ClearDesk · New Zealand pricing

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Choose the help you need now, from accurate books and payroll to a website, consistent content and practical AI. A small Auckland team coordinates the details with you personally.

NZD, excluding GST. Prices are starting scope rates, subject to a written proposal.

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Finance & back office

For founders, tradies, consultants and growing teams who need the records to keep up.

F01

Finance setup

Start invoicing with a clean Xero routine

$395 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One NZ entity; Xero organisation; two bank feeds; invoice template; records routine; 45-minute handover.

Scope boundary: Migration, historical cleanup, subscription and incorporation are separate.

F02

Bookkeeping & cleanup hour

Untangle the backlog before it becomes next month’s problem

$120 / hour
Full scope and limits

Included: One hour of coding, reconciliation or historic cleanup. New cleanup jobs start at two hours.

Scope boundary: Backlog is assessed before a fixed quote; complex tax review is separate.

F03

Books Start

Know where your money went, every month

$295 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to 50 bank or credit-card lines across two accounts; monthly reconciliation; up to six GST returns a year if applicable; 15 minutes of routine support.

Scope boundary: Payroll, annual accounts, tax returns, manual bill entry and debt collection are separate.

F04

Books Steady

More transactions, clearer decisions

$495 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to 150 lines across three accounts; monthly reconciliation; up to six GST returns a year; monthly P&L and balance sheet; 30 minutes of routine support.

Scope boundary: Payroll, annual accounts, income tax, inventory and multicurrency are separate.

F05

Books Active

Keep busy books from becoming a blind spot

$795 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to 300 lines across four accounts; fortnightly reconciliation; up to six GST returns a year; monthly reports and a 30-minute review.

Scope boundary: Payroll, annual accounts, income tax and payment authorisation are separate.

F06

GST return on clean records

A filing window without the last-minute scramble

$145 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One return from complete, reconciled records; preparation and authorised filing coordination.

Scope boundary: Not charged again for returns already included in a Books plan; cleanup is separate.

F07

Monthly GST upgrade

Match monthly filing to your actual GST cycle

$95 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Upgrade a Books plan from up to six to up to 12 GST returns a year.

Scope boundary: Available only with Books Start, Steady or Active.

F08

Company year-end

See the year through with the records in order

$1,195 / annual
Full scope and limits

Included: Simple NZ trading company; clean reconciled records; financial statements; company income tax return; one straightforward shareholder personal return.

Scope boundary: Audit, consolidation, complex ownership, overseas tax, crypto/FIF, trusts and specialist opinions are separate.

F09

Additional personal return

Keep a second straightforward return on the same plan

$245 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One simple personal return from complete records.

Scope boundary: The first simple shareholder return is already included in F08.

F10

Payroll setup

Make the first pay run less stressful

$295 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One employer, up to five employees; accurate opening balances; payroll calendar and first-run check.

Scope boundary: Software, leave remediation, employment-law advice and historical corrections are separate.

F11

Payroll run, up to two staff

Payday handled to an agreed rhythm

$55 / run
Full scope and limits

Included: One regular pay run for up to two staff, billed monthly by run frequency.

Scope boundary: You approve hours and payments. Software, terminations and unusual adjustments are separate.

F12

Extra employee per run

Scale payroll one employee at a time

$8 / employee/run
Full scope and limits

Included: One employee beyond the first two in one regular pay run.

Scope boundary: Only available with F11; the first two employees are already covered.

F13

Simple FBT return

Bring the benefit records together before filing

$245 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One return period, one vehicle or simple benefit category, complete records.

Scope boundary: Initial benefit review and complex calculations are separately scoped.

F14

Back-office support block

Get invoices, bills and follow-ups off your desk

$495 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Four total team hours monthly for invoice preparation, supplier-bill organisation, reminders and an open-actions list.

Scope boundary: You authorise payments; no unlimited inbox or collection proceedings; unused hours expire monthly.

F15

Cashflow forecast setup

See the next 13 weeks before cash gets tight

$395 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One 13-week cashflow workbook using your approved inputs and one walkthrough.

Scope boundary: Not financing advice, lender certification or a guaranteed forecast.

