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Peace of mind – even when the tax laws are against you
by Accountancy Insurance | Mar 17, 2016 | Financial Services
Taxpayers recently got a rude awakening at the hands of the federal government. Despite complaints of “heavy-handed and unfair treatment” by the Australian Taxation Office, the government announced that it saw no need to roll back the ATO’s authority to initiate...
The Necessity of Cyber Insurance
by Accountancy Insurance | Feb 1, 2016 | Featured Articles, Financial Services, Latest News
Cyber crime is increasingly prevalent, so for the security of the accounting firm and its respective clients, accountants cannot be complacent about potential cyber breaches. In the ever-evolving digital world that accountants are working in, key considerations must...
CommBank’s BiAnnual Accounting Market Pulse
by Marc Totaro | Jan 13, 2016 | Financial Services, Latest News
The latest CommBank Accounting Market Pulse report, which surveys the largest 100 Accounting firms in Australia, shows a material improvement in overall business sentiment. This was mainly driven by the large accounting firms who continue to successful diversify...
The Value-Added Proposition – Part Two
by Mark Holton | Dec 11, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
In my last post we spoke about good profitability, strong cash flow, growing return and being client-focused go hand in hand in the delivery of high quality business advisory services. Here are the remaining five specific things you can do to enhance your firms value...
The Value-Added Proposition – Part One
by David Smith | Nov 26, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
Good profitability, strong cash flow, growing return and being client-focused go hand in hand. At practice level, most accountants believe this, but they have a hard time identifying specific actions and communicating the benefits to clients in a manner they can...
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (SMSFs, Audit and Bitcoin)
by David Saul | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
It has been asked, how and if, developments in Bitcoin will affect self-managed super funds? Advocates of Bitcoin speak of it becoming a “universal currency” or a “barter system without borders”. One observer has suggested “in the last 4 months in Australia Bitcoin...