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  1. William Buck director secures global appointment

    alliance of over 700 offices of independent members firms, has seen its presence in the region more than double over the last five years and now accounts for more than 14 per cent of the alliance’s overall revenue. Graeme Gordon, chief executive of...

  2. William Buck Canberra unveils partner appointment and strategic merger

    bring an additional five professionals into the business. This move marked the firm’s second merger in the region over the last 12 months and was “clear evidence of a long-term commitment to investing in the ACT’s professional services sector”. Besa...

  3. William Buck attracts former Deloitte director

    Jeffrey Luckins was appointed as the Victorian State Council Chair of the Governance Institute of Australia in December last year. The firm has been providing accounting and advisory services for over 125 years and now has over 110 directors and 950...

  4. William Buck appoints new chair

    the role after a 13-year tenure. Mr McKeough joined the firm 33 years ago, and has been deputy chair of the board for the last 11 years. Speaking on the appointment, Mr McKeough said the firm will continue to pursue positive change on behalf of its...

  5. William Buck acquires North Sydney firm

    with William Buck. The latest move from the mid-tier firm follows its double acquisition in the Gold Coast and Adelaide last year, and an acquisition of a sole practitioner firm in Perth. William Buck Accountants and Advisors’ national chair and NSW...

  6. Widening IT knowledge gap set to threaten firm efficiency and productivity

    due to the frequent level of change the industry had endured over a short period. “What we've had, particularly over the last 50 years, has been the introduction of high-speed computing. Back in the day, it was high speed computing compared to someone...

  7. Why your clients need to pay attention to cash flow forecasts - and how you can help them do it

    historical information doesn’t include things yet to happen: new customers, new suppliers, new pricing and lower costs. Last year’s or last quarter’s results don’t consider what’s still to come. Profit and loss statements don’t contain forward-looking...

  8. Why you should take extra caution with emails from your boss

    Accounting firms are legally obliged to prevent, manage and report threats of this nature, under laws which were passed last year. Under the Notifiable Data Breach Scheme, firms are required to notify the Office of the Australian Information...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Reporter
    • Category: Business

  9. Why WEF is wrong about accounting jobs

    to new technologies more than accounting, writes Chris Freeland AM, CEO of CPA Australia. That’s why I was surprised to read last week’s Accountants Daily story on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Future of Jobs 2025 report which predicts that...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Chris Freeland, CPA Australia
    • Category: Technology

  10. Why we all think passwords are easy as ‘ABC’

    However you will be slightly more secure than if you chose “123456”, which was used 308,483 times too often in Australia last year because every one of those led to a data breach. Despite increasing concerns over cyber security, “123456” is the most...

  11. Why the strategic advice of accountants is vital for SMEs in 2024

    in the face of economic hardships. Gross value added (GVA) from this group of professionals remained fairly steady over the last three years but started to soften in recent months. The challenging conditions facing the broader business sector mean some...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Paul Robson, MYOB
    • Category: Business

  12. Why the new financial year could be the smartest time for tax-effective giving

    $2.9 billion to charity through the structures we support (as at 30 June 2025) and gifted more than $245 million to charity last financial year (FY2026). Accountants understand that clients who begin giving in a structured way describe it as some of the...

  13. Why the ATO needs to come clean with myTax

    The ATO has claimed a 12 per cent increase in tax returns lodged in the first two weeks of July compared with the same time last year, but practitioners aren’t convinced they are seeing the same spike in their business this tax time. H&R Block director...

  14. Why tax time turns accountants into cyber targets

    that, on average, there is one cyber attack in Australia every seven minutes and attacks are up by 13 per cent compared with last year. In my experience, accounting practices are prime targets for cyber attacks because they hold vast amounts of...

  15. Why swift action to flatten the COVID-19 ‘insolvency curve’ is vital

    we’ll see a proliferation of businesses failing completely or experiencing dire financial difficulties. Indeed, during the last GFC, the busiest insolvency period occurred some 12 to 18 months after the initial shock, when banks began to enforce...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sule Arnautovic, Jirsch Sutherland
    • Category: Business

  16. Why STP Phase 2 is good news for you and your clients

    Learn more about the expansion of Single Touch Payroll (STP) and what it means for your clients. Last month it was announced that mandatory reporting for STP Phase 2 will commence from 1 January 2022—six months later than initially planned. The news...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: ADP Team
    • Category: Business

  17. 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...

  18. Why SMSF investors need due diligence around R&D tax incentives

    for reviews and audits by either of the government bodies responsible to regulate them, AusIndustry and the ATO. In the last 12 months the ATO particularly has increased its focus on reviewing companies that have made R&D tax claims and investors should...

  19. Why safety-first budget yields bonanza of questions

    cautious support measures for small business are short on detail. Targeted relief for the most vulnerable The measures in last week’s budget were not unexpected. It understandably seeks to assist those most in need, the most vulnerable, those most...

  20. Why revised promoter penalties need clear boundary maps

    increase in maximum fines, exemptions for the provision of advice will have to work effectively. As I outlined in last week’s article, the current promoter penalty (PP) provisions have remained largely untouched since their introduction and have been...

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