F16

Cashflow forecast update

Refresh the cash picture as plans change

$195 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: One monthly update to an existing 13-week forecast and a 20-minute discussion.

Scope boundary: New models or major restructuring are separate.

F17

NZ e-invoicing enablement

Make supported e-invoicing work in your system

$295 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One entity; NZBN check; standard supported-software enablement; one test and handover.

Scope boundary: Custom ERP integration is separate; private businesses are not described as universally mandated.

F18

Management review add-on

Turn reconciled numbers into a useful conversation

$195 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Monthly commentary pack and a 30-minute review using reconciled books.

Scope boundary: We do not duplicate a review already included; regulated investment advice is outside scope.

F19

Director review hour

Get a focused second look at a finance or workflow question

$165 / hour
Full scope and limits

Included: One hour of agreed finance or workflow review.

Scope boundary: Specialist legal, audit and regulated financial advice are outside scope.

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Websites

A place for customers to understand you and make contact.

W01

Website Launch

Give prospects a credible place to land

$1,495 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One static landing page; up to six sections; one contact route; mobile layout; metadata; two consolidated revision rounds; handover.

Scope boundary: You supply approved copy, images and logo. Hosting, domain, email, copywriting, ecommerce and custom apps are separate.

W02

Website Business

Turn ‘do you have a website?’ into an easy yes

$2,495 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to five static pages; enquiry form; mobile layout; metadata; authorised basic analytics setup; two revision rounds; handover.

Scope boundary: No CMS, ecommerce, multilingual content, paid plugins or guaranteed search rankings.

W03

Website Plus

Give a growing service business room to explain itself

$3,995 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to eight static pages; two standard enquiry forms; third-party booking embed; two revision rounds; handover.

Scope boundary: Membership, ecommerce and complex integrations need a separate technical scope.

W04

Website Care

Keep the contact route working after launch

$65 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Monthly form and link check; up to 15 minutes of minor text or image changes to a ClearDesk-built static site.

Scope boundary: Hosting, domain, new pages, redesign and emergency uptime guarantees are separate.

W05

Additional static page

Give one more service a proper home

$195 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One page in the existing design using supplied content.

Scope boundary: New design system, long-form copy and custom functions are separate.

W06

Website copy assistance

Say what you do in plain language

$195 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: Up to 400 words for one page from supplied interview notes; one revision.

Scope boundary: You verify factual and legal claims; specialist legal drafting is separate.

W07

Website change hour

Fix the small site issue before it distracts customers

$135 / hour
Full scope and limits

Included: One hour of agreed development or troubleshooting on a supported static site.

Scope boundary: Third-party fees and unsupported systems are separate.

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Social & campaigns

Useful content without another task on the owner’s list.

S01

Social account setup

Make your business profiles look ready for enquiries

$295 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: Facebook and Instagram business profile setup or tidy; access review; bio; reusable post templates.

Scope boundary: Account recovery, brand identity and paid media budget are separate.

S02

Social Start

Stay visible without writing every caption yourself

$295 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Four original static posts a month, adapted for Facebook and Instagram; captions; scheduling; one approval round; short activity summary.

Scope boundary: Four originals, not eight unique posts. You supply photos; filming, daily moderation and ads are separate.

S03

Social Steady

A consistent month of content, planned in advance

$495 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Eight original static posts a month adapted for Facebook and Instagram; captions; scheduling; one approval round; monthly review.

Scope boundary: Filming, on-site shoots, daily moderation and ad spend are separate.

S04

Social Active

Keep a busier brand in your customers’ view

$745 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Twelve original static posts monthly across Facebook and Instagram; content calendar; scheduling; 30-minute review.

Scope boundary: Reels, filming, community management and ad spend are separate.

S05

Short reel edit

Make useful footage worth sharing

$195 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One video up to 30 seconds from usable supplied footage; captions; licensed music; one revision.

Scope boundary: Filming, actors and paid generation credits are separate.

S06

Meta campaign setup

Start one campaign with the basics checked

$395 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One objective and campaign; up to two ad sets and two static creatives; standard tracking check.

