Burnside Chartered Accountants is a Christchurch accounting practice based at 10B Cottesmore Close in the suburb of Burnside, offering clients what the team describes as much more than traditional number crunching. Led by a chartered accountant with nearly two decades of experience, the practice helps individuals and businesses get their tax and business matters right first time, saving clients time and money by making accounting and tax obligations simple and easy to understand.
The service list covers the full span of everyday accounting needs: annual accounts and company financial statements, individual and company tax returns, GST returns, bookkeeping, budgeting, and cashflow forecasting for the year ahead. For those at the start of a venture, the team assists with starting a business and incorporating a New Zealand limited company, while landlords can hand over their rental property tax obligations with confidence. The practice also helps clients who use Xero, from setting a business up from scratch through to training that unlocks the software's full potential, all explained in plain English.
A distinctive part of the offering is support with IRD audits, disputes and correspondence. Clients facing a current or impending audit or tax dispute can call on the practice for assistance or guidance in navigating the process.
What sets the firm apart is its approach: the team takes time to fully understand each client's unique situation, asking questions and actively listening before making recommendations. Because there are no model answers or one-size-fits-all solutions, advice is tailored to align with each client's goals and give them the best chance of success.
Burnside Chartered Accountants works across a wide range of clients, including real estate agents, medical practitioners, contractors and consultants, legal professionals, tradespeople, landlords and individuals. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm, or by appointment, and new enquiries are welcomed by phone or through the website's contact form.
On Cottesmore Close in the Christchurch suburb of Burnside, you'll find a practice that describes itself as bringing clients much more than traditional number crunching. Burnside Chartered Accountants is a local firm built around a simple idea: accounting and tax obligations should be simple and easy to understand, not a source of stress.
The practice is backed by nearly two decades of chartered accountant experience, and that depth shows in the breadth of its work. Clients come to get their tax and business affairs right first time, saving both time and money along the way.
What the team emphasises most is how they work with clients. Rather than jumping straight to recommendations, they make an effort to fully understand each client's unique situation — taking the time not only to ask questions, but to actively listen. They know there are no model answers or cookie-cutter solutions, so advice is tailored to align with each client's goals, giving them the best chance of success.
That philosophy shapes everything from a routine tax return to a complex IRD dispute. It's an approach that suits clients who want an accountant who understands their circumstances, not just their numbers.
The service list covers the accounting needs of individuals and businesses at every stage. For established companies, the practice prepares annual accounts and company financial statements, individual and company tax returns, and GST returns. Bookkeeping and budgeting support keeps day-to-day finances in order, while cashflow forecasting helps businesses map their cashflow or profit and loss for the next 12 months — something many clients are asked to provide by banks or lenders.
For those launching something new, the team assists with starting a business and incorporating a New Zealand Limited Company with directors and shareholders. Landlords can hand over their rental property tax obligations rather than leaving them to chance, getting an expert on their side from day one.
The practice is also comfortable in the digital tools side of modern accounting. Xero setup and training covers anything from setting a business up from scratch to helping owners get the full potential out of the software — all delivered in plain English and optimised for each client.
Perhaps most distinctively, the firm assists with IRD audits, disputes and correspondence. If a client is facing a current or impending audit or a tax dispute with Inland Revenue, the practice may be able to assist or provide guidance through the process.
Burnside Chartered Accountants serves a wide mix of clients across Christchurch and beyond: real estate agents, medical practitioners, contractors and consultants, legal professionals, tradespeople, landlords, and individuals managing their own tax affairs. That range means the team has seen most situations before, and knows the specific tax questions each type of client faces.
The office is at 10B Cottesmore Close, Burnside, Christchurch, and is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm, or by appointment outside those hours. Enquiries are welcomed by phone on (027) 3696 207, or through the contact form on the BurnsideCA.co.nz website — fill out some info and the team will be in touch shortly.
Whether you need an annual set of accounts sorted, a rental property tax return prepared, help standing up a new company, or a steady hand during an IRD audit, Burnside Chartered Accountants offers experienced, tailored support — with the listening first and the jargon kept to a minimum.