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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What to expect for tax in 2018
What to expect for tax in 2018
Besides the much anticipated superannuation changes that kicked in on 1 July 2017, there have been a number of other changes that have divided...
Making cents
Making cents
Arriving in Australia as an 18-year-old refugee from Serbia following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Natasha Janssens had to strike out on...
Climbing the accounting ladder
Climbing the accounting ladder
With national unemployment rates hovering at 5.6 per cent, and jobs growing at an annual rate of 2 per cent, you’d be forgiven for thinking the...
The time is now
The time is now
There is simply no denying — or excusing — the significant and palpable impact that gender has on the course of a professional’s career in the...
Rethinking your education
Rethinking your education
Recognising the need to upgrade and refresh their skills has not been lost on accounting professionals, with many hitting the books again in a...
Understanding a new breed of accountants
Understanding a new breed of accountants
The accounting graduates of 2017 are not like they used to be. They know nothing other than a world of technology, and the way they work and live...
What the AASB’s new Tax Transparency Code guidance means for business
What the AASB’s new Tax Transparency Code guidance means for business
Increased scrutiny of corporate tax arrangements over the past few years prompted the federal government, via the Board of Taxation, to introduce...
Batten down the hatches
Batten down the hatches
Take the example of spear phishing, which like its fishing namesake, is a single kill shot targeted at a specific target and dragging them in...
Why the issue of competitive neutrality matters
Why the issue of competitive neutrality matters
Small businesses cannot flourish and prosper when they have to unfairly compete with larger businesses. However, the same is true when they have...
How did the budget deal with international ties this year?
How did the budget deal with international ties this year?
Compared to the last Budget where all multinationals were in the spotlight with a broad focus on tax avoidance and inappropriate profit shifting,...
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