by admin | Aug 5, 2014 | Driving change, Features
Some experts believe Australia could take a leadership role in the reshaping of the global accounting industry over the coming years. But that will only happen, they say, if we successfully develop an understanding of the knowledge that professionals in the industry...
by admin | Aug 5, 2014 | Driving change, Features
It might soon be time to dust them off again.For months, the federal government has been declaring that the country has all the accountants it is likely to need, not without reason.In its most recent assessment of the labour market for accountants, the Department of...
by admin | Aug 5, 2014 | Features
Interviewed this year by The Wall Street Journal, he called passwords “a kind of nightmare”, because no one can possibly remember all the passwords you now need (he has around 150, written on three sheets of paper). He intended them only as protection...
by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | Features
Those are just three pointers to how accountancy education is changing as the demands on accountants in the workforce change.No longer is the focus on accounting standards and financial reporting – although educators agree that these remain important. Instead,...
by admin | Jul 30, 2014 | Video
In this episode we take a look at the new requirements for financial advisers providing tax advice, we also discuss the IPA’s financial services platform (FSP) and provide an important update on the first ever Australian Small Business White Paper.