Life on a farm seems idyllic, doesn’t it? Yet, as any hard-working farmer will attest, the daily tasks of looking after livestock, growing crops, fixing fences and machinery, and managing the land can be all-consuming. Add the task of accounting to a farmer’s remit,…

Don’t pop a vein. Get smart about bookkeeping tasks with our accounting checklist… Reduce frustration. Build accounting tasks into your business calendar Business admin is like good housekeeping. It can seem like a chore, but once it’s done you feel so much the better for…

Please don’t let me hear any more about the way the Accounting industry is changing – I GET IT AND I WELCOME IT. What I want to see is firms doing something about it in a planned and managed way. To paraphrase Charles Darwin: ‘it…

These are challenging times to be a tax accountant. We all know that a career in tax is one marked by constant change. Frequent law amendments, ATO announcements and the outcome of court challenges all mean that none of us are unused to disruption in…

They say you “can’t teach an old dog new tricks”.  Well not so, there’s always opportunities to learn one more feature! In the last 9 months, I’ve put the entire Reckon Community under the microscope.

At the recent Reckon Conference in Sydney we caught up with Dyean Moodley, advisor to PwC’s Private Clients business, to get her thoughts on cloud accounting and to share some advice on how she chooses the right technology solutions for her clients.

Over one million Australians have chosen to self-manage their superannuation funds, believed to be worth over $550 billion. For those first starting out with their SMSF, there are a lot of questions surrounding how they work and what limitations are in place with SMSF investment.

Accountants are in a privileged position as they are often thought of as trusted advisers, on hand to offer valuable advice to clients seeking guidance. With the increasing adoption of cloud technology in accounting, many clients are now seeking their accountant’s advice on whether they…