by sdeller | Mar 31, 2017 | Driving change, Features
Retaining good staff is the constant goal of small businesses in Australia. In the past, accounting firms have not had to work too hard to achieve – and maintain – this goal. The traditional hierarchical structure of accounting firms meant that to reach the pinnacle...
by sdeller | Feb 28, 2017 | News
Smarter Numbers director Andrew Broadbent says that older accountants are more hesitant to adopt new systems as they prefer to stick with the “tried-and-true” methods.“There’s accountants and there’s accountants, and it depends on your generation and your leaning...
by sdeller | Feb 27, 2017 | News
An IFAC study, The Accountancy Profession- Playing a Positive Role in Tackling Corruption, found that a higher percentage of accountants in the workforce strongly correlated to better outcomes in Transparency International’s global Corruption Perceptions...
by sdeller | Feb 24, 2017 | News
Former federal small business minister and current chair of the Franchise Council of Australia Bruce Billson says the most effective submissions, when lobbying the government, are based on facts and a proposed solution as opposed to simply highlighting a problem. “As...
by sdeller | Feb 23, 2017 | News
Accounting and Taxation Services agent Rosemarie King says having different legislation across states – particularly regarding work cover which is required in New South Wales but not in Queensland – has resulted in a lack of auditing for Qld-based company...
