Subscribers of the magazines can look out for the brand new October/November 2018 issue of Acuity magazine in their post boxes.  

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Inside this issue

Here’s a snapshot of what we cover in this issue:

Rising Stars: Meet some of the future leaders of Australia’s major accounting firms.  

Mike Andrew on the dark side: What one of Australia’s leading accountants learned up against the black economy.  

Committed to public service: Ian Goodwin mixes his role as deputy auditor general in the Audit Office of NSW with his Army Reserve duties.  

Riding the ATO: Departing inspector-general of taxation Ali Noroozi talks about compliance, trust and his relationship with the ATO.  

Chinese accounting’s turf war: Home-grown Chinese accounting firms are so far failing to take over the industry from the Big Four.  

Musk, Bezos and the economics of space: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are investing huge amounts in human space exploration. What’s the payoff?  

Juggling numbers and talent in the NRL: Celebrity entrepreneur Mark Bouris, tells of his love for the Sydney Roosters and his impact on their board.  

Hard demand for soft skills: Sheer technical ability is becoming just one factor in management success.  

Voice of experience: Tracy Benge was a high-flyer in finance before switching roles to follow her passion for wine.  

1+1 Partnerships: A KPMG mentoring relationship bears fruit for both participants.  

A view from … the Shetland Islands: Martin Tregonning lives some 200 miles off the Scottish mainland – but the nearest Kiwi/Aussie is never far away.  

Making telework work: Why are accounting firms rejecting telework, and how can it be made to work for them?  

Spreadsheet evil: Our column on financial modelling and spreadsheet construction examines the risks in some advanced functions.  

Microsoft's Power BI: Unlocking the benefits of the Microsoft’s business intelligence tool that’s built into Excel.  

Your service as a product: Productise your accounting services and grow your revenue.  

Combining digital and the human touch: Even as technology gets smarter, great customer service still depends on human interaction.  

Emails and how to find them: Research shows searching, not sorting, is best.  

Where in the world?: Color Accounting International’s Mark Robilliard travels the world teaching the basics of accounting.  

Cheap prediction: When will AI move beyond cheap prediction to making judgements?  

The role of evaluator-general: An evaluator-general could check whether government programs get results.  

Theory and more theory: Are long periods of expansion giving us a false sense of security, asks economics columnist Donal Curtin.  

The productivity growth conundrum: Is an increase in zero-sum activities slowing our productivity growth?  

Ninja warrior and accountant: Chris Chan is aiming for life balance – and a second series of Australian Ninja Warrior.