Acuity’s April–June 2025 magazine covers everything from tax reform and cryptocurrencies, to philanthropy and productivity-boosting tech.

On this edition’s cover: traditional frameworks like IFRS and GAAP weren’t designed to classify, value and report on digital assets, says Jason Titman CA, CEO of Aussie-owned crypto exchange Swyftx. Here’s what you need to know about the opportunities – and the potential risks – cryptocurrencies present.

Have you ever thought about the financial complexities of a 20-year infrastructure build? The challenges are immense, from supply-chain interruptions, rising construction costs and changes in government. Two chartered accountants share their insider’s view on the building of Sydney’s Metro and Wellington’s Transmission Gully motorway.

For many years, CA ANZ has advocated for tax reform in Australia and New Zealand. As Australia anticipates a mid-year election – and the National-led New Zealand Government reaches the halfway mark in its three-year term – Acuity finds out what CA ANZ is proposing and why.

And from tax reform to tax planning: could philanthropy be a win-win strategy for some of your clients? Here’s how to broach the topic.

Tech expert Sholto Macpherson has a comprehensive rundown of practice tools other CAs are using to save the finance team some time and Heather Smith FCA lets us in on a great productivity hack: Chrome browser extensions.

Read all this and more in the April–June 2025 edition of Acuity.