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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Taxing the supplies of low-value imported goods
Taxing the supplies of low-value imported goods
As with many technical issues on the reform agenda at the moment, there is a likelihood of changes after the time of writing. However,...
Tax withholding on property purchases
Tax withholding on property purchases
It impacts upon purchasers of direct interests in property but is also relevant for purchasers of shares in non-listed property-rich companies...
Ahead of the curve
Ahead of the curve
“I was working in a career that I didn’t really enjoy and I thought I would like to try something different. It was just a matter of going to...
Licence for success
Licence for success
‘Frustration’ is not a standard answer to ‘Why did you start your business?’. But frustration was exactly why Kath Bowler started her business....
Re-thinking your fee models
Re-thinking your fee models
The returns on compliance-based work are diminishing and as a consequence, there’s been a shift for accountants in the relevance of time-based...
Tug of war
Tug of war
Accountants have historically had very few, if any, disputes with their clients. In the same way patients will generally accept their doctors’...
Breaking down barriers
Breaking down barriers
Regional communities are integral to Australia’s economic future and cultural identity. Accounting practices operating in these areas have an...
Keeping it personal
Keeping it personal
Starting a business now isn’t what it used to be, something Christine Hornery knows all too well. For one, the marketing tools on offer ten or...
From the ground up
From the ground up
When Mr Allsop landed a job at KPMG after graduating from university, one imagines he had found a good fit for his analytical mind. Starting off...
Virtual reality
Virtual reality
In recent years, instead of viewing the continuing automation of accounting as a death knell, the industry has begun finding ways of embracing...
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