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The Accountants Daily Podcast Network brings together the best of the Australian accounting profession within one dedicated platform – delivering the latest headlines and insights directly to you. Lead by Accountants Daily team, the Accountants Daily Podcast Network includes a number of focused programs, including: Accountants Daily Insider, and the Australian Accounting Awards Finalist Showcase. Get in touch with us on Twitter via @AcctsDaily and join conversations with your peers on

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30:37

‘Amazing time’ to start an accounting firm, says...

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/10/14

It's an “amazing time” to start an accounting firm and inspirational role models – here and overseas – are showing what is possible, according to Damien Greathead, marketing leader for accounting and advisory at Intuit. Speaking on the latest Accountants Daily podcast, Mr Greathead said successful start-ups were moving away from the traditional approach of hanging up a shingle and waiting for custom. “Rather than just relying on whoever comes through the door,” he said, “have clear intentions about

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32:21

Small business tax objections ‘leapt during pandemic’

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/10/10

Small business objections to ATO decisions leaped during the pandemic and a “significant number and proportion” were disallowed, says the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGOT), Karen Payne. Speaking on the latest Accountants Daily podcast, Ms Payne said a report by the IGOT on the tax objection system, released today, shows pandemic support programs prompted the rise, with small business and their agents struggling to keep up with the changes. “If you think about the nature

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29:41

Rigorous auditor scrutiny vital to validate green claims

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/09/29

Auditors have a key role to play in achieving sustainability because it needs the same sort of scrutiny they apply to financial documents, says CA ANZ reporting and assurance leader Amir Ghandar. Speaking on a special Accountants Daily podcast to mark Auditor Proud Day — which this year has sustainability as its theme — Mr Ghandar said there were increasing demands for rigour in environmental claims. “Ideally, you’d want to have reporting on those types of issues that’s just as rigorous and just as

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26:49

Australia must restore its ‘marquee’ reputation

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/09/16

Australia has lost its reputation as a marquee destination, and while the tide is turning, the managing partner of Mazars’ Sydney office says there’s still work to do. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, Matthew Ashley said the firm’s internal mobility programs were integral to the way it operates, but staff relocating to Australia needed reassurance about freedom of movement. “I think COVID-19 in Australia — its perception from the rest of the world — has created some issues. We’re

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29:34

Skilled migrants ‘need prospect of permanent residency’

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/09/05

A global shortage of accounting professionals means Australia must lift its game on visa processing and offer greater certainty for those willing to relocate, says CPA Australia senior manager Gavan Ord. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, Mr Ord said Australia had to rethink how it treats skilled migrants to outcompete a range of nations from Canada to the UK to Singapore. “You’re asking people to move countries and then you’re only providing them a temporary visa for two, three,

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30:42

Redraw blurred lines between work and home, ATO warns

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/08/26

Lines between expenses related to business and personal use that became fuzzy during the pandemic need to be brought into sharp focus now, ATO Assistant Commissioner Andrew Watson said. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, Mr Watson said it was one of three key messages for businesses this year. “It’s been around for a while as an issue, but probably as we’ve all experienced over the last few years, some of the lines between work and home have blurred as we’ve gone into lockdowns and

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27:50

Decade of budget deficits leaves Australia exposed

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/08/12

Australia is sleepwalking into an economic twilight zone with record debt and an acceptance that budget deficits are with us for the next decade, said Tony Greco of the IPA. Speaking on the latest Accountants Daily podcast, the general manager of technical policy said there was no appetite for budget repair and nothing in the larder for future downturns. “We normally try to get back to paying back some of that debt so we project budget surpluses,” he said. “What’s different this time round is no

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31:08

Little consolation for SMEs in June CPI

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/07/29

The below-expectation June CPI figure of 6.1 per cent does nothing to defuse concerns over rising fuel, materials and labour prices hitting our most vulnerable industries, says the manager of SMEs, insolvency and public practice at CPA Australia, Kristen Beadle. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, Ms Beadle said for many businesses the pandemic relief measures had just postponed the inevitable and today’s unfavourable economic conditions meant there would be business casualties

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34:09

Labor needs to act fast on NALI rules

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/07/14

Penalties for non-arm’s length income – NALI – in superannuation need legislative change before the compliance honeymoon comes to an end next July, said the superannuation leader at CA ANZ, Tony Negline. The current law was a problem for all funds but especially SMSFs, said Mr Negline, because it disproportionally penalised innocent mistakes. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, Mr Negline said the Coalition had left the problem in Labor’s in-tray. “Hopefully the new government will

