Financial advice including wealth creation, insurance and lending services
Every accountant knows that reviews or audits of your client’s tax returns or financial compliance obligations can sometimes be unavoidable. When an audit hits, this is rarely a reflection of the work put into preparing the return and is more often due to a specific...
Money laundering is big business, with an estimated $15 billion laundered annually in Australia. When coupled with the impression of respectability, legitimacy and credibility, the gatekeeper role played by accountants makes them prime targets for money launderers....
When it made Gartner’s Hype Cycle for the Emerging Technologies List in 2017, some said we’d reached peak-blockchain. Gartner predicted that the technology was still 10 years away from going mainstream but if the recent crypto-currency craze is anything to go by, we...
The ATO recently issued a statement about accountants referring clients to robo advice businesses. It has since removed the statement from its website likely because it crossed into an area of advice regulation beyond its remit. Despite the overstep it’s an area...
As Product Manager of a cloud-based solution, I try to keep up with the latest trends in the world of technology. But in recent years, this has been a hard thing to do! Digital disruption, data feeds, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning… the list...
How do you attribute value to real property? And is this value consistent for all purposes, such as both claiming CGT relief as well as accumulating towards Total Super Balances? Valuation Methodology Independent professional valuations are the best evidence to...
If accountants want to be involved in an exciting “new income stream” – now is the time to make sure that your team has been trained and reviews have been undertaken to identify clients who might be interested and that you are ready to roll out a fantastic service....
