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Accountants Daily Podcast Network — 353 episodes

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How tech makes accountants more human, not less

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Under the Hood: Why you should care about the latest property tax changes

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How accountants' tech needs have evolved and will continue to evolve

4

Under the Hood: Why small firms should not panic and keep at it

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Under the Hood: The AI 'blueprint'

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Under the Hood: Why young accountants must find innovative ways to serve clients

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Under the Hood: The AI opportunity and 'dumpster fire' budget

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The tax advisory budget

9

Under the Hood: Navigating recent changes to TASA

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Under the Hood: What to do if you're tranche 2

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Advisory Advantage: The shift to high-value, low-volume accounting

12

Under the Hood: The nitty gritty of Division 296

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Advisory Advantage: The AI-enabled strategic adviser

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The AI-assisted future of accounting

15

Under the Hood: Accounting tech update for Q1 2026

16

Under the Hood: Scoping out the public practice hiring landscape

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Under the Hood: Inside Australia's political 'tax wars'

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Under the Hood: How do you structure an athlete's wealth?

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Under The Hood: 'Uncontroversial' tax proposals ahead of the SA state election

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The disruptive era of AI

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Advisory Advantage: The art of leaning into discomfort

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Under the Hood: Behind the podcast

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Under the Hood: Better practice, better life

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Under the Hood: Beware the holiday home trap

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Advisory Advantage: Turning New Year clarity into strategic action

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Under the Hood: What you need to know ahead of looming AML/CTF obligations

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Under the Hood: 'Relatively quiet': The tax landscape in 2025

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Under the Hood: Accounting tech recap for 2025

29

Advisory Advantage: Stop being the smartest in the room and start being the most valuable

30

Under the Hood: Understanding the dark world of elder financial abuse

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What AI accounting firms are actually using and how they're doing it safely

32

Under the Hood: Growing your firm and kicking goals

33

Advisory Advantage: 12 traps stopping advisory from taking off

34

Under the Hood: Super, SMSFs and buying property

35

Under the Hood: Inside the mind of one of Australia's top liquidators

36

Under the Hood: Building the firm for YOU and the future

37

The value of strategic relationships between accountants and brokers

38

What the f*** is strategic advisory?

39

How auditors can leverage the technological evolution to their advantage: ISACA

40

Under the Hood: The lowdown on Payday Super, Div 296 changes

41

Under the Hood: Cheers! With Two Drunk Accountants

42

Under the Hood: Here comes Bendel… again

43

Under the Hood: The future of business in the accounting industry

44

Helping business stay ahead of the curve and move with the times

45

Under the Hood: Hear from us: Accountants Daily v Accounting Times

46

Under the Hood: FTDT – the sleeping giant awakes

47

How alternative financing is transforming SME growth: OptiPay

48

Under the Hood: How accountants and bookkeepers can strengthen their relationship

49

Under the Hood: Challenging the trusted adviser myth

50

Under the Hood: Tax reform at the Economic Reform Roundtable

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Under the Hood: Do you have a business exit strategy?

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Under the Hood: Accounting tech update for Q2 2025

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Your guide to QuickBooks Online Advanced

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Under the Hood: Are you ahead of the ESG curve?

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Under the Hood: Partner promotions and a 'lumpy' tax bill

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Under the Hood: GST reform: To be, or not to be?

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Under the Hood: The IT knowledge gap in accounting firms

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Under the Hood: What you should know as Code of Conduct changes come into play

59

Under the Hood: Should you opt out of small business depreciation rules?

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Under the Hood: What it means to be an accountant in tech

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Solving ATO debt and winning clients for life

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Under the Hood: Recent developments in personal services income: ACE25

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Under the Hood: Accountants and their home loans

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Under the Hood: The 2025 insolvency landscape

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Under the Hood: Are you an 'accidental leader'?

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Under the Hood: The post-election tax landscape

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Under the Hood: Accounting tech update for Q1 2025

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Under the Hood: How tax learning has developed over time

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Under the Hood: Are you maximising your tax depreciation opportunities?

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Under the Hood: Joanna Perry and her mission to guide the next generation of accountants

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Under the Hood: Your guide to understanding small business CGT concessions

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Exploring the evolving role of the accountant

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Under the Hood: Making accounting great again with Joe Kaleb

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Under the Hood: The horizon for the 'cautiously optimistic' deal market in 2025

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The future of AI in accounting

76

Under the Hood: How to effectively utilise and maximise a governance structure

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Under the Hood: What's happening in the AD newsroom as the election looms

78

AI strategy and quality thought leadership – why it's crucial for modern accountants

79

Under the Hood: Let's talk tax residency – part 2

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Under the Hood: Achieving the positive, high-performance culture balance

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Under the Hood: Let's talk tax residency – part 1

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Under the Hood: How should you run your small business?

