by Linda Santacruz | Aug 31, 2018 | Features
From a young age, Joe Fanto knew he wanted to work in business. With a talent for numbers and a love for people, choosing to become an accountant was hardly a tough decision. Even when he decided to leave his employer and start his own practice in 1985, Mr Fanto had a...
by Linda Santacruz | Aug 24, 2018 | Features
Peter Fowler had just finished university when he was offered a job at a Gold Coast firm. It meant moving away for the young accountant, who had grown up in northern New South Wales. But while some small-towners would be bursting for the chance to escape to a big...
by Linda Santacruz | Jul 13, 2018 | Features
It won’t happen to my business. That is how many accountants respond when asked about the threat of cyber crime, according to Julian Plummer. The managing director at Midwinter Financial Services, who recently launched a cyber division known as Kamino, says this...
by Linda Santacruz | Jul 6, 2018 | Features
It is no secret that tax agents have come under immense pressure in recent times. Public warnings and increased scrutiny from industry regulators have led many tax agents to wonder if clients are beginning to lose trust in the profession. Just two months ago, ATO...
by Linda Santacruz | Jun 29, 2018 | Features
At the age of 22, Mitchell Moroney had already reached a crossroad in his life that is typically reserved for accountants in their later years. He had to decide whether to remain working for employers he struggled to see eye-to-eye with – or branch out on his own....