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38:57

Firms ‘own worst enemies’ when it comes to change

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/07/08

COVID put a rocket into technological adoption among accountants but too many practices are their own worst enemies when it comes to change, says the head of accounting at Intuit Quickbooks, Shaye Thyer. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast – Ms Thyer, a finalist in this year’s Australian Accounting Awards – said that cloud computing was a lifesaver for the industry but decision-making in many larger firms was too cumbersome to benefit. “One of the biggest things that’s standing in the

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31:40

Accountants ‘at epicentre’ of growth in non-bank finance

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/07/04

Accountants are helping open the door to alternative sources of finance and investment as the trusted advisers to small business, say the heads of Assetline Capital and AltX. Speaking on this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, the co-founder of mortgage-backed investment specialist AltX, Nick Raphaely, said accountants were critical because they operated at the “epicentre of their client’s affairs”. “Whether a client is seeking funds, and goes to their accountant to work out what the best solution

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28:37

How to help clients avoid tax-time trip-wires

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/06/22

In this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, ATO Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh talks tax agents through the fine print on pandemic deductions, work-from-home claims, rentals, crypto and granny flats. When it comes to COVID tests, the rules have changed to make them claimable for the first time. “Taxpayers who’ve paid for a COVID 19 test for work-related purposes – such as, for example, working out whether you can attend or remain at work – can actually claim a deduction for the COVID-19 test. So that

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32:53

ATO rejects claims over 100A overreach

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/06/10

In this week’s Accountants Daily podcast, ATO acting assistant commissioner Chris Ryan rejects claims the draft ruling on section 100A reflects overreach or heavy-handedness. “Although many in the community are suggesting that our view of the law and our compliance approach is a matter of overreach, we don’t believe that’s the case. We’ve come to our position having carefully considered our view of the law, which is consistent with the limited judicial guidance available out there, as well as how

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29:44

What's in store for Labor

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/05/27

In this week’s Accountants Daily podcast Scott Treatt and Robyn Jacobson of the Tax Institute outline some of the challenges facing the new government. Although there are doubts over the final make-up of the 76-member Senate it is already clear the government will need support from the Greens or independents, Scott Treatt, who is head of tax policy and advocacy at TI. The Greens supported Labor’s policy for a tax crackdown on multinationals but went further with a proposal for a 40 per cent levy on

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26:11

Legal change needed for certainty over 100A

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/05/13

Today on the Accountants Daily podcast Elinor Kasapidis of CPA Australia says parliament may need to get involved to clear up the high levels of uncertainty surrounding the ATO’s draft ruling on section 100A, released in February. “Our submission as well as others have raised the prospect of changing legislation around 100A to introduce a time limit to better define some of the concepts, and just to make it clearer to everybody exactly what it should be used for,” she says. Ms Kasapidis says many

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37:46

Small business ill-prepared for inflation spike

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/04/29

Today on the Accountants Daily podcast, Matthew Addison of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia says the double whammy of high inflation and an acute skills shortage will hit small businesses hard. “I’m not sure that Australia, considering a CPI of sevens, eights or somewhere north of that, is one that small business could actually face or endure,” says Mr Addison, who is executive director of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as well as chair of COSBOA. He said rising

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27:22

Fund ATO to tackle debt book

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/04/14

Today on the Accountants Daily podcast, Scott Treatt of the Tax Institute says the ATO’s debt book is ballooning and funding to address the problem needs to put on a proper footing. An additional $650 million in the recent budget for the Tax Avoidance Taskforce highlights how effective it has been, he says, but creates issues of its own. “If I look at it from a policy perspective, it is temporary and provides an administration challenge,” says Scott. “That leads to them having contractors as opposed

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32:46

Best-laid plans

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/04/08

Budget incentives for small businesses to spend on technology and training need to be legislated by the next government so that the scheme can get properly underway. On this special Accountants Daily podcast, Tony Greco, general manager of technical policy at the IPA, says the 120 per cent deductions for investments in skills and digital uptake have stalled on the starting line due to insufficient details. Tony also talks about another pressure point from the budget for accountants at the end of the

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42:06

Special Episode: Why accountants need to heed PM’s...

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/03/09

In the wake of Russian-linked cyber attacks on Ukraine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have issued a warning to Australian organisations that malicious activity may have local ramifications.In this special episode, hear from Major General (Ret’d) Marcus Thompson, former head of the Department of Defence’s Information Warfare Division, as he and host Phil Tarrant discuss Russia’s history of cyber war and how this vector will continue to shape peace and

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29:49

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shadow financial services...

Accountants Daily Podcast Network ·

2022/02/23

In this exclusive interview with shadow financial services minister and shadow assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones MP, join Momentum Media’s editor of mortgages Annie Kane as she speaks to the member for Whitlam about the valuable role that financial advisers and brokers play in supporting Australian borrowers and what the Australian Labor Party would offer the financial services, credit and superannuation space should it win the federal election. Tune in to find out: Why he thinks the FASEA

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