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When family business gets personal
On paper, succession is a process. In a family business, it can become a minefield of emotion and personality. How can you guide clients through the fallout?
Q&A: How Chris Baskerville brings empathy to insolvency
Chris Baskerville describes his father, Peter, as a serial entrepreneur. When Chris was a young child, Peter established Craft Time – a business...
Q&A: How I wrote the book on retirement
Like most new business owners, Solomon Forman was prepared to take on most new clients who came his way when he first established Forman...
How the next round of accounting grads will use AI tools
For the past couple of years, Dr Roel Boomsma, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation at the University of...
How the IGTO can help your clients
Recently, the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) investigated a case involving a mother whose adult daughter had passed...
Q&A: How Sharon Hewitt builds client relationships
Sharon Hewitt performed well at school. Smart and confident, she became a school captain in year 10 and excelled in many subjects. Despite this,...
We know how to boost productivity and lift wages – but it will take time and much tougher tax reform
Unless it resumes growing, either wage growth will need to slide to the Reserve Bank’s inflation target of 2-3% on average over time, or the bank...
De-registered tax agents will be banned from providing tax services
At a glance: A Senate Committee recently completed an inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023. The IPA as part...
Blacklisting PwC won’t stop outsourcing: here are 3 reasons it has become embedded in the Australian public service
The policy it took to the May 2022 election pledged to stop “the excessive reliance and waste of public funds on contractors, consultants and...
Q&A: How Zac Hayes defied expectations to grow four practices across Australia
Zac Hayes is a country boy at heart. Having grown up in Bowral and Deniliquin, he brings a deep understanding of regional life to his work in...
How to make the four-day week work for accountants: Test, gather data, and adapt
Unilever is almost seven months into its four-day work week pilot. Grant Thorton began a six-month trial of the shortened week in March. That...
