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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Training in small- and medium-sized practices: Driving quality and unlocking opportunities
Training in small- and medium-sized practices: Driving quality and unlocking opportunities
However, dynamic organisations primed for growth and development will need more than technical skills from their people, so successful SMPs must...
How to avoid common pitfalls of practice quality reviews
How to avoid common pitfalls of practice quality reviews
While some in accounting see the regular quality reviews by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) as a compliance check, it is actually far...
Lessons from the Plutus Payroll tax fraud case
Lessons from the Plutus Payroll tax fraud case
In February, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) closed the infamous Plutus Payroll tax fraud case, after the final participant was sentenced to...
Pre-budget special: IPA’s Tony Greco on tax reform
Pre-budget special: IPA’s Tony Greco on tax reform
The need for tax reform in Australia has never been greater, says Tony Greco, General Manager Technical Policy at the Institute of Public...
Trump’s VP shortlist: What Australians should know
Trump’s VP shortlist: What Australians should know
Then-vice president Joe Biden once said “it’s easy being vice president, you don’t have to do anything.” Others who have held the office...
ATO data: Company expenses and tax deductions
ATO data: Company expenses and tax deductions
When analysing selected expenses and income items for companies in the concurrent tax years of 2019-20 and 2020-21, as reported by the Australian...
Checklist: Your two-week website overhaul
Checklist: Your two-week website overhaul
A professional website is no longer optional, but a small firm need not have a large site with many pages and in-depth information. This quick...
Pre-budget special: Allegra Spender MP on tax reform
Pre-budget special: Allegra Spender MP on tax reform
Having worked as a business analyst at McKinsey, in the UK Treasury, as Managing Director of her late mother Carla Zampatti’s fashion label, and...
How to reduce your cybersecurity risk
How to reduce your cybersecurity risk
The ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022-2023 tracked trends across cybersecurity incidents reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC),...
“A real problem for innovation and for the economy”: Andrew Leigh on Australia’s lack of competition
“A real problem for innovation and for the economy”: Andrew Leigh on Australia’s lack of competition
“We've seen a rise in market concentration. We've seen an increase in the gap between cost and prices … We've seen a decline too in the startup...
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