StartRight Accounting is a Chartered Accountancy firm in Addington, Christchurch, run personally by Amy, a member of Chartered Accountants New Zealand and Australia and a certified tax agent with over ten years of diverse business experience. The practice is a trusted partner for small businesses and rental property owners throughout New Zealand, with a simple stated goal: meet clients' needs at an affordable price.
Services cover the full compliance year. Amy prepares annual financial statements for companies, sole traders, the self-employed, trusts, partnerships and rental properties; files annual income tax returns; and provides tax planning and management, tax updates and correspondence with IRD. GST return filing, payroll and PAYE preparation, accounting software set-up and coding, and unlimited support and advice round out the offering, backed by the firm's status as a Xero partner.
The practice is built on three guarantees: professionalism, fixed fees and availability. That means no hidden fees and no surprises, flexible payment options, and timely assistance and guidance with 24/7 support. Clients describe a personalised, friendly service — as contractor Terry Marr puts it, Amy 'takes the time to understand my business needs and always goes the extra mile to help.'
Getting started is straightforward: send the website's quote request form and expect a reply, normally within 24-48 hours. Amy can be contacted any time by email, phone or WeChat.
StartRight Accounting is a Chartered Accountancy practice based on Hazeldean Road in Addington, Christchurch — but its client book stretches right across New Zealand. The firm is run personally by Amy, a member of Chartered Accountants New Zealand and Australia and a certified tax agent who brings over ten years of diverse business experience to the table. Her focus is small business taxes and rental property, and her goal, as she puts it, is simple: meet clients' needs at an affordable price.
That combination of professional credentials and personal attention is the heart of the StartRight difference. Where larger firms can feel impersonal, clients here deal directly with the chartered accountant doing the work — something contractor Terry Marr highlights in his testimonial: "Amy offers personalized service and takes the time to understand my business needs and always goes the extra mile to help. Highly recommend her friendly and affordable service!"
StartRight's work falls into three pillars. The first is annual financial statements, prepared for every common New Zealand entity type: companies, sole traders, the self-employed, trusts, partnerships, and rental property owners. Whether you run a company or simply need your rental accounts done properly, the year-end work is handled in one place.
The second pillar is annual tax returns. That includes income tax return filing, but also the thinking that goes on around it: tax planning and management to position you well before year end, ongoing tax updates so you know what has changed, and correspondence with IRD handled on your behalf — so an Inland Revenue letter never sits unanswered on your desk.
Third comes GST returns and payroll services. Amy files GST returns, prepares payroll and PAYE, and helps with software set up and coding — StartRight is a Xero partner, so businesses on or moving to Xero are in familiar hands. Every GST and payroll engagement includes unlimited support and advice, meaning questions can be asked whenever they arise rather than being metered out. Because the same person prepares the statements, files the return and answers the GST question, nothing gets lost between hands.
The firm's tagline doubles as its promise: "No Tax Surprises, No Accounting Fee Surprises." That is backed by three stated guarantees. Professionalism: certified chartered accountants, personalised service and meeting your needs. Fixed fees: no hidden fees, no surprises and flexible payment options, so the invoice at the end matches the quote at the start. And availability: timely assistance and guidance with 24/7 support, and an open invitation to contact Amy any time.
For small business owners, that predictability matters as much as the price. Knowing the accounting fee in advance — and knowing someone will pick up the phone — removes two of the biggest headaches of staying compliant.
The easiest first step is the request-a-quote form on the StartRight website. It asks for the basics — entity type, business type, GST registration and accounting system — and Amy normally replies within 24 to 48 hours. Prefer to talk? She can be reached by email at [email protected], by phone on 021-147-6469, or on WeChat (ID: zhaoqingamy), a handy option for clients who prefer to communicate that way.
Because the practice serves small businesses and rental property owners throughout New Zealand, you don't need to be in Christchurch to become a client. Distance is no barrier to having your year-end accounts, tax returns, GST and payroll done properly, affordably and without surprises — which is exactly what StartRight promises on the tin.