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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...

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  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...

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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...

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  6. 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...

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. The dementia epidemic and financial control

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

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  10. 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...

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  11. Financial literacy education a growing industry

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

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  12. 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...

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