Professional indemnity insurance: how to lower your risk profile
CPA Australia Podcast
In this podcast episode, you’ll get insights into the changing risk profile of accounting firms that cope with the impact of the pandemic on their day-to-day operations, and managing clients in financial difficulty.
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COVIDchat: COVID-19’s impact on commercial insurance
CPA Australia Podcast
In this podcast, our special guest Tony Jackson from QBE Insurance Group shares his insights into the challenges posed by the pandemic on commercial insurance, including which sectors were hit hardest. You'll also hear about business interruption claims, a global upswing in insurance premiums and government subsidised insurance.
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COVIDchat: Should you worry about inflation?
CPA Australia Podcast
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the reasons driving inflation in Australia and across the globe and its potential impacts on consumer confidence, business and interest rates. We also share suggestions for businesses on managing the impact of inflation.
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Insights from the NZ FMA’s Audit Quality Monitoring Report 2021
CPA Australia Podcast
In this episode, Jacco Moison from the FMA talks with Claire Grayston FCPA about how well audit firms managed under the restrictions of COVID-19, the uptake of technology, how firms have responded to the key findings and examples of best practice.
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International Accounting Day: The role of accountants in 2021 and beyond
CPA Australia Podcast
On International Accounting Day we speak to three professional accountants operating in diverse sectors. In this episode, you will hear about the changing role of professional accountants in 2021. Our guests share how Covid-19 has expanded the role of an accountant to that of a trusted advisor, the importance of staying relevant in an age of automation and enhancing their complementary skills.
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COVIDchat: Trends in Australian commercial property market
CPA Australia Podcast
In this podcast, our special guest William Young CPA, Fund Manager, Mortgages, Real Estate Investment, Australian Unity talks about commercial property trends including a shift towards more floor space to build COVID-safe offices, landlords increasing incentives to attract and retain tenants, and the factors leading to strong demand and high prices in commercial property value. You'll also hear about the latest trends in the development of mixed-use offices and the rise of experiential retail.
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Excel Yourself: Use LET function to solve tricky Excel challenges
CPA Australia Podcast
As part of the Excel Yourself CPA Australia Podcast series, hear how the LET function offers useful solutions to tricky Excel challenges.
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COVIDChat: Designing a return to work plan
CPA Australia Podcast
In this episode, we discuss tips to set up a COVID safe workplace, as well the different return-to-office plans being adopted by the Big 4 consulting firms and small-to-medium businesses including a 60/40 model, case by case remote working approach and performance-based work from home arrangements.
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How cloud technology is changing the finance world
CPA Australia Podcast
In this podcast episode we'll explore, with guests James Burt and Simon Smithers from Oracle why the generational shift to the cloud and adoption of software-as-a-service products by businesses is a move in the right direction.
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COVIDchat: Latest tax and business developments
CPA Australia Podcast
In this episode we discuss developments involving the short cut method for claiming work-from-home expenses, registering multiple business categories under a single ABN and the impending start of the director ID regime, as well as our usual round-up of grant and roadmap changes in Australia.
info_outlineA brief discussion of some of the key features of IFRS 9 and what it means for financial statements of entities that are not in the financial services sector.