Garden City Accountants is a locally owned accounting firm at 538 Wairakei Road in Burnside, Christchurch. It says all its work is done by its own locally employed staff at its office, and it covers Christchurch, Rangiora, Kaiapoi and the wider North Canterbury region. The firm's focus areas are trusts and estates, rental property, tradies, small business, investments and farming. For landlords it works on deductions and IRD compliance. For tradies it handles invoices, tax and bookkeeping. For farmers it covers cash flow, seasonal income and GST. The website says the firm first opened in 1996 and that Tom, who leads it, has more than 30 years' experience in accountancy and taxation, including trusts, property investment and rural industries.
The team can meet clients at their premises, on the farm or in their office, and there is also a comfortable office in Burnside for clients who prefer to come in. The firm says it is a good fit for rural businesses, city start-ups and family trusts alike. Five other accountants are listed within 1 km, including R J Preston Ltd, SBA Small Business Accounting Burnside and Brown Glassford & Co Ltd, all 0.3 km away, and Young Success Chartered Accountants, 0.7 km away. None of them has a rating on Open Locally.