Beyond the grid: AI inventors target Excel’s formula
For 40 years, Excel has seen off every challenger. Now AI innovators think they may finally have the recipe that can break Microsoft's spreadsheet dominance.
Beyond the grid: AI inventors target Excel’s formula
For 40 years, Excel has seen off every challenger. Now AI innovators think they may finally have...
Make Google Chrome work harder for your practice
Most accountants live in Google Chrome, yet few use it to its full extent. Master these five...
New insights into accounting specialisation
The same specialisation that has changed so many industries may finally be coming for smaller...
The surprising power of ‘I don’t know’
Communicating risk is a challenge for any accountant. A top statistician says the key is simple:...
From compliance to counsel: the hard part
Compliance pays the bills, but advisory builds the future. A new survey shows how firms are making...
Invoice fraud gets an AI upgrade
Gone are the days of obvious typos. Generative AI is turning invoice fraud into a slick, scalable...
How governments have created and cheated on fiscal rules
Governments have tried to impose rules to rein in growth in borrowing, spending and debt. But many...
The AI race to help you report and forecast
Accounting software is shifting from recording yesterday’s transactions to forecasting tomorrow’s...
Will markets interrupt private equity’s shopping trip?
Private equity has gone shopping for accounting firms – and small firms are among the targets....
How compliance bogs down thousands of businesses
Another year, another promise to slash red tape, another major report. But as reviews pile up,...
Solomon Islands: small businesses, big potential
Micro, small, and medium enterprises are the engine of many economies. In the Solomon Islands, they hold the key to a more prosperous future.
Disciplinary action keeps the profession accountable
Public trust is the bedrock of the accounting profession – and the IPA's complaints and disciplinary function safeguards this trust. Here’s how it works.
Division 296: A lesson in ignoring good tax principles
The federal government has finally rethought its flawed Division 296 tax plan and removed its worst features. Now it has to fix a mess of its own making.
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