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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Bridging the gap for IPA members in the flooded Kimberley
Bridging the gap for IPA members in the flooded Kimberley
Although they knew it was coming, the magnitude of the water left behind by ex-tropical cyclone Ellie has left many residents and small...
Skilled migration: Back in focus
Skilled migration: Back in focus
There’s now a strong case that Australia needs more accountants. The country’s unemployment rate is at just 3.5 per cent. A record high number of...
It pays to carve your own niche
It pays to carve your own niche
Many are surprised when they discover how busy Jamie Johns FIPA has been over the last few years. As CEO of Sky Accountants, Mr Johns runs a...
The cost of wise counsel
The cost of wise counsel
The leader of the Quality of Advice Review, Michelle Levy, says customers want good advice, not documents and processes. It’s a mantra she...
The FTX fallout and what it means for accountants
The FTX fallout and what it means for accountants
And it’s now up to their tax agents to sort through the quagmire of legal paperwork to try and help them make a claim. Maryna Kovalenko, founder...
Elemental chemistry
Elemental chemistry
Carbon is nature’s building block, but when it comes to small business, the Carbon Group is where owners turn for solid foundations. The company,...
From stocks and bonds to dollars and cents
From stocks and bonds to dollars and cents
It was during the recession in early 2000 that Henry Ong decided on a different career path. As a student, he had completed a degree in applied...
The mark of a taxman
The mark of a taxman
In early September 2022, COVID finally found Chris Jordan. Australia’s twelfth Tax Commissioner had been going into the office most days right...
The year that was
The year that was
The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 — along with the subsequent raft of new compliance and support payments that tested small businesses and...
Shrinking for growth: How to downsize your firm without sacrificing success
Shrinking for growth: How to downsize your firm without sacrificing success
When you've been in business for a while and gone through the various business cycles, you realise that growth does not always equate to...
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