AK Accounting is a home-based accounting practice run by Ali, an accountant with 26 years of experience, including time at several mid-sized Chartered Accounting firms, three years with an accounting software company doing training and installations, and a stint as company accountant for a large transport company. Being home-based lets the firm offer competitive rates without losing a professional approach.
The Wigram address serves as the office for client meetings and records drop-off, open by appointment only, alongside the firm's home office in Weedons. Ali is a certified Xero trainer and has used MYOB software for over 25 years, offering training and ongoing support on both platforms.
AK Accounting is built around one accountant's decades of hands-on experience rather than a large firm structure. Ali has been an accountant for 26 years, with a career spanning several mid-sized Chartered Accounting firms, three years at an accounting software company delivering training and installations, and a period as company accountant for a large transport company.
AKAccounting Limited is described as primarily a home-based accounting firm, a structure that the practice says allows it to offer very competitive rates without losing a professional approach and presentation. Ali describes a down-to-earth style shaped by experience in both Chartered and commercial environments, giving insight into how businesses actually operate and what's needed to keep their administration running smoothly.
On the compliance side, AK Accounting prepares GST returns — work the firm notes can reduce end-of-year fees, since it feeds into annual tax preparation — as well as FBT returns, annual financial statements and tax returns, and Companies Office statutory returns, including electronic filing, minutes and Directors resolutions.
For new businesses, AK Accounting handles company formation, including opening minutes and IRD registration for income tax, GST and wages. Ongoing, the practice offers payroll processing — emailing payslips directly to employees and filing employee and employer details with the IRD monthly — along with monthly (or more frequent) accounts and 12 and 24 month cash flow forecasts to support lending applications.
Ali is a certified Xero trainer, helping clients get started with the software and offering ongoing support afterwards. She has also used MYOB software for more than 25 years and offers training and support for MYOB's Leger software and payroll functionality.
The practice likes to meet with clients to discuss their business, including help with setup and structuring, and offers an initial one-hour free consultation. Client meetings and records drop-off take place at the Wigram office, which is open by appointment only, while the firm's home office is based in Weedons, Christchurch.
AK Accounting can be reached by phone, fax or mobile, or through the contact form on the firm's website, with the Wigram address available for in-person meetings by prior arrangement.