Episode 82. In today's news episode, Martin Bissett bring the report card for accounting in "2021 Year End Review for the Global Accountancy Profession"

Key takeaways from this episode include:

★ what an assessment of the accounting and fintech world might look like as a report card

★ how confidence and hope came back to start 2021 with opening up of F2F events and lifting of some restrictions in accounting

★ how Covid brought accountants closer to their clients to know what they really needed, implying they weren't so close before

★ forecasts for the accountant-client relationship and the role fintech and software vendors play in that

★ why accountants should be in no doubt that they are still the trusted advisor for businesses, but not for long if some powerful vendors have their way

★ why so many accounting firms who make great plans and have great ideas fail to execute them

★ the impact of private equity money and consolidation of accounting firms in commercialising the profession

★ the challenge for accounting firms and their leaders in choosing who they will be for their clients and staff

★ the overall grade for accounting based on effort, diligence and proactivity

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