SBG Accounting is a Christchurch-based accounting firm on Colombo Street in Sydenham, specialising in business advice and accounting solutions for small to medium sized businesses. The firm works with companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders, individuals and rental property owners, aiming to take the time and hassle of tax compliance off business owners' hands.
All of the firm's accountants are shareholders in the business, which SBG frames as giving each of them a genuine stake in making sure clients get the best possible service. The firm uses Xero and Workflowmax, and because of this technology, clients don't need to bring physical records into the office - a setup that means many of SBG's clients are based throughout New Zealand rather than just locally.
SBG offers an initial free 30-minute consultation for new clients, along with a monthly option for fee payments and free phone, email and personal support for agreed services. The firm also connects clients with a free mortgage adviser as an additional service alongside its core accounting work.
SBG Accounting is a Christchurch-based accounting firm on Colombo Street in Sydenham, built specifically around the needs of small to medium sized businesses. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, the firm focuses on business advice and accounting solutions that let business owners hand off the time-consuming parts of tax compliance.
One detail SBG highlights about how it operates is that all of its accountants are shareholders in the firm itself. The reasoning is straightforward: shareholder-accountants have a direct, invested interest in making sure clients get good service, rather than simply working through a client list as employees. The firm also promises to explain tax rules - something it acknowledges can be complex and hard to follow - in everyday language rather than jargon.
SBG's accountants are trained in Xero and Workflowmax, and the firm leans on this technology so that clients don't need to physically bring records into the office. That flexibility is part of why the firm says many of its clients are spread throughout New Zealand rather than concentrated locally in Christchurch - the accounting relationship works just as well remotely as it does in person.
The firm's services span the full range a small business typically needs: income tax returns, GST returns (filed two-monthly or six-monthly), PAYE returns, annual accounts, payroll processing, and administration or bookkeeping support covering accounts payable and receivable and monthly management reports. For businesses with rental properties, SBG also prepares and files end-of-year financials, tracking rental income and expenses through Xero.
Beyond compliance work, SBG offers business advisory services - company formations, business structuring, cash flow projections and management, forecasts and budgets, and succession planning - aimed at businesses that want more than just their books kept in order. The firm works across a range of client types, including companies, trusts, partnerships, sole traders, individuals and rental property owners.
SBG offers an initial free 30-minute consultation for anyone considering signing on, giving prospective clients a chance to talk through their situation before committing. Fees can also be paid on a monthly option rather than a lump sum, and clients get free phone, email and personal support for their agreed services. As an added extra, SBG also connects clients with a free mortgage adviser, extending its support beyond pure accounting.
SBG Accounting is located at 357a Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, and is open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 6pm, and Friday from 9am to 5pm. The firm can be reached by phone on (03) 281 7446 or by email at [email protected].