Chris Hooper

Which tax policies are fuelling Australian property prices?

The property bubble has been inflating since the late 1980s and to better understand which tax policies have contributed to the inflation or propping up of this bubble, ...

TAX • Thu, 07 Dec 2017

Blockchain: hype or hot air?

Blockchain is not coming for our jobs, rather it’s adding yet another layer of complexity to our jobs.

BUSINESS • Mon, 04 Sep 2017

Trusts and the tale of three households

Bill Shorten’s announcement to lob a 30 per cent tax on trust distributions shocked me

BUSINESS • Mon, 31 Jul 2017

The bigger picture of the fintech boom

Alternative lending is certainly on the rise in Australia, but it’s only a small part of the global fintech boom that is disrupting all aspects of the finance industry

TECHNOLOGY • Thu, 06 Jul 2017

Moral hazards in member bodies

The recent controversy surrounding CPA Australia got me thinking, what would happen if CPA Australia, or any professional member body for that matter, were listed on the ...

BUSINESS • Tue, 27 Jun 2017

Quantification of things and the 'Reporting Wars'

“If I see another reporting app, I’m going to kill myself,” Words uttered to me by a senior accounting executive at a prominent accounting technology conference

BUSINESS • Fri, 12 Feb 2016

Innovation in the accounting sector

Friday October 30th: Halloween Eve (aka Devil’s night). A night when I should have been working on my Halloween costume.

BUSINESS • Wed, 11 Nov 2015

Forget the cloud, let's talk about the competency crisis

There’s a lot of talk about the cloud, offshoring, automation and the death of compliance

BUSINESS • Wed, 07 Oct 2015