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The power of leveraging AI as a young accountant

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Under the Hood: Recruiting and nurturing our future accountants

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'Healthy naivety' and the critical shift to climate reporting

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Under the Hood: How do you become the president of CA ANZ?

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Under the Hood: Insights into the super tax landscape

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Where are the women?

89

Q3 2024 tech updates for accountants

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Welcome to Under the Hood

91

How can we support accountants in 2025?

92

Changing the accounting game with AI: Intuit QuickBooks

93

Women in Finance Podcast: From tax advisory to advocacy

94

Forging successful partnerships with brokers

95

The relevance of outsourcing against the backdrop of current accounting issues

96

'The world is your oyster': Attracting and retaining accounting talent

97

How to identify, manage, and overcome stress in the accounting industry

98

Strategies and guidance for the next generation of accounting professionals

99

Attaining rapid firm growth through stronger client relationships

100

The latest accounting tech updates for winter

101

Emerging opportunities on the advice front for accounting firms

102

Contractor arrangements attracting closer scrutiny from ATO, revenue offices

103

The current state of play with tax debts and the ATO

104

Accounting tech wrap for April and May

105

The latest on payroll tax and the issues impacting medical practices

106

Why smaller accounting firms are landing government contracts

107

Business stress testing critical as economic conditions worsen

108

First quarter tech update for accountants

109

Women in Finance: Building a brand that lasts

110

Spike in succession planning an opportunity for virtual CFOs

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Accountants look in vain for talent shortage silver bullet

112

Women in Finance: How diversity provides a competitive advantage

113

Women in Finance: The power of having strong female role models

114

Cyber crims quick to exploit AI sophistication

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Financial advice regime leaves SMSFs out in the cold

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Women in Finance: The importance of showcasing diversity at all levels

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Women in Finance: The Olympian financial planner balancing passion and profession

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Women in Finance: How Mortgage Choice is working to create inclusive workplaces

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Economic downturn now insolvency driving force

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Women in Finance: Why Joanna James believes in visualising and emotionalising success

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Women in Finance: Why Tanya Sale believes support is key to being a female leader

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'Depleted savings, credit card debt leave economy on last legs'

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ATO strikes without warning in harder line on debt

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'Technology throws up fresh ethical challenges for accountants'

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'AI only a threat to firms which renounce it'

126

We're in a recession – we just don't know it yet

127

TaxSmart Cafe duo navigate studied routes to success

128

Awards 'vital to boost image of profession'

129

'Never give up!' says Excellence Award winner

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Key tax issues and opportunities in the crypto space

131

Challenges and opportunities for creative industries

132

EOFY tax planning tips for super

133

Opportunities and challenges for payroll in the new financial year

134

$3m threshold to spur new challenges around licensed advice

135

The avoidable errors that trip accountants up

136

Women in Accounting Awards achieve global recognition

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Accountants 'suffocating in their own workflow'

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Accountants 'should take lessons from other sectors'

139

Expect rates to stay higher for longer and plan for rises

140

What's next for the $3m threshold?

141

Small business 'the big culprit' over FBT gap

142

SVB collapse takes tech industry into 'uncharted territory'

143

Thousands of defunct businesses 'simply handing back the keys'

144

Fair Work on warpath over slack payslips, poor record-keeping

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Work-in-progress AI 'rich with possibilities'

146

ATO points trust distribution weapons at wrong target

147

Reporting regime has failed to halt 'shabby' payment conduct

148

Get real about costs or you'll be left behind by inflation

149

Supporting the next generation of women in finance

150

Outdated pricing models means accountants underpaid

151

Holistic approach 'vital' to hiring and retention

152

'Cautious budget' for tough economic times

153

Making financial services less 'male, stale and pale'

154

'Amazing time' to start an accounting firm, says marketing specialist

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Small business tax objections 'leapt during pandemic'

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Rigorous auditor scrutiny vital to validate green claims

157

Australia must restore its 'marquee' reputation

158

Skilled migrants 'need prospect of permanent residency'

159

Redraw blurred lines between work and home, ATO warns

160

Decade of budget deficits leaves Australia exposed

161

Little consolation for SMEs in June CPI

162

Labor needs to act fast on NALI rules

163

Firms 'own worst enemies' when it comes to change

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Accountants 'at epicentre' of growth in non-bank finance

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How to help clients avoid tax-time trip-wires

166

ATO rejects claims over 100A overreach

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What's in store for Labor

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Legal change needed for certainty over 100A

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Small business ill-prepared for inflation spike

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Fund ATO to tackle debt book

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Best-laid plans

172

Special Episode: Why accountants need to heed PM's warning regarding Russian cyber-attack reprisals

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shadow financial services minister and shadow assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones MP

174

New year, new office?

