter or paying yourself first (and on time)

Platforms we love for making life easier

We’ll just leave this here

  • Book work is not my strongest suit, but TAD has made it easy and fun to understand my numbers while taking the stress completely away. What I love is that they speak in plain accounting language and go above and beyond to help my business grow.

    Laurinda Howarth — Online Coach

  • Their advice, expertise, communication, payroll support, bi-monthly GST work, and annual accounts really make business easy. GST returns are completed rapidly, which makes budgeting simpler, saves time, and makes life run smoothly.

    Rod Moratti — Director, Moratti & Associates

  • I have had The Accounts Department do my books for the last few years, and it is a huge relief to leave my bookwork in their capable hands while I focus on making my own business thrive. The team is warm and friendly, which makes a huge difference for an area I otherwise find daunting.

    Katrina Hope — Director of International Sales, Conrad Properties Group

And here’s where things get interesting

Once your books are tidy they become a powerful decision-making tool

If you’re ready to put every dollar to work and keep the momentum going, advisory and coaching is what turns insight into action.

Business advisory

We read the fresh figures with you, spot the profit drivers, map cash-flow, and test the “what ifs” (new hire, new price, new market?). You leave with a clear set of moves and the numbers to back them.

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Business Coaching

A strategy isn’t worth much unless it actually makes it into your calendar. Coaching turns a plan into scheduled actions, keeps you accountable when day-to-day noise tries to derail you, and gives you a sounding board for each next bold move.

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FAQs

  • One handy perk is more time to pay your annual income tax bill – up to 267 extra days in some cases. That can give your cashflow a bit more breathing room while we forecast what’s coming, make sure your deductions are accounted for and keep everything filed on time.

  • Yep. We can take care of the day-to-day money admin too, including bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll support and GST filing. 

  • More than once a year, for starters. Get in touch and we’ll discuss your plan and the support you need.

  • Not necessarily. A bookkeeper usually handles the day-to-day financial admin, while an accountant looks after things like tax, annual accounts and the bigger financial picture. At TAD, we can cover both, which means one team across what’s happening in your business.

  • Pretty much, yes. Good accounting software keeps your numbers current, gives you a much clearer view of what’s happening and saves everyone from maintaining a spreadsheet called Final_final_Accounts v7. We’ll help you choose and set up the right systems for your business, rather than adding software for software’s sake.

  • Yes, we can train you and your team on the accounting software you use, so everyone knows what they’re doing and the information going in stays useful.

  • The big difference is that the finances don’t sit in isolation. TAD brings financial compliance, business advisory and leadership coaching together, so money, strategy and mindset can inform the same decisions.

Things are about to make a lot more sense cents.

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