Why Treasurer Scott Morrison is playing down the budget
Speculation is mounting that Budget 2017-18 will do little to address real economic reform...
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What CAs want from Budget 2017-18
Acuity interviewed a cross section of chartered accountants to find out what they want to see Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison deliver in Budget 2017-18...
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Private sector accounting techniques drive student loan changes
All is not as it seems with the Turnbull government’s proposed changes to higher education funding in Australia...
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Company tax cuts a win for politics over economics
How will recent cuts to the company tax rate affect accounting in Australia?...
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2017 Australian tax predictions
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s Australian Tax Leader Michael Croker outlines the Australian tax issues to watch in 2017...
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Australia you have a transparency problem
Paul M Southwick CA offers his view on the five things Australia should do to improve its sliding transparency rating...
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Budget 2017-18: A fresh start with fresh pain
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison has delivered a surprisingly big-taxing budget that pays for the last burial rites of the toxic Abbott legacy of 2014...
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New Zealand tax predictions for 2017
For several decades, successive New Zealand governments, both National and Labour, have stuck to a broad base low rate (BBLR) approach to tax. With two notable exceptions – the absence of a...
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Why businesses are paying higher dividends
If projects providing a healthy return cannot be found, businesses will opt to instead pay large dividends to their shareholders...
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Harnessing private capital for public good
An inside look at a global movement that is harnessing private capital and new solutions for the public good...
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Mindfulness: A simple way to live and lead better
Why do more and more business leaders swear by mindfulness? And could it make your work – and your life – better?...
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Stamping out corruption's influence on society
Australia and New Zealand are among the least corrupt cultures in the world — but we are not immune...
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The wages of wage fear
Governments in developed countries need to take bolder action on raising the price of lower-skilled labour, or risk alienating a vocal group of constituents...
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Machiavelli Inc: Are corporations psychopaths?
Corporations are legal, but it’s hard to consider them moral. A philosopher asks whether they should be thought of as psychopaths...
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Cultural intelligence and business decision-making
The way people make business decisions varies from culture to culture. Understanding how different people arrive at their decisions can make or break a business deal...