Scope boundary: Ad spend and landing pages are separate; no result is guaranteed.

S07

Meta campaign management

Keep one campaign watched and measured

$395 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: One campaign; up to two ad sets; two creative refreshes a month; weekly checks; monthly report; ad spend up to $3,000 a month.

Scope boundary: You pay Meta directly. More spend or campaigns require a new scope.

S08

Social/content hour

Get targeted help for the next content task

$110 / hour
Full scope and limits

Included: One hour of agreed content, scheduling or campaign support.

Scope boundary: Ad spend, production and travel are separate.

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AI & workflows

Small, tested improvements to repetitive admin.

A01

Practical AI review

Find one repetitive task worth fixing first

$295 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: Review one process; small use-case plan; demonstration of a suitable workflow.

Scope boundary: No production integration, sensitive-data migration or autonomous tax advice.

A02

AI workflow pilot

Test a small workflow before rolling it out

$995 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One bounded workflow; up to two standard connectors and three steps; test cases; approval step; fallback; 45-minute handover.

Scope boundary: API licences, custom connectors, voice bots, WhatsApp onboarding and complex integration are separate.

A03

Connected workflow build

Join the handoffs that keep slowing the team down

$2,495 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One process across up to three standard connectors and six steps; exception log; acceptance tests; documentation; handover.

Scope boundary: Specialist security and custom software are separate. Discovery and feasibility review required.

A04

AI Care

Keep one live workflow checked

$145 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Monthly test and up to 30 minutes of minor changes to one workflow; ordinary business-hours support.

Scope boundary: Usage charges, new workflows, 24-hour monitoring and emergency SLA are separate.

A05

AI Care Plus

Look after several useful automations

$295 / monthly
Full scope and limits

Included: Monthly tests and up to 60 minutes of minor changes across up to three workflows.

Scope boundary: Platform/API charges and new builds are separate.

A06

AI team training

Give the team practical rules for using AI safely

$245 / once
Full scope and limits

Included: One remote 60-minute session for up to four people; practical examples and short usage guide.

Scope boundary: Production integration is separate.

A07

AI specialist hour

Work through a defined technical issue

$175 / hour
Full scope and limits

Included: One extra hour on an agreed existing workflow or technical scope.

Scope boundary: No fixed outcome promise; approval before work starts.

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Bookkeeping

ClearDesk Books Start $295/mo

The Bookie lists done-for-you Starter from $260/mo, with two-monthly GST at $125/return. Six returns add $750/year: a $322.50 monthly equivalent before Xero. Scope and transaction limits differ.

The Bookie pricing ↗
Company accounting

ClearDesk Finance Start $5,130 year one

Beany Economy is $195/mo ($2,340/year) for annual accounts and returns; monthly bookkeeping is extra. ClearDesk includes Books Start and setup, so the headline totals do different work.

Beany NZ pricing ↗
Website

ClearDesk Website Business $2,495 once

Merge Media’s five-page Basic Website starts at $2,499, with ongoing hosting and maintenance at $95/mo after its first free month. ClearDesk care is $65/mo and hosting is separate.

Merge Media pricing ↗
Social content

ClearDesk Social Start $295/mo

Easy Social Media advertises plans from $299/mo. ClearDesk’s entry plan includes four original static posts monthly adapted across two channels; compare post count, approval and asset requirements.

Easy Social Media pricing ↗

Published prices can change. Outside providers may include different support, software, GST, contract periods and volume. Request a current matched quote before deciding.

Clear from the start

No mystery line items.

We write down what we will do, what you approve and which costs sit outside the service fee. If your transaction count, staff, revisions or systems exceed the included scope, we discuss a variation first.

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Normally quoted separately

  • GST on ClearDesk fees where applicable
  • Xero and other software subscriptions
  • Hosting, domains, paid plugins and advertising spend
  • Payroll unless stated in the selected scope
  • Annual accounts for packages that do not list them
  • Historical cleanup, complex tax or specialist review
  • Additional websites, posts, workflows, revisions and usage

Clients approve payments, returns, outward messages and marketing claims where relevant. Advice and filing responsibilities are confirmed in the engagement.

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