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  1. Why auditors are the guardians of trust in the age of AI

    and fast-moving artificial intelligence (AI), the role of the auditor is more vital than ever. Every Auditor Proud Day - the last Thursday in September - we celebrate a profession that modestly underpins the trust on which our financial and business...

  2. Why an automated finance team will pay dividends

    from drudgery, your finance department can become a source of strategic advice and revenue. Finance teams are seen as the last step in a long sales process, ready to manage transactions by issuing, monitoring and, ultimately, closing out invoices. This...

  3. Why AI, mergers and advisory add up to cautious optimism

    The accounting industry changes slowly but data reveals unmistakable trends and a positive outlook. Last year was unlike any other for the accounting industry. We saw: An annual decrease in the total number of accounting firms for the first time in...

  4. Why adviser misconduct crackdown must focus on miscreant minority

    being a promoter of a tax exploitation scheme. The entity’s involvement in a scheme is more than four years after the entity last engaged in conduct that resulted in the entity being a promoter, unless there is tax evasion. Additionally, and...

  5. Why accountants should learn to love the smashed avo generation

    The census data revealed that baby boomers and Millennials each have over 5.4 million people in Australia. However, over the last 10 years, Millennials have increased from 20.4 per cent of the population in 2011 to 21.5 per cent in 2021 while baby...

  6. Why accountants must speak up or be punished for sins of the few

    and is also very far from the truth. I am a chartered accountant and a tax agent. I have spent most of my time over the last 15 years advising and training tax agents and accountants. Over this time I have dealt with hundreds of tax agents. My almost...

  7. 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...

  8. Whistleblower takes ATO to court for alleged duty of care breach

    or issue any warnings to Oakmoore following his public interest disclosure, despite being made aware of his treatment. Last week (17 October), the Federal Court of Australia dismissed the CoT’s application to end Safarimaznabi’s case early or strike out...

  9. Which tax policies are fuelling Australian property prices?

    would be low, this announcement was just lip service to be seen as doing something on affordability. Negative gearing: Last but not least, our favourite tax planning strategy for high income earners. In 1985 the Hawke administration introduced the...

  10. Which major event will shape your success this year?

    and business leaders, MYOB Partner Connect never fails to generate an atmosphere of excitement, education and inspiration. Last year, MYOB brought together thousands of attendees in two separate events – one for Australia and one for New Zealand. This...

  11. Where to from here for bookkeepers?

    and team, and then creating revenue products that can work with your existing client base. 4. New revenue Following the last point, a lot of people seem to think that you need to gain new clients in order to keep growing. This is not always true. In...

  12. Where have all the accountants gone?

    shortage, but the reasons become clear after a look at the data. The Federal Government’s skill shortage list indicates the last time there was a shortage of accountants in Australia was in 2008. Until recently, data shows there has consistently been...

  13. Where did the fiscal discipline go?

    offer a vision of a better Australia and reform the tax and regulatory regimes to future proof our nation. A key example. Last week, drowned out by other news, the Coalition announced three years of tapered tax offsets for new small businesses, and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Chris Freeland, CPA Australia
    • Category: Tax
  14. When is your relationship with a client over?

    is total bollocks and should be done away with. Either you are selling a product or giving personalised advice; and - Lastly, while a retainer style pricing model is fine, I really do think that clients should be getting what they are paying for,...

  15. What’s Happening to Small Business Loans in Australia: Will 2020 Crisis Continue in 2021?

    and it’s not clear when it will get back to the pre-pandemic level. Experts state that this economic recession will last for a long time. Therefore, this situation isn’t going to improve soon. Unemployment. Recent reports state that the unemployment...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Galyna Bulatseskul
    • Category: Business
  16. What your SMSF commercial property clients are getting wrong right now

    is in a company." Sandra runs a dental practice in Melbourne. Her SMSF holds the building she works from. She called me last month, having already concluded she was fine. She was wrong, and she had no idea a deadline was approaching. Having helped over...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nadine Connell, Smart Business Plans
    • Category: Super
  17. What your property clients are still getting wrong about depreciation

    previously used plants and equipment in a secondhand residential property generally can't be claimed by the new owner. That last rule is probably the single most common thing I have seen investors get wrong. Accountants see these files before we do,...

  18. What you need to know this EOFY

    and new additions to the tax landscape that are troubling small business owners, making this EOFY more delicate than the last. Intuit QuickBooks partnered with Accountants Daily and MyBusiness to produce a webcast on the key changes ahead of the biggest...

  19. What you need to know before your client buys commercial property in super

    are not, it is far better to know before the client has committed. The finance takes longer than the contract allows The last one is about time, and it catches people who are otherwise well organised. Arranging finance inside an SMSF takes longer than a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Nadine Connell, Commercial Finance Broker, SMSF lending, Smart Business Plans
    • Category: Tax
  20. What will your accounting tech stack look like in 2019?

    relook at accounting technology in 2018 to shape an idea of what you can expect to see in your technology stack this year. Last year brought us a range of new and exciting challenges, and also delivered more of the same. Perhaps you didn’t feel the...