by David Smith | Mar 13, 2018 | Practice Management
It all seemed perfect at the time. Documents signed and together we go blissfully off into the future. Yet sometimes, as little as a few months later, the wheels start to wobble followed by tears, acrimony and lawyers at 50 paces. Mergers & acquisitions of...
by David Smith | Sep 12, 2017 | Featured Articles, Latest News
It’s just 5 weeks until ATSA – don’t miss the opportunity to hear ATO Chief Digital Officer, John Dardo, and many others talk about tech impacts and opportunities for practitioners. The ATSA technology survey is a great way to compare your firm’s...
by David Smith | Sep 12, 2017 | Technology Support
In part 1 of this series, I outlined some thoughts in relation to machine learning and big data and the impact on the accounting profession. These are just some of the technologies that are mooted to transform the world of accounting. Now in part 2, we’ll consider...
by David Smith | Aug 15, 2017 | Technology Support
There seems to be unrelenting discussion about the machines taking over. The accounting profession seems to always be mentioned as one of the professions where there will be significant impact. Yet in reality there is very little evidence that the machines are taking...
by David Smith | May 14, 2017 | Practice Management
As I have conversations with, and work with firms a constant theme is frustration with accountability. People unwilling to be accountable and others being unwilling to hold people accountable. It’s not a simple thing to solve. It’s partly a cultural problem, it’s...
