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  1. IFRS 18: Driving consistent financial reporting

    A new financial reporting standard will deliver clearer information for investors – impacting small and large companies alike...

  2. The great NZ trust crackdown

    New trust legislation in New Zealand will affect accountants as well as trustee clients, so it’s time to weigh the options...

  3. Conflicts of interest and accountants — Getting it right

    Lessons from cases of conflicts of interest that have come before Chartered Accountants ANZ disciplinary bodies...

  4. How unbiased is a financial report really?

    Research into financial reports has found that the way they’re designed has a big influence on how a business is judged...

  5. Last chance to have your say in the XRB’s Targeted Review

    External Reporting Board chair Michele Embling FCA wants to remind the accounting community there is still time to make a submission to the Targeted Review of the New Zealand Accounting Standards...

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. The dementia epidemic and financial control

    How capable is an ageing population of making complex financial decisions, and what happens when cognitive abilities decline?...

  9. Leading from the front with Lyn Provost

    New Zealand’s Auditor-General, Lyn Provost FCA reflects on leadership, paving the way for other women, and the state of the public sector...

  10. Financial literacy education a growing industry

    Do financial literacy programmes work? And is there a risk they might be ineffective or just PR exercises?...

  11. The role of accountants in a digitalised tax system

    A digital revolution is occurring at the Australian Tax Office and New Zealand’s Inland Revenue...