Accountancy Practices for Sale
The practices shown here are those currently on the market. At any given time, I'm also in confidential conversations with owners who are weighing their options. Most sale processes start well before anything is signed. Buyer interest in well-run practices is rarely the problem; I usually have it. What matters is how that interest is managed: buyers qualified, confidentiality protected, and the process handled so clients and staff are never unsettled. That's why the listings below show only what they need to, with full information provided under a confidentiality agreement to qualified purchasers.
If you own a practice and are thinking about your options, I'm happy to have a confidential conversation about buyer demand, market appetite, and how a process could be run when the time is right. I also represent selected premium businesses, some of which are marketed privately and may not appear publicly on this page.
Greg Tapper
For confidential enquiries:
Greg Tapper — 022 342 7758
gregtapper@barkerbusiness.co.nz
Confidentiality agreements will be required.
Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008
Auckland Accounting Franchise — Two Established Branches
A high-performing SBA franchise business with strong recurring fees, proven systems, and consistent earnings across two Auckland locations.
Asking Price: $1,590,000
Yes, this is a franchise. Now consider these numbers. 86% recurring fees. Normalised earnings of approximately $557,000 after allowing for an owner's salary. Fourteen years of trading, and a position among the top performers in a national network.
An independent practice with the same fee base would typically earn materially less. The franchise structure is why the margins are what they are — proven systems, national partnerships, and structured workflows supporting efficient service delivery to a compliance-focused client base of SME owner-operators and rental property investors.
The franchisor requires the purchaser to be a qualified accountant with recent public practice experience, operating as an owner-operator. The business must be run separately from any existing practice the purchaser owns. The vendor is committed to an orderly handover and available to support an agreed transition.
Further information is available to qualified purchasers following completion of confidentiality requirements.
Source of information – supplied by the business owner. Licensed REA 2008. Copyright Barker Business Brokerage Ltd 2026.
Bay of Plenty Chartered Accountancy Practice (Vendor Funding Available)
A well-established practice with recurring fees, strong local presence, modern systems, and advisory capability embedded across the team.
Asking Price: $1,400,000
This is an opportunity to acquire a substantial Bay of Plenty accounting practice, with a strong reputation built through long-standing client relationships. The practice operates fully in the cloud with modern systems and structured internal processes, including AI used to automate some of the workflow. The vendor is supported by an experienced team, including senior associates who play active roles across review, and client management work. Client relationships are well spread throughout the practice, providing continuity and reducing reliance on one individual.
The vendor is open to remaining involved for an agreed transition period to support continuity and assist with a smooth handover for clients and staff.
Vendor funding is available to a suitably qualified purchaser. This may make the practice achievable for an experienced operator who has the capability to run a firm of this quality but does not want to fund the full purchase through a bank.
Source of information – supplied by the business owner. Licensed REA 2008. Copyright Barker Business Brokerage Ltd 2026.
Otago Chartered Accounting Practice Steady, Secure, and Well-Established
An established CA practice with strong recurring fees, loyal clients, and a capable team ready to support a smooth transition.
Asking Price: $2,500,000
This is a long-established Otago-based practice with a stable management structure and embedded client relationships. The firm is supported by a senior internal team, with offshore resourcing in place to assist with delivery and capacity. Client relationships are well distributed across the practice rather than being concentrated with the owner, which provides continuity for an incoming purchaser.
The opportunity is being positioned as a structured transition rather than a simple exit. The current owner is committed to an orderly handover and open to remaining involved to support continuity.
The practice has a strong local reputation, a loyal and diversified client base, and consistent financial performance.
Source of information – supplied by the business owner. Licensed REA 2008. Copyright Barker Business Brokerage Ltd 2025.
Large North Island Chartered Accountancy Practice
With annual fees exceeding $5 million, strong recurring income, established leadership, and a senior team supporting day-to-day continuity, this is a rare listing at this scale..
Asking Price: $5,600,000
The practice runs day to day through an experienced practice manager and a stable team, with client relationships embedded across the firm rather than held by the directors. Delivery does not depend on an owner-operator, and sign-off requires only a single qualified principal. Location and hands-on involvement are not the constraints they usually are at this level.
That structure is what gives the opportunity its versatility. For an established CA firm, it is a clean acquisition or merger that adds scale without adding a key-person dependency.For an investor, it is a managed, profitable practice that runs without them, held through the appropriate public practice structure, which the current directors can support.
For a complementary business, such as a life insurer, a finance or insurance broker, or a financial advisory firm, the real prize is the client base itself: an intergenerational base spanning the rural and farming sector and its associated industries, alongside the normal spread of SME clients found across provincial New Zealand. For a buyer of that kind, it is a substantial distribution channel as well as a long established practice.
Source of information: supplied by the business owner. Licensed REA 2008. Copyright Barker Business Brokerage Ltd 2026.
Canterbury Accountancy Practice
Asking Price: $2,200,000
A substantial, long-established chartered accountancy firm in Canterbury, generating annual professional fees with approximately 90% recurring. It acts for clients across the region and beyond.
Client relationships are shared between the directors and experienced senior staff rather than concentrated with any one person, and around 80% of clients have been with the practice for more than eight years. That depth and spread give an incoming owner genuine continuity. The practice is fully cloud-based and operates from modern premises on a long lease.
The directors are treating this as a succession as much as a sale. They are committed to an extended, buyer-paced transition and will time their individual handovers to suit the purchaser. There is also meaningful capacity headroom for growth. It would suit an established firm or professional-services group wanting real scale and a strong Canterbury presence.
Source of information — supplied by the business owner. Licensed REA 2008. Copyright Barker Business Brokerage Ltd 2026.