175

How to navigate SuperStream measures

176

Tax traps for Australians returning home

177

Unpacking upheaval in the SMSF accounting and audit space

178

What recent rate extensions mean for you and your clients

179

Tax lawyers on the current state-of-play

180

'We're absolutely not out to get tax agents': ATO

181

Preparing for STP Phase 2

182

Examining the new frontier of estate disputes

183

SPECIAL EPISODE: Introducing Cyber Security Uncut, with MAJ GEN (Retd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant

184

SPECIAL EPISODE: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental health with David Coleman, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

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Why accountants are frustrated with ASIC's levies

186

Why accountants are feeling more burnt out this year

187

Unpacking the ATO's ruling on NALI and NALE

188

Quantifying the value of advice amid the COVID-19 crisis

189

Tackling cyber-security apathy

190

Mapping the financial year ahead for SMSFs

191

Paving the way for a better future for accountants

192

Diving into the tax watchdog's latest report on undisputed tax debts

193

'Community not competition': In conversation with Australian Accounting Awards 2021 winner Aly Garrett

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EOFY planning for SMSFs

195

Disrupting boring tax training

196

Federal budget 2021–22: Superannuation and SMSFs

197

What this year's budget means for accountants and their clients

198

Rising above adversity: How this practitioner refuses to give up

199

Emerging from a COVID hangover

200

Tackling trust administration

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What the ATO's NALI announcement means

202

How the ATO's approach has changed over the years

203

How accountants will shape 2021

204

Single Touch Payroll Phase 2: What we know so far

205

What's ahead for the IPA in 2021?

206

Seizing opportunities post-pandemic

207

Why accountants and bookkeepers will join forces in 2021

208

The state of play in the accounting M&A market

209

Reshaping the regulation framework for limited advice

210

Will 2021 be another big year for the accounting profession?

211

A taxing year: Wrapping up 2020 and looking ahead to 2021

212

Revealing the true costs of SMSFs

213

Why we need to re-evaluate access to professional advice

214

Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 Finalist Showcase- New Accountant

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Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 Finalist Showcase- Public Accountant

216

Accountants Daily 30 Under 30 Finalist Showcase- Tax and Compliance

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A year of change: In conversation with MYOB's Greg Ellis

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Key takeaways from the SMSF Adviser Masterclass event

219

What the government's new mental health project for accountants means for you

220

Beyond Blue CEO talks mental health in the workplace: Tips to help you cope

221

A closer look at the $31bn tax gap

222

What the budget means for SMSFs

223

Diving into the federal budget omnibus tax bill

224

A wrap-up of JobKeeper 2.0

225

How Xero's accounting and bookkeeping community fared in COVID-19

226

Key lessons for accountants from COVID-19

227

How automation helps strengthen client relationships

228

The resilience of small businesses in the wake of the pandemic

229

What practitioners need to know about changes to JobKeeper

230

How stage 4 restrictions are affecting Melbourne practices

231

Why the ATO needs to come clean with myTax

232

Tax time 2020 – what's different this year?

233

The role of the IGTO in the tax system

234

Introducing the Director Identification Number regime – what you need to know

235

Factoring COVID-19 implications into tax time

236

The tax advice gap for the most financially vulnerable

237

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Property Specialist Accountant

238

How businesses can rebound on the other side of COVID-19

239

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Partner of the Year

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Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Innovator of the Year

241

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Boutique Firm of the Year (less than 20 employees)

242

JobKeeper deadlines and cash-flow boosts

243

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Young Accountant of the Year

244

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Public Accountant of the Year

245

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Firm of the Year

246

What the EOFY will look like for accountants

247

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Business Advisory Firm of the Year

248

Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase – Diversity and Inclusion Program/Initiative of the Year

249

How COVID-19 has been impacting accountants across Australia

250

A first look at JobKeeper rulings, guidelines and practice statements

251

How to prepare to sit the FASEA exam remotely

252

Addressing confusion around JobKeeper and cash-flow boosts

253

How accountants can look after their mental health during the coronavirus crisis

254

Security considerations while working remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic

255

Are the government's measures entirely 'fair'?

256

How the second stimulus package affects small businesses

257

Unpacking the government's economic stimulus package

258

Do we need another retirement income review?

