Property and Construction

Staples Rodway is a leading advisory firm to the New Zealand property and construction industry. We utilise our breadth of knowledge and experience to deliver results.

Construction and Property Industry expertise

Staples Rodway has a number of staff in each office with significant experience and expertise in the property and construction industry which covers all accounting disciplines and involves businesses of all sizes. Many of the key personnel in the individual offices have direct industry and / or international accountancy firm experience.

We also provide specialist advice and present to numerous industry groups such as Property Council of New Zealand and New Zealand Planning Institute.

Staples Rodway are the authors of "A Practical Guide to Taxing Property Transactions" a comprehensive guide covering issues associated with buying, selling and owning property.

Our key competencies in relation to property and construction clients are outlined below:

Business Advisory

Providing advice in relation to:

Pre purchase due diligence exercises
Job Costing and Management Reporting Systems
Property business valuations
Evaluation of debt and equity funding models for property developments
Evaluation and opinions in relation to options, land swaps and other noncash transactions
Board of Directors representation

Taxation

Provision of tax consultancy services in relation to:

Tax efficient structuring of operations including inbound and outbound investment structures
Opinions relating to specific property transactions
Providing updates on legislative changes
GST on property purchases
Lease inducements and fit out
Tax planning specific to property clients

Review and preparation of tax returns for entities of all sizes from large multinational entities to locally owned and operating companies and franchises.

Compliance

Providing compliance services in relation to:

Preparation of IFRS and FRS statutory financial statements and income tax returns
Preparation of all indirect tax returns including GST, FBT, PAYE, RWT, NRWT etc
Cashflow budgeting and variance analysis
Management of commercial premises including rent collection and outgoing recovery
Structuring of syndicated property offerings
Establishment of cooperative structures

Audit

Provision of statutory audits for:

Construction Companies
Consulting Engineers
NZX Listed Property Funds
Property Syndicates

In-depth understanding of financial reporting (including disclosure) requirements relating to the sector.

We also have experience providing opinions on prospective financial information relating to NZX listings and group amalgamations.

Key Contacts

The key contacts from each Staples Rodway office in relation to the property and construction industry, and members of the Staples Rodway National Property and Construction Industry Group, are listed below.

Auckland

David Searle
Audit and Assurance Services Partner
Phone: (09) 373-1128
Email: david.searle@staplesrodway.com

Mark Kingsford
Corporate Advisory Associate Director
Phone: (09) 373-1125
Email: mark.kingsford@staplesrodway.com

Hamilton

David Heald
Taxation Director
Phone: (07) 834 6801
Email: david.heald@staplesham.co.nz

Hawkes Bay

Sharlene Bryant
Business Advisory Director
Phone: (06) 8787004
Email: sbryant@stapleshb.co.nz

Tauranga

Brent Rogers
Business Advisory Director
Phone: (07) 578 2989
Email: brent.rogers@staplestga.co.nz

Taranaki

Chris Lynch
Client Advisory Partner
Phone: (06) 757 3155
Email: chris.lynch@staplestaranaki.co.nz

Christchurch

Gary Watson
Business Advisory Partner
Phone: (03) 343 0599
Email: gwatson@srchch.co.nz