Business

The 15-minute audit: why AI makes hourly billing operationally impossible

As AI agents handle growing portions of junior workloads, firms must pivot to value-based pricing or face a terminal...

24 March 2026 • By Andrew Cooke

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Clients frustrated by jargon, research finds

An overwhelming number of professional services clients are frustrated by hard-to-understand jargon, underscoring the...

16 December 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

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Are accountant-client relationships set to be redefined by AI?

Australian accounting firms are increasingly using AI not just to streamline back-office tasks, but to transform how...

15 September 2025 • By Accountants Daily

Technology

Accountants must ‘get their hands dirty’, be intuitive with AI

To ensure the human edge is not lost from client service delivery, accounting professionals must better demonstrate...

05 September 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Most SMBs find accountants through word of mouth

Very few accountants explicitly ask their clientele to refer their practices to others, despite word of mouth being...

01 September 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Altus Financial, Fortunity merge

Integrated private client advice firm Altus Financial and financial advisory outfit Fortunity have merged, in a move...

25 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Accountants not seen as strategic partners by SMBs

While accountants may wish to become key strategic advisers for their clients, very few SMBs see their accounting...

19 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

‘Increasingly sophisticated’ tax-time scams require proactivity from accountants

Tax season, one CTO says, is a key moment to prove to clients that “you're not just reactive, but proactive”, when it...

08 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology

Most accountants are tech enablers for clients

New research shows that accounting professionals are increasingly playing a hands-on role in enabling their clients’...

05 August 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Technology

Cyber criminals, everyday accounts, and the role of accounting professionals

Accountants don’t need to become cyber security experts, but they do need to understand where existing processes can...

22 July 2025 • By Jerome Doraisamy