Reporting regime has failed to halt ‘shabby’ payment conduct
Four out of 10 issues raised by small business concern “shabby” payment behaviour by the big end of town, says Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman ...
BUSINESS • Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Get real about costs or you’ll be left behind by inflation
Accounting firms need to focus on their real expenses and review their prices or get left behind by inflation and interest rates rises, says Rebecca Mihalic, a director ...
BUSINESS • Thu, 22 Dec 2022
Supporting the next generation of women in finance
F3 — Future Females in Finance was crowned the Women’s Community Program of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards 2022 for its work encouraging young women to start ...
BUSINESS • Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Outdated pricing models mean accountants underpaid
An outdated approach to pricing means accountants have fallen behind other professions and continue to be paid inappropriately for the work they do, according to the head ...
BUSINESS • Fri, 25 Nov 2022
Holistic approach ‘vital’ to hiring and retention
Hiring and retention costs have spiked with the low unemployment rate and a firm’s value proposition has become vital to attracting and keeping talent, says Janet ...
BUSINESS • Mon, 21 Nov 2022
‘Cautious budget’ for tough economic times
Labor’s first budget stuck to its election campaign script but offered only glimpses of a holistic vision and no surprises, says CPA Australia senior policy manager ...
BUSINESS • Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Making financial services less ‘male, stale and pale’
The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated but encouraging more women into the space is not only good for society, but good for business too.
BUSINESS • Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Australia must restore its ‘marquee’ reputation
Australia has lost its reputation as a marquee destination, and while the tide is turning, the managing partner of Mazars’ Sydney office says there’s still work to do
TAX • Fri, 16 Sep 2022
Skilled migrants ‘need prospect of permanent residency’
A global shortage of accounting professionals means Australia must lift its game on visa processing and offer greater certainty for those willing to relocate, says CPA ...
TAX • Mon, 05 Sep 2022