Category Archives: Opinion

Ten big challenges facing small businesses in 2016

10 challenges and tips to help overcome them for SMEs and their advisers  

6 accounting trends to watch in 2016

Many business owners are still getting used to operating in the cloud but we’ve reached a critical mass in Australia and are deep in the adoption curve. Accountants who have led the transition to cloud are already realising the number of opportunities which open up for them, especially around streamlining compliance and increasing transparency. OverContinue reading “6 accounting trends to watch in 2016”

International Accounting Day 2015

International Accounting Day dates back to 10 November 1494 when a book describing the Venetian system of double-entry bookkeeping, written by Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli, was published.  Pacioli described the use of journals and ledgers, and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits equalled the credits.Continue reading “International Accounting Day 2015”