Business Advisors and Accountants in the Central North Island

Offering professional business advice, accounting and tax with specialist knowledge in property, agribusiness, forestry, transport and more.

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BFA are Business Advisors and Accountants in the Central North Island. We offer professional services in the areas of business advice, accounting and tax, along with specialist knowledge in property, agribusiness, forestry, transport to name a few.

We know how to get the foundation right in your business and that comes from implementing great business systems combined with the latest technology. We want our clients to maximise their real potential, income(s) and wealth.

We're straight forward people who believe in honesty and integrity in everything we do. We value your trust, and respect your opinions, and we take very seriously our role as your trusted advisors.

Professional Services

BFA are a full service Accounting Firm, but we recognise that not all clients need all our services.
We work with you to create a personalised plan, using only the services you need, which is cost effective while getting a professional quality of service.

Accounting & Tax

Small to medium enterprises, Annual Financial Statements, Tax Returns and IRD Compliance

Bookkeeping

Wages, Payroll, Creditors, Debtors and all administration support services

Companies Office

Processing the requirements under the regulations of the Companies Act

Corporate Accounting

Large Enterprises, Māori Trusts and IFRS Financial Reporting

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Specialist Knowledge

Talk to a specialist Business & Tax Advisor who knows your industry and the specific rules and regulations that relate to you, in order to minimise risk and maximise return. We have partners and associates with years of experience in Agri Business, Forestry, Property and Valuations.

  • Professionals

    Maximising wealth opportunities whilst reducing risk in a highly regulated tax environment.

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  • Agribusiness

    Understanding your industry so we can create wealth, whilst protecting and planning for your future.

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  • Forestry & Transport

    Keeping our clients current, protecting income and assets in a high risk commodity based environment.

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  • SMEs

    Delivering the best results for your business to suit your needs and budget.

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Business Advice

Our Business Advisors have years of experience across multiple industries. We can often identify areas of change and improvement, based on similar situations, to save you and your business time and money right away. We work with you to drive change together, shaping the future for you, your team and your business.

  • Keeping ahead of the game by implementing technology that saves time, money and drives success.

  • Planning today so that you create a great future for yourself and your family.

  • Understand the value of your business today, so you can increase the value tomorrow.

  • Looking at all aspects of the business, then implementing change.

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Client Testimonials

  • Te Whare Oranga Wairua - Taupo (Maori Women’s Refuge) provides support and advocacy services, assist with safety plans, run family violence education programmes, offer counselling services and referrals to other providers such as lawyers and WINZ. They’ve been a client of BFA for 4 years and initially it was just producing annual financial accounts. BFA have helped to develop new processes, systems and training so things are more efficient and cohesive. They also developed a financial report for the Board, that was tailored to the information they need, which has been very helpful for Board members. Aleen says: “BFA really listens to our needs and tailors the solution to suit us. They’re very accessible if we have any questions, we can contact them anytime and they’ll come back with great support and advice. They’re fantastic at providing us a tailored solution and they look after us so well. We’re very thankful for what BFA does for us and we’d recommend them to anyone.

    Te Whare Oranga Wairua - Taupo (Maori Women’s Refuge)

  • We have been with BFA for five years or more. BFA are not just an accounting business, they are an advisory service - they think outside the ‘numbers’ and provide us with support and guidance for our business as a whole. We like that BFA is local, it makes it so much easier to meet with them when we need to - something that is very important at the moment, as our business is in a growth stage. They look at the broader view of our business and work alongside us to help us grow and focus on the right areas. We know we can put our ideas to them and that they will provide us with practical and thoughtful views. Partnering with the right accountants is vital to our success, and BFA is the right fit for us! In addition to this, they care about your life not just your business. BFA are an accounting firm with great personality! You can easily have a laugh with them while discussing hard questions.

    Daniel Wilks, Help IT

  • Detailed Joinery Ltd are a family business that build kitchens, vanities, wardrobes, laundries, shelving and cabinetry for both small and big clients including BUPA and Landmark Homes. They’ve been operating in Taupō for over 30 years and recently won this year’s Trends International Design Awards. Jason White from Detailed Joinery has been a client of ours for 25 years and he has this to say about working with us: “Having been bitten early on in our business, the big thing we want to know is how the business is tracking, what tax we need to pay and what our cashflow looks like. Sarah does a brilliant job - she has great advice, keeps us informed all the way and works alongside us. We check in regularly and she makes things easy for us. If we have a question, she’s quick to respond and keeps us up to date so we know where we’re at all the time.” “We also really appreciate the future focused mindset Sarah has, where she’s looking forward to ‘what do we do next’. This has meant that we’ve diversified our assets and their advice around this has been excellent.”

