Accountants Daily
Subscribe

Search Form

Assuming last is required, the following 4011 results were found.

  1. Black Friday drives November retail sales to record $36.5bn

    of 4.9 per cent, down from 5.6 per cent the month prior, prompting the RBA to hold rates steady at 4.35 per cent during its last meeting. Ms Thompson said the growth in retail trade should be taken in context with data from previous months and seasonal...

  2. HLB Mann Judd to explore AI potential for small firms

    the greatest change across the accounting industry over the next couple of years. Microsoft Copilot, announced in March last year, leveraged large language models in combination with data from Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365 apps to perform a wide...

  3. The year of shakers and movers

    threat of it – might be the only way to persuade a boss of your value. If you are the boss, different dynamics prevail but last year, as ever, the top end of town played musical chairs. Many of the plumb posts are in the gift of government and Labor has...

  4. The year accountants met AI

    it’s for better or worse, one thing is certain – ChatGPT and its ilk have irrevocably changed the industry. In February last year, Will Buckley, manager of Xero Australia, told Accountants Daily he had tested an AI tool called ChatGPT and believed it...

  5. Complaints to AFCA rise 23% to hit record, scam issues double

    The financial complaints body handled more than 100,000 issues last year and says increases have become “unsustainable”. Complaints to AFCA jumped 23 per cent last year led by a huge increase in disputes over personal transaction accounts along with a...

  6. The year the ATO came out on top – again

    lodge by the amnesty that might otherwise have sat on their hands. Accountants Daily awaits the final tally – taking in the last 25 days of the scheme – with interest. Small-business lodgements were of special interest to the ATO because the amount...

  7. The year that rocked foundations of big 4

    in the wake of a review of its disciplinary procedures after its much-criticised handling of the KPMG exam cheating scandal last year. In reality, neither amount looks sufficiently potent next to the revenue of any big four firm. Instead, the real...

  8. The year cyber chickens came home to roost

    senior executives – suitably titled “Keeping us up at Night” – found 43 per cent were restless about the issue, relegating last year’s top concern of skills shortages to second place. Released yesterday, it found cyber security was now the number one...

  9. Kylie Thompson – The Rock and Roll Accountant

    Theatre, Gallery Exhibitions, Musicals. I started dealing with my first musicians during this period. When I commenced my last external Senior Accountant’s Role, I was advised not to integrate my small clients into that Practice. So, 25 years ago last...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sorrento Strategic
    • Category: Profiles

  10. Productivity turnaround ‘halts post-COVID freefall’

    are needed to achieve sustainable, long-term growth, the Productivity Commission says. A turnaround in labour productivity last quarter has halted a post-pandemic “freefall” but sluggish long-term growth remains a cause for concern, the Productivity...

  11. Workers accrue record 200 million days of annual leave

    at 14.1 days but the overall level of accrued annual leave has increased as the workforce has rapidly expanded during the last two years.” Roy Morgan employment figures showed the workforce now comprised over 15.5 million workers, up by 1 million from...

  12. Canberra to mandate ransomware reporting, smart device standards

    regulatory gaps identified by the government’s ambitious seven-year, $587 million cyber security strategy announced last month. Home affairs and cyber security minister Clare O’Neil said cyber security was a “shared responsibility” between the public...

  13. More questions than answers in code of conduct revisions

    command our attention this year. Proposed legislative measures that did not complete their passage through Parliament by the last sitting day of 2023 (7 December) are likely to be progressed following the resumption of parliamentary sittings on 6...

  14. Why 2023 was a year of living taxingly

    below. Note that not all the government’s proposed legislative measures completed their passage through parliament by the last sitting day on 7 December, so the government will resume its progression of these measures when the 2024 Parliamentary...

  15. SME wages fall for first time in 6 months

    Hero calls for an end to rate hikes after payroll data showed easing pressures in the labour market. SME wages fell last month for the first time since May in a sign of a cooling economy, said payment platform Employment Hero, calling for an end to RBA...

  16. Why stormy economic weather makes financial forecasting vital

    are so severe, feels like a luxury. According to ASIC data, 65-70 per cent of businesses that entered insolvency during the last 10 years were small businesses with fewer than five full-time employees. In the four-year period from June 2019 to June...

  17. Why early access to super should be a last resort

    informed of all potential consequences, however unintended they may be, and continue to treat early access to super as a last resort. Naz Randeria is the managing director of Reliance Auditing Services.

  18. AusPost to refund $2.9m for lost, damaged parcels

    been entitled, and continue to be entitled, to consumer guarantee rights”. Australia Post Group self-reported its breach last May and signed a court-enforceable undertaking last week that mandated “rectification measures” to compensate business...

  19. Why it’s time for accountants to raise their prices

    fees for your services going forward, which can have a transformative effect on your revenue. Determine your tiered pricing: Last but not least, have a think about your tiered pricing structure and create a detailed pricing matrix. To do this, consider...

  20. How TASA changes could prove problematic

    is too long to set out here. Very broadly, this is an individual or an entity that is not a tax practitioner and within the last five years has committed serious offences or breached TASA. It also includes an undischarged bankrupt or an entity that has...

Results 861 - 880 of 4011
You need to be a member to search Accountants Daily