IFRS 18: Driving consistent financial reporting
A new financial reporting standard will deliver clearer information for investors – impacting small and large companies alike...
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Is taxation ethical and fair?
When is it ethical to levy a tax and what are the ethics of seeking to minimise, let alone trying to avoid, your tax obligations?...
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What’s the trouble with goodwill?
Assessing the value of goodwill has become a complex, time-consuming process. But do suggested changes deliver what’s needed?...
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How much do you really need to retire?
How to determine the amount of money you’ll need to retire and why now is a good time to be thinking about it...
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Conflicts of interest and accountants — Getting it right
Lessons from cases of conflicts of interest that have come before Chartered Accountants ANZ disciplinary bodies...
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Why accountants need insurance
As data-matching grows more powerful every year, the right insurance can safeguard professionals against the increased risk of audits and stronger government scrutiny of clients...
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Three priorities for NZs Tax Working Group
The NZ Tax Working Group’s interim report sets out a full workload before the February deadline for a final report...
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Bitcoin bonanza – or tax-time headache?
Investing in cryptocurrencies, even by SMSFs, is now more common, with up to half a million taxpayers actively in the market last year. But tax authorities are warning they will track down crypto...
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The independent financial adviser
Why it’s important to seek financial advice...
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Auditors, advisers hit by new ASIC fees
Changes to ASIC charges mean that SMSF auditors, financial advisers and others, including clients, now need to pay much higher fees to the regulator...
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Four tips to sort out your super
Planning for retirement is a task that often gets pushed to the bottom of to-do lists. But you can sort out your super in four simple steps (and your future self will thank you for it)...
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Want to pay for groceries even when you can't work?
Income protection provides for you and your family when you can’t work, including helping to pay your everyday bills...
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How to avoid budget blowouts in the business
What can accountants do to respond to budget and forecast variations?...
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Economics with a vampire
Incautious economists have produced a rich vein of research that vampires could really get their teeth into – to put the bite on us mortal beings...
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Innovation and CFOs
Why championing innovation is now a key function of the CFO role...