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.
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Devil’s in the detail
Devil’s in the detail
Why a national regulator Over the last couple of years particularly, there has been a call, growing into a clamour in some sections of the...
Reporting – not just a numbers game
Reporting – not just a numbers game
‘Clarity’ of financial information has long been the goal for some in the accounting profession, but it is rarely achieved because of a continual...
Decision time
Decision time
Why the reforms The FoFA reforms are the Government’s response to the Ripoll review that came about as a result of the collapse of Storm and...
2011 Federal Budget
2011 Federal Budget
Unfortunately the Gillard Government does not have a majority in Parliament and needs the support of the independents and Greens to implement its...
Tax Office update – August 2011
Tax Office update – August 2011
Focus for the year ahead The release of our Compliance program 2011-12 last month outlines key risk areas for us in the year ahead and the...
Tax Office update – Aug/Sep 2011
Tax Office update – Aug/Sep 2011
Focus for the year ahead The release of our Compliance program 2011-12 last month outlines key risk areas for us in the year ahead and the...
ASIC financial report focuses for 30 June
ASIC financial report focuses for 30 June
1. Segment reporting. The core principle of AASB 8 Operating Segments requires listed entities to disclose segment information to enable users to...
ASIC focuses for audit firms
ASIC focuses for audit firms
Overall, ASIC identified three broad areas for improvement: the sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence on engagement files. The...
Another push to cut red tape. Sound familiar?
Another push to cut red tape. Sound familiar?
At a glance: The government is launching another deregulation drive, prompted by a Productivity Commission report. Decades of deregulation...
Why AI still flunks the accounting numbers
Why AI still flunks the accounting numbers
At a glance: Generative AI struggles with the precise mathematics required for reliable accounting. AI currently solves complex abstract maths...
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