Rural Accountants HB Limited

Rural Accountants HB Limited We’re Chartered Accountants and we're also Farm and Business Accounting Specialists There is no plan in place and no cash flow forecasts.

What We Stand For

We love this part of the country and particularly the community spirit of this region. Giving back to this community is all about empowering business owners to get clear on their goals and take the required action to achieve them. It's about partnering together to make this all happen.To us ‘partnering’ means concierge and personal level service. We help ambitious business owner

s structure their start ups and optimise their business by implementing technology to free up their time and give them complete visibility over their profits and cash flow. One of the biggest issues that we see business owners struggle with is knowing where their business is headed financially. Without these financial tools in place there can be a lot of unforeseen surprises. For instance - tax bills and assets needed or in need of replacement. It becomes a snowball effect. Future proofing your business is important to us, we would love to help your business thrive.It’s all about getting CLARITY about what it is that needs to happen every day to ensure that things are tracking where they should be. Small steps daily lead to one large step that bridges the gap to the end results. If you are ready to take your first small step, then we would like to accompany you on that journey. We'd love to talk to you.

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Frans Els

MBA CA, Director

021 0249 9798

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Greetings, Even if farming isn't your day job, the recent surge in herd values is fascinating news. You likely have frie...
02/06/2026

Greetings,

Even if farming isn't your day job, the recent surge in herd values is fascinating news. You likely have friends or family in the industry who would love to know, so please feel free to pass this on.

The 2026 Herd Values were released by the IRD with all sheep, beef cattle and dairy cattle values up compared to 2025 Herd Values and only Rising two-year stags down for Deer. The upside to moving to Herd Scheme is that any future increases in the Herd Values are tax free from year to year. The downside to moving is that it brings forward the tax cost on the difference between the NSC and Herd value.

You can view the full IRD values here: https://www.taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz/determinations/livestock/average-market-value/namv-2026

The average change in Sheep values went up by 36.16% from 2025 year.

The average change in Beef Cattle values went up by 33.50% from 2025 year.

The average change in Dairy Cattle values went up by 31.67% from 2025 year.

The average change in Deer values went up by 28.21% from 2025 year.

If you want to work through what the updated Herd Scheme values could mean for your farming business, get in touch by emailing: [email protected] or phone Frans on 021 024 99798.

Wishing you a great month.

This time we are prepared just incase the Cyclone hit us badly. Rural Accountants Hawkes Bay office. Stay safe, everyone...
10/04/2026

This time we are prepared just incase the Cyclone hit us badly. Rural Accountants Hawkes Bay office. Stay safe, everyone.

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10/04/2026

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Considerations When Buying A Business:Buying a business has many pitfalls that could potentially cost a buyer significan...
28/02/2026

Considerations When Buying A Business:

Buying a business has many pitfalls that could potentially cost a buyer significant unexpected costs.
Getting a professional business valuation done is a critical step in the buying and selling process to determine:

Seller: a fair and realistic sale price
Buyer: if the asking price is fair and realistic
The GST implications (is GST being charged or not?)
The income tax implications (has this been accounted for?)

We had a recent case whereby the profits of the business which a client wanted to invest in was looking very good, but they forgot to account for company taxation of 28%. The seller’s asking price was
$900,000. After we met with the buyer and explained that we also need to account for taxation in the valuation, the buyer made an offer to the seller of $650,000, which was accepted, giving a saving of $250,000.

Contact us in order to avoid disappointment:
Contact number: 06 858 8796/021 024 99798
Email: [email protected]
Website:

Rural Accountants Hawke's Bay - We're Chartered Accountants and Farm Accounting Specialists for all of your business or personal accounting needs

Please make contact if you have any questions regarding the investment boost.
15/02/2026

Please make contact if you have any questions regarding the investment boost.

Do you own a business?

Investment Boost allows businesses to claim 20% deductions for the costs of new (or new to New Zealand) business assets, acquired on or after 22 May 2025.

Examples of depreciable business assets include new commercial and industrial buildings, machinery, technology, equipment and work vehicles.

Find out more: ird.govt.nz/investment-boost

31/12/2025

Wishing you and your family the best year ahead. 🎉👍👌

Key Dates for January 2026:15 January 2026 - Provisional tax payments are due if you have a March balance date and use t...
15/12/2025

Key Dates for January 2026:

15 January 2026 - Provisional tax payments are due if you have a March balance date and use the standard, estimate or ratio options.

15 January 2026 - GST return and payment due for the taxable period ending 30 November.

28 January 2026 - GST return and payment due for the taxable period ending 31 December.

Entertainment & Gifts:

100% deductible:
• Meals while travelling for business (unless with an existing or potential client)
• Food at conferences lasting 4+ hours
• Public promotional events
• Non-food gifts

50% deductible:
• Client lunches
• After-work drinks
• Staff Christmas parties
• Wine hampers, chocolates, or gifts that include food or drink

Very important: Keep record and notes whether expenses relate to food/drink or non-food items. That small detail can make a huge difference at tax time.

Contact our team for any questions you may have on 06 858 8796.

Kindly take note that our offices will close on Friday, 19 December 2025 at 16:00 and will re-open on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at 09:00.

We would like to thank you for your support throughout the year and wish you a Blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year.

29/11/2025

Did you know that many Small Business Cashflow Loans (SBC) will be reaching their final repayment dates soon?

If you have not yet repaid your loan, log in to myIR to check its expiry date and your outstanding balance. Repay it now or set up a repayment plan.

Visit our website to find out more www.ird.govt.nz/sbc-loan

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43 Ruataniwha Street
Waipukurau
4200

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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