Accountants Daily Podcast Network

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 Roman Kaczynski, director of Accountancy Insurance, Gold Partner of the awards, and two final...

With pandemic-triggered JobKeeper enrolments and cash-flow boost lodgements beginning to ease, practitioners are starting to turn their attention towards tax time 2020. The general manager of partner experience at Xero, Amanda Newton, joins host Jotham Lian on this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to share her insights into the challenges she foresees for accountants in the lead-up to the EOFY...

With the Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards 2020 set to occur as a live broadcast event Friday June 19, 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 platinum partner of the awards Brendan Wright, CEO of FAST, and two finalists who share how they are feeling having g...

With the Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards 2020 set to occur as a live broadcast event Friday June 19, 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 platinum partner of the awards Brendan Wright, CEO of FAST, and two finalists who share how they are feeling having g...

In April, Momentum Intelligence conducted a major survey to understand how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting the nation's professional services industries. The head of strategy at Momentum Intelligence, Michael Johnson, joins host Jotham Lian on this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to analyse the findings of the MyBusiness COVID-19 Sentiment Survey , revealing how accountants' reven...

On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, the senior tax counsel at The Tax Institute, Professor Robert Deutsch, dissects the ATO's recently released guidance material regarding the JobKeeper payment scheme. Bob and host Jotham Lian break down Law Companion Ruling 2020/1, Practical Compliance Guideline 2020/4, and Practice Statement Law Administration 2020/1. Bob explains how each statement pr...

With all face-to-face FASEA exam sessions replaced with online exams as a result of COVID-19 and the bill to extend the 1 January 2021 compliance deadline in limbo, many advisers are expressing concerns about passing the test in time. On this episode of The ifa Show, host Sarah Kendell is joined by Joel Ronchi, the principal consultant of myIntegrity in Practice, a training organisation that speci...

On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Tax & Super Australia's senior tax counsel, John Jeffreys, unpacks the most pressing industry concerns around the government's COVID-19 financial assistance packages. John specifies the final enrolment date for the JobKeeper payment scheme, amendments that need to be made to the enrolment form and issues in relation to satisfying the decline in turnove...

The economic impacts of COVID-19 mean that many accountants have become unemployed or inundated with new work, both of which can put an immense strain on one's mental health. Renowned wellness expert Graeme Cowan joins host Jotham Lian on this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to share his personal experience with mental illness, how he became involved in creating R U OK?, and his most trusted...

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing more businesses to implement flexible work arrangements, host Jo Cronolly is joined by the CEO and founder of Practice Protect, Jamie Beresford, to discuss the main considerations for accounting, bookkeeping and financial services practices during this difficult time. Jamie will share his top tips for ensuring that your team members are working safely and securel...

With the urgency of providing financial relief to Australian businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 crisis, new government policies and support packages don't have the luxury of time and, consequently, have not been fed through their usual consultation process. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by the Institute of Public Accountants' general manager o...

The government this week announced a second economic stimulus package worth $66.1 billion to help support Australians through the financial crisis brought on by COVID-19. Tax leader for Australia at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Michael Croker returns to Accountants Daily Insider with host Jotham Lian to break down the new regulations targeted towards SMEs. Michael provides his i...

Amid the ever-changing landscape of a global pandemic, it's a critical time for accountants to reach out to clients who need support and keep them informed. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by Michael Croker, tax leader for Australia at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, to delve into the government's economic stimulus package and the ATO's res...

With recommendations from the Hayne royal commission and inquiry into superannuation yet to be addressed, CPA Australia's general manager of external affairs, Paul Drum, claims that members have grown quite sceptical of reviews. Paul returns to Accountants Daily Insider with host Jotham Lian to outline some of the issues raised by members around the current reviews into retirement income and aged...

In Rebecca Mihalic's experience, women in the accounting profession can often face gender bias, whether it be in the form of unintentionally discriminatory language or an underrepresentation of females in leadership roles. In the lead-up to International Women's Day this Sunday, 8 March, the businessDEPOT director, founding partner of Aptus Accounting & Advisory, and head of accounting at Practice...

On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, TaxBanter's senior tax trainer, Robyn Jacobson, explains the implications of the passing of the Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty Bill, which now awaits royal assent. Robyn joins host Jotham Lian to provide her insight into journal entry practices in the industry, how the government can provide the profession with certainty around proposed changes to Di...

While the goal of tightening regulation in the tax practitioner space is to ultimately increase the quality of the profession, the burden can sometimes be difficult and even unnecessary for certain practitioners to commit to. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Jotham Lian is joined by the general manager of external affairs at CPA Australia, Paul Drum, to share his opinion on the T...

Host Jotham Lian is joined by Michael Carruthers on this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to discuss incoming legislative changes in the tax realm. The tax director at Knowledge Shop delves into the implications of the Combating Illegal Phoenixing Bill, other debt obligations that director clients can be liable for, and what practitioners need to know about the Superannuation Guarantee Amnesty...

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Professor Robert Deutsch, senior tax counsel at The Tax Institute, delves into key tax issues that accountants should be paying close attention to over the next year. Robert joins host Jotham Lian to share his insights into the international activities that are likely to trigger repercussions in the Australian tax sector, the problems currently occurri...

All too often, property investors are so focused on returns that they neglect to consider the tax implications of their investments. On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Phil Tarrant is joined by the acting assistant commissioner of individuals and intermediaries at the Australian Taxation Office, Adam O'Grady. Adam dissects statistics around the property investment space in Australi...

According to director at LMS Advisory Alexander Laureti, policy changes are a great opportunity for accountants to review and improve relationships and processes with their clients. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Alexander joins host Sarah Kendell to discuss the implications of upcoming changes in the accounting space, including the transition from AUSkey to myGovID, the implementat...

On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, George Morice outlines the key issues that accounting firms and their small business clients will be facing in 2020. The accounting director of Prime Partners joins host Sarah Kendell to shed some light on how accountants can support their struggling business-owner clients, the importance of technology in increasing productivity, and why his firm is pr...

With the devastating bushfire crisis currently gripping Australia, 2020 is predicted to be a turbulent year across all industries and the accounting profession will not be exempt from these challenges. Director of Smithink David Smith joins host Sarah Kendell on this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to share his insights into the types of issues that accounting firms might face in attempting t...

On this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Sarah Kendell sits down with the executive manager of SMSF technical and private wealth at SuperConcepts, Graeme Colley, to discuss recent regulatory developments in the SMSF space and the subsequent impact on industry professionals. Mr Colley shares his views on whether claims made by ASIC in their fact sheet on SMSFs are exaggerated or misleadin...

Accountants working with clients investing within their SMSF will be familiar with the recent ATO campaign sent to around 17,000 trustees warning that they may not have adequately considered diversification in their investment strategy. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Sarah Kendell is joined by the director of Tactical Super, Deanne Firth, who will discuss how the campaign has i...