259

Have we achieved gender equality in the accounting industry?

260

What you need to know about the SG amnesty

261

Does the profession need more CPE hours?

262

Implications around new tax legislation

263

Unpacking the tax landscape in 2020

264

Cultivating positive relationships between property investors and the ATO

265

Digital transformation changes as a vehicle for improving client relationships

266

How accountants can better support struggling SMEs

267

Preparing the industry for big challenges in response to the Australian bushfires

268

The impact of changes to regulation on the SMSF industry

269

The ATO's diversification campaign and how it has impacted the SMSF audit space

270

Embracing technological change in the industry

271

Positive psychology and its application in professional services

272

Artificial intelligence and how it will shape the accounting sector

273

Are accountants ethical?

274

ATO digs deep on business visits, cash payments

275

Future-proofing your practice with CFO services

276

Are small businesses using the ATO as a bank?

277

Harnessing software for building relationships

278

The push towards paperless accounting

279

Unpacking the rising regulatory burden facing accountants

280

The SG amnesty is back and here's why every business should take note

281

How the Inspector-General of Taxation can help you

282

Challenges facing SMSFs

283

Why accountants must trust the signs this R U OK? Day

284

Unpacking the new Business Funding Guide

285

National productivity and SME financing

286

New rate cutting cycle and the impact

287

FAESA changes and what it means

288

New technologies and why firms need to adapt

289

Making accounting popular again

290

The journey from creative industries to the Australian Accounting Awards

291

How this accounting firm is aiming to not be "boring"

292

From chartered accountant to coach and mentor

293

All things STP and what it means for you

294

End of financial year and what you need to know

295

How this accountant is using technology to be more human

296

The thought leader who almost didn't end up in accounting

297

A huge learning curve coming for practitioners, clients and employees

298

How accountants and advisers said the election went wrong for Labor

299

How accountants beat the polls this federal election

300

Busting common myths surrounding STP

301

Measuring levels of staff productivity and how it can help your bottom dollar

302

Accountants are now an election issue, and it's time to have your say

303

How new ATO introduced security measures will impact accountants

304

Wins for accountants in this year's federal budget

305

Alternative lending: what it looks like on the ground

306

The new portals are finally here: what's next?

307

How the upcoming federal election will impact the accounting sector

308

What's next for this newly admitted chartered accountant?

309

How the royal commission recommendations will impact accountants

310

Does Australia's productivity slowdown impact the accounting sector?

311

A personal take on life on the ground for women in accounting

312

Foreign residency tax adherence under the spotlight

313

Changes on the ground for Practice Ignition in 2019

314

Revealed: Top-ranking themes impacting accountants in 2018

315

A focus on education within the accounting sector

316

How the proposed 3 year audit cycle will impact the accounting sector

317

Navigating relationships in the workplace

318

Franking credit changes: An update from the government's inquiry

319

Ensuring a smooth running process for your clients during a merger

320

An accountant's role in supporting their clients' mental health

321

Will the royal commission have a real-world impact?

322

What clients with property portfolios want from an accountant

323

Changes to come for the SMSF sector

324

The rise of start-ups and side hustles

325

Is payroll tax hindering business growth?

326

Inside Reckon and IPA's newest partnership

327

The ATO speaks on STP reporting updates and projections

328

How increasing cash rates are impacting business owners

329

Why emotional intelligence is more important than the numbers

330

Katarina enters a new relationship – with a new accountant

331

The psychological bubble surrounding Australia's economy

332

What will life be like for accountants post-election?

333

Mental health in accounting is out of the shadows

334

Creative claims and tax time 2018

335

What are KPMG's plans for Western Sydney?

336

Running a productive practice without timesheets

337

How this young accountant feels about joining a professional body

338

Australian accountants facing further scrutiny

339

The biggest changes in years are happening now, are you ready?

340

Impending change to education requirements

341

What the tax and accounting job market looks like this year

342

Bernard Salt on bucking trends at KPMG, the future of accounting workplaces, and smashed avo

343

No holds barred: BGL's leader on associations, the ATO, and his rivals

344

Cyber security is now an accountant's professional obligation

345

The future of financing for Aussie accountants

346

Lessons learnt: The IPA's CEO on the CPA saga fallout

347

The ATO's big blitz on Aussie firms

348

The personal side to a multi-million dollar start-up

349

What's next for accounting jobs and salaries

350

How to tackle value pricing and marketing

351

Think you know your clients' citizenship status? Think again

352

Predictions for accounting technology in Australia

353

Getting from start-up to a multi-million dollar firm