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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Drilling down with Chris Jordan
Drilling down with Chris Jordan
No, really. As Jordan points out, dentistry has changed enormously in the past 30 years. As recently as the 1980s, it was the butt of jokes and...
At your service
At your service
Bowman, a former management lecturer and financial services marketer, has written a book, Service 7, setting out guidelines for better marketing...
Break Out – Oct/Nov 2013
Break Out – Oct/Nov 2013
Wafer-thin margins in traditional auditing and accounting work, along with the much-documented rise of cloud-based offerings, have encouraged...
Apple’s tax slice
Apple’s tax slice
Apple’s tax arrangements, until recently of interest to almost no-one, are now caught up in a debate about what has come to be known as BEPS –...
Killing the billable hour
Killing the billable hour
Ronald Baker is known for his quest to “bury the billable hour and trash the timesheet”. He’s written six books and co-founded the VeraSage...
The standardisation of accounting data
The standardisation of accounting data
Standardised specifications made possible the Industrial Revolution and conveyer-belt production. Now, a process called Standard Business...
When the practice slides
When the practice slides
The nature of accounting means that established practices rarely suffer violent swings in performance. But business turnaround specialist Michael...
Staying ahead of the game
Staying ahead of the game
Because these programs often sit at the heart of businesses’ IT systems, they provide a huge opportunity for forward-looking accountants. The...
What they don’t teach you at accounting school
What they don’t teach you at accounting school
The gap between the theory that students learn at university or TAFE and its practical application is increasingly coming into focus. Ian Casey,...
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