Legal Firm Accounting

Stay compliant and financially sharp with specialist accounting for legal firms and practices with Bennetts Proactive. We help you manage your obligations, optimise your tax position, and gain financial clarity, so you can focus on what matters: your clients and your practice.

  • Specialised support for legal firms

    We understand the strict obligations legal firms face around trust accounts and compliance. Our team can manage your legal trust accounting, compliance reporting, and audit preparation, helping you save time, reduce risk, and meet all regulatory requirements with confidence.

  • Tailored advice

    Beyond basic bookkeeping, we can help you improve your legal firm’s cashflow, manage partner drawings and distributions, structure the business tax efficiently, and plan for sustainable growth.

We can support your legal firm

  • We advise on the best business structures for your legal firm to support growth, manage risk, and optimise tax outcomes.

  • We help you stay compliant with trust account obligations and ensure accurate, audit-ready reporting.

  • rom partner distributions to deductible expenses, we tailor tax strategies that minimise liabilities and support cash flow.

  • We provide clear reporting on billable hours, overheads, and practice performance so you can make informed decisions.

  • We manage payroll, KiwiSaver, and staff entitlements, keeping your legal firm compliant and freeing you to focus on your team and clients.

  • Whether you're bringing in new partners or planning an eventual exit, we help structure smooth, tax-smart transitions.

  • We help manage the lumpy nature of legal income with forecasting tools that support stability and strategic growth.

Packages to suit your legal firm

Whether you're starting a boutique legal firm or managing a well-established legal practice, we offer packages tailored to meet your unique needs. From business setup and tax compliance to financial strategy and advisory, we’re here to support your legal business at every stage.

What our clients say

  • “I’ve been grateful for the support I received from Lance in becoming a director of Beach Law. It’s been a very busy time, and I couldn’t have done it without him. Bennetts Proactive have helped with the transition in the change of ownership”.


    Diane Harvey – Beach Law, Papamoa

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