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Special articles relevant to current issues and challenges for accounting firms
The 5 Most Dangerous Pieces Of Information To Give In An E-mail
by Iain Enticott | Aug 6, 2015 | Featured Articles, Technology Support
In the book Spam Nation, investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs revealed the single most effective (and relied upon) way cybercrime rings gain access to your bank account, credit cards and identity. Ready for it? E-mail. Whether it’s opening an...
Professional Fee Funding: Please Explain?
by Bruce Coombes | Jul 30, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services, Latest News
Professional fee funding, factoring, invoice discounting, receivables finance, invoice financing, cash-flow finance… the list could go on. It’s not hard to see why there’s confusion around financing options in the accounting world. But what do all of these different...
Insights into current audit activity
by Roman Kaczynski | Jul 29, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
As the dust settles over the momentum generated from the last financial year, I am keen to share with you the insights from a claims perspective. The team at Accountancy Insurance has compiled client data from the last financial year, which I am sure you will find...
2016 is looking bright
by Lyndal Douglas | Jul 17, 2015 | Featured Articles, Latest News, Practice Management
The 2016 Outlook looks bright for the Australian Accounting Profession despite client fee resistance/sensitivity being one of the top three challenges identified by the profession. Participants of the recent GBU Insight Poll believe the next 12 months will continue...
More Clicks, Tweets and Leads for Accounting Firms
by Dale Crosby | Jul 16, 2015 | Featured Articles, Practice Management
There’s no doubt that more and more prospective clients of accounting firms are seeking information online as part of the process of choosing their accountant and advisor. Whilst referrals still remain the dominant source of new clients for most firms, an increasing...
CommBank Accounting Market Pulse Report
by Marc Totaro | Jul 15, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
The Commonwealth Bank recently released its bi-annual Accounting Market Pulse report, which is developed in partnership with Beaton Research + Consulting. The report is based on a survey of the top accounting firms across Australia, identifying a number of key...