Accountants Daily Podcast Network

"If you're feeling unsettled, anxious or stressed, we all are. That's absolutely normal in circumstances we find ourselves in," Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said. Last month, Accountants Daily sister brand MyBusiness hosted a special, three-day, virtual event to help small-business owners wade through the rough COVID-19 seas. Editor Maja Garaca Djurdjevic chatted with Georgie Harman...

The ATO has released its tax gap estimates for all 15 income and transactional-based taxes for the first time ever, believing $31.2 billion went missing in 2017-18. Tax & Super Australia tax counsel John Jeffreys joins host Jotham Lian to unpack the different tax gaps, including the small business tax gap, which remains the largest gap by dollar value and percentage figure. John also dissects the...

With the federal budget now handed down, hosts Miranda Brownlee and Aaron Dunn discuss the measures impacting superannuation, what was missing from the budget this year, and the government's plans for the SMSF sector in the near future. While SMSFs emerged unscathed from the budget this year, they outline why there could still be major changes to superannuation tax and retirement income further on...

The federal budget contained a range of tax measures aimed at incentivising businesses and individuals to spend and invest to kickstart the economy. Five of those tax measures have now been rolled into a single piece of legislation, which passed both houses of Parliament on Friday. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, The Tax Institute's senior advocate, Robyn Jacobson, joins host Jotham...

The JobKeeper program switches over on 28 September and with it a number of high-level changes that practitioners and their clients will have to wrap their heads around. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, the Institute of Public Accountants general manager of technical policy Tony Greco joins host Jotham Lian to discuss the new decline in actual GST turnover test, the two-tiered payment...

In this week's episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Xero's chief product officer Anna Curzon joins host Jotham Lian to explore the impact of COVID-19 on their accounting and bookkeeping community. Anna also runs through the latest findings of Xero's small business insights special report and walks through what Xero is doing this year in place of its annual Xerocon.

For many of us, it seems like an eternity since restrictions were first imposed in March. Every aspect of life has been impacted in one way or another, including the way we do business. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Smithink director David Smith joins host Jotham Lian to look at the way the health pandemic has impacted accountants all across the country, while giving a sneak peak i...

In the build up to the Accountants Daily Strategy Week, we shine a spotlight on one of our upcoming speakers. Business Automation Works chief executive Stan Corner joins host Jotham Lian in this week's episode of Accountants Daily Insider to give a sneak peek into his upcoming session at the Accountants Daily Strategy Week. Stan shares how the idea behind ATOmate was formed, how COVID-19 has chang...

Employing nearly half of all Australians, small businesses are absolutely vital for the nation's economy. Alex Brgudac has been on the ground supporting this sector through the rollercoaster ride that is COVID-19 in his role as the head of partnerships at online lender Prospa. Alex joins host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic in this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to talk about Prospa's transition to r...

It's been five months since the government's JobKeeper scheme was rolled out to help support businesses through the financial difficulties brought on by the pandemic, and changes are still being announced. RSM associate director, Tracey Dunn, joins host Jotham Lian in this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to discuss all the changes and tweaks to the scheme that have been announced so far, and...

With stage 4 restrictions now imposed in Melbourne, many accounting and bookkeeping practices are now required to close their onsite workplaces and work from home. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Andrew Van De Beek joins host Jotham Lian to discuss how the new restrictions have impacted his Mount Eliza based firm Illumin8, what the sentiment among his business clients is like at the...

The ATO has claimed a 12 per cent increase in tax returns lodged in the first two weeks of July compared with the same time last year, but practitioners aren't convinced they are seeing the same spike in their business this tax time. H&R Block director of tax communications Mark Chapman joins host Jotham Lian in this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to discuss the ATO's recent decision to stop...

With a whole range of legislative changes and so many Australians under financial stress as a result of COVID-19, this year's tax time is sure to bring its own set of challenges for practitioners. In this week's episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by the managing partner at Pitt Martin Accountants & Tax Advisers and this year's Australian Accounting Awards Accounting C...

The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) provides an important, free service to assist taxpayers with complaints and concerns around the ATO and the TPB. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by the Inspector-General of Taxation, Karen Payne, to outline the role of her office in the broader tax system, new stats around taxation complaints o...

Amid what has been a turbulent end of financial year, it is likely for many advisers and clients that the introduction of the Director Identification Number regime may have gone unnoticed. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by Jamie Towers, tax partner at Mazars, to deep-dive into what the passing of this law will mean for directors over the coming months and...

As the EOFY approaches, advisers are facing the new challenge of providing guidance to their clients around incorporating pandemic-triggered measures into their financial decisions. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Sarah Kendell is joined by Michael Hutton, personal wealth management partner at HLB Mann Judd, to break down the key issues that are affecting his clients in the lead...

The National Tax Clinic program is a federal government funded initiative that helps financially vulnerable small businesses and individuals to navigate the tax system. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, the founding director of UNSW's Tax Clinic, Dr Ann Kayis-Kumar, joins host Jotham Lian to discuss how the program works, which demographics are eligible for this service, and how the pa...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards happening as a live broadcast hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday, 19 June at 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Paul Glossop, CEO of Standard Integrated Lending, Gold Partner of the awards, a...

The halfway mark of the government's COVID-19 stimulus measures is approaching and the conversation is beginning to shift towards how businesses can best position themselves to recover from the current crisis. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by the managing director of businessDEPOT, John Knight, to talk about how his firm's virtual Rebound event came about...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards happening as a live broadcast hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday, 19 June at 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Peter Vroom from Cerebiz, Platinum Partner of the awards, and two finalists who...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards happening as a live broadcast hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday, 19 June at 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Terry Rodoni from at Cerebiz, Platinum Partner of the awards, and two finalists...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards happening as a live broadcast hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday, 19 June at 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Malika Siyali, market development and agile lead at Thomson Reuters, Gold Partn...

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by Matthew Addison, executive chair of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, to break down the latest developments on the JobKeeper front. Matthew explains some of the complications that have arisen around meeting JobKeeper deadlines, a new concession regarding enrolments for the months ahead, and an amendment that ensures...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting live broadcast Awards 2020, hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday June 19 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Luis Sanchez, general manager of Receipt Bank, Gold Partner of the awards, and two finalists...

With the first-ever Accountants Daily Australian Accounting live broadcast Awards 2020, hosted by Vince Sorrenti on Friday June 19 7pm AEST, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode Accountants Daily editor Jotham Lian is joined by Andrew Conway, CEO of the Institute of Public Accountants, Gold Partner of the awards, and tw...