    Detailed Joinery – May 2023

  • Combined Road & Traffic Services Ltd and Traffic Signs NZ Ltd provides road maintenance contracting services as well as road delineation signage and traffic management hardware. CRTS’s contracting service generally operates within the Central North Island, while the signage and hardware provision from TSNZ has national coverage. They had this to say about us: “We’ve been with BFA for over 22 years and our relationship has grown to be more than just about business. The trust and respect we have for Tom’s input into our business performance and advice on future direction is always welcome and often sought. We enjoy common interests outside of business so this ensures our times spent together have a feeling of camaraderie with Tom and the wider BFA team, regardless of any formal agenda.”

    Combined Road & Traffic

  • Stewart Logging has been a BFA client for over 10 years, ever since they moved to Gisborne with their forestry harvesting business. They had this to say: “Garth has a great understanding of forestry operations, along with his knowledge of the market and shipping issues. We’ve found this extremely valuable and couldn’t ask for more. Garth is very approachable and supportive with great advice – we consider him an integral part of our success. In fact, Garth has guided and directed us through some pretty severe storms and saved our business a few years back when he negotiated with a client on our behalf. We’re moving back to Otago soon but hope to continue the excellent partnership we have”.

    Stewart Logging

  • We’ve set up a good system that works for us, I trust in it, and it works for me. I can manage most of what I need to do from my phone, which means it’s easy to do from anywhere. I’ve always found Malveena and her team to be professional, smart and efficient and they get back to you quickly. If I’m looking at a proposal, I can trust Malveena to have a good advice and run the numbers for me so I have the information to make a decision.

    Glenn Speed – Dairy Farmer

  • Taupo Community Childcare Trust runs Taupo Kids Community childcare centre for 45 kids of mixed age – the only mixed age childcare centre in Taupo. They provide an environment that allows for discovery and exploration each day - with a massive natural outdoor space and a cosy warm indoor environment. “We find Sarah and BFA incredible. Sarah is fantastic and makes my life easier. I can email her with a query or question, and she’ll get back to me quickly. We feel like she’s really invested in our business and in seeing us do well. She has great advice and support and she’ll let us know if there’s a better way of doing something – and we’ll usually go with it. Vanessa at BFA has also been great with helping me with HR related matters – she’s been great and very supportive. BFA are really responsive, supportive and approachable. I’d 100% recommend Sarah and BFA to anyone looking for an accountant.

    Natalie Cross - Taupō Kids Community

  • Neighbourhood Support Taupō are a group of people with a common goal: keeping Taupō neighbourhoods safe, resilient and connected. With almost 4,000 households registered, membership is spread across both urban and rural Taupō areas. They are in the process of upgrading their street signs in areas where groups are active, run a Facebook page to support the local community, and send weekly and monthly emails to members which include local crime reports, information about keeping safe and how to get help with any neighbourhood issues. BFA assists the Taupō Neighbourhood support committee with reviewing their yearly financial report which is then filed with the Charities Services. “We are extremely grateful to BFA for their help and financial expertise in preparing these reports. We’ve found Sarah Lloyd to be very approachable if we have a query and she’s really customer focused. We would highly recommend them to anyone.

    Neighbourhood Support Taupō

  • MARDAG are an import and distribution company providing quality electrical solutions for the industrial electrical market in New Zealand. They are a locally owned business and have been around for 35 years. They became a client of BFA’s after Mark was highly recommended to them by another client. Here’s what they had to say about working with us. “Straight away I was impressed, with the simple terminology and the wide knowledge Mark has, not just accounting but business advice as well. They’ve streamlined processes which has put my mind at ease and they’ve explained things really well. They’re not just focused on the number the numbers but on the business itself and Mark’s advice was invaluable with the complex process of buying a business. The end of year financials were spot on, well presented and easy to read and understand. I couldn’t have a higher recommendation, I’ve been super impressed and know they are there to actually help, and they have my back in business. I’m quite thankful for that as a new business owner.

    Treena van Rijssel, MARDAG