Winners of the Australian Accounting Awards revealed
Australia’s top accounting firms and professionals have been revealed at the 2016 Australian Accounting Awards.
BUSINESS • Fri, 14 Oct 2016
Serious lag in accounting education
In line with reports that “thousands” of accounting graduates are under-qualified, one software firm believes that tertiary education for accountants is being taught on ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 13 Oct 2016
Big four firm lobbies for Indigenous tax reforms
One of the big four firms has put a series of proposals to the government in an effort to instigate a significant shake-up of the tax and super legislation related to ...
TAX • Wed, 12 Oct 2016
Serious Financial Crime Taskforce targets GST ‘exploitation’
The Serious Financial Crime Taskforce, which includes the ATO and the Australian Federal Police, has announced it is targeting “sophisticated arrangements” seeking to ...
Accountants losing out in fees ‘across the board’
A consultant who works with large, mid-size and small firms believes inefficient pricing is a “massive” issue in accountants’ business models, citing a focus on ...
BUSINESS • Tue, 11 Oct 2016
Partnership model to keep ‘falling away’
With the next generation of accounting graduates having a more “entrepreneurial spirit” than the incumbents, the current hierarchical titles and models in the accounting ...
Accountants have ‘lost the art of organic growth’
Accountants have been told that the current spate of mergers and acquisitions will not be a sustainable tool for long-term growth, and that "mastering" key business and ...
BUSINESS • Mon, 10 Oct 2016
Compliance debate ‘stimulated’ by vested interests
One industry figure has said the death of compliance is simply “never going to happen”, arguing that product providers are playing a large role in implying that ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 06 Oct 2016
Big four firm flags fee shake-up
One of the big four firms has suggested its recent strides in the technology and software space will see further changes to its traditional fee structure and the ...
BUSINESS • Tue, 04 Oct 2016
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