by Chris Sheedy | May 17, 2024 | Advocacy
Accountants and accounting practices that are compliant with the relevant standards set out within the IPA’s Professional Standards Scheme often tend to be high performers, says Andrew Best, Manager of Professional Standards at IPA. “When they’re compliant, they...
by Annie Lawson | May 15, 2024 | Features
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s Future Made in Australia federal budget handed down on 14 May left many wondering at the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) annual Budget Breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra whether Australia had a future, fearing a short-term focus...
by Nathalie Baumgaertener Dutang | May 13, 2024 | Features
In response to stakeholders’ demands for enhancing the role of auditors relating to fraud, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) proposed a significant strengthening of its standard on auditors’ responsibilities relating to fraud. The...
by Jasmine Crittenden | May 10, 2024 | Features
The region’s biggest city, with around 33,000 people, is Mount Gambier – built on volcanic slopes and dotted with spectacular geological features, including stunning tourist favourite, Blue Lake. The Coonawarra wine region is 60km to the north, while 130km to the...
by Chris Sheedy | May 9, 2024 | Features
This is part two of a two-part series. In part one we looked at the most recent assessment of Australia’s entrepreneurial frameworks by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). Each year, the GEM measures and reports the level and nature of entrepreneurial activity,...
