This week on UTH we are joined once again by Miriam Holme and David Perrott of FAB Tax to chat about all things SMSFs and superannuation – what you can do, what you shouldn't do and what needs to change.

Tune in to hear more:

• How Miriam bought her business property through her SMSF.
• The controversy associated with this, how it can be accomplished and why it could be a potential option for some people.
• The sole purpose test and the cruciality associated with sticking to it.
• David's professional perspective and thoughts on SMSF purchases and the super industry as a whole.
• Real life examples of when and how it has worked, and when it really hasn't.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].

Jarvis Archer, Business Reset director and registered liquidator, joins us on UTH this week to share his renowned expertise in insolvency, SBR, and the small business landscape.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Jarvis' current outlook on the insolvency industry.
• When, how and why SBR works versus when it doesn't.
• Director penalty notices and director loans.
• Jarvis' prediction for the future of small businesses and insolvency.

Tune into the upcoming Business Reset webinar on phoenixing here: https://b-reset.info/4ooKyfP

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].

This week on UTH, we are celebrating one year with Natalie Lennon, founder and director of Two Sides Accounting. Natalie shares the challenges and big wins involved with starting your own firm shaped around personal goals, values and ambitions.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Nat's journey to founding and running her own accounting firm.
• Understanding Gen Z in the workplace.
• How Two Sides transformed over time to become what it is today.
• How Nat helps and communicates with her clients.
• How to build confidence in taking the leap.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].

As regulations get more complex, accounting firms are teaming up with brokerages to give their clients better financial outcomes. Tune in to this episode of Accountants Daily Insider to hear from Tom and Ben Hawley, founders of Azura Financial, to find out how brokers and accountants can create strategic relationships to help clients and drive further business.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Why should there be strategic collaboration between the broking and accounting professions?
• How accountants can lean on, and leverage, brokers.
• Differences in finances that accountants and brokers need to be aware of.
• The outlook of the accountant-broker relationship over the next five years.

This week on the Accountants Daily Podcast Network we are introducing Brent Szalay, managing director of Leaders in Business, to the first episode of a new 12-month series. Over the next 12 months, Szalay will be chatting with co-host Imogen about all things 'advisory', sharing what the f*** it actually is, and how accountants can be doing it better.

Tune into the first episode to hear more about:

• What advisory actually means.
• Why accountants aren't actually doing it.
• The unique needs of clients and why they need to be listened to.
• The impact of being strategic, rather than reactive.
• Szalay's first game-changer move.

Leaders in Business: Don't guess where you sit on the advisory spectrum – test it. Take the Client Advisory Readiness Quiz. It'll show you where you're already thriving, and where the right structure, tools and clarity could take you further, beyond the numbers.

Artificial intelligence is the topic the entire accounting industry can't get enough of, with it likely to impact every aspect of the profession. On this insightful episode of the Accountants Daily Insider, ISACA director of event content development, Paul Phillips, joins all the way from the US to share professional expertise and advice about how ISACA is revolutionising the audit profession alongside AI.

More Australian auditors can now pursue the world's first and only audit-specific artificial intelligence certification, with ISACA expanding eligibility for its ISACA Advanced in AI Audit (AAIA) certification to include CPAs and FCPAs from CPA Australia.

Built on ISACA's trusted expertise in IT audit and the rigorous standards behind these renowned credentials, AAIA validates expertise in conducting AI-focused audits, addressing AI integration challenges and enhancing audit processes through AI-driven insights. The credential covers the key domains of AI governance and risk, AI operations, and AI auditing tools and techniques.

Phillips shares this and more in the latest episode of The Accountants Daily Insider. Tune in!

On this co-hosted episode of Under the Hood, Imogen and Lee-Ann talk about the various changes in the super landscape as of late. From the introduction of Payday Super legislation to parliament to Treasurer Jim Chalmers' shock Div 296 announcement, the pair unpack it all.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Payday Super and its current timeline.
• A deep dive into how Payday Super will impact businesses, employers and employees.
• Details on the ATO's practical guidance.
• How Lee-Ann felt about shock Div 296 changes.
• What the changes were and what they will mean for the super and tax space.
• Lee-Ann's professional perspective, thoughts and opinion on the two subject areas.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].

This week on Under the Hood, Imogen is joined by the podcast legends themselves, Tim Garth and Dan Osborne, aka Two Drunk Accountants. Tim and Dan share their own business story, their perspective of AI, and the wins and challenges associated with running a small business.

Tune in to hear more:

• How the Two Drunk Accountants came to be.
• How Tim and Dan feel towards AI.
• Expectations of where the accounting industry is headed.
• Xerocon product announcement recaps.
• A 'cheers' or two.

If you would like to contact Imogen and the Accountants Daily team, you can reach her at [email protected].

This week on UTH, Imogen is joined by co-host Lee-Ann Hayes and guest Tiffany Douglas, tax training team lead at TaxBanter, to recap the infamous Bendel case. As the High Court is set to hear the case once again on 14 October, Lee-Ann and Tiffany unpack all possible outcomes.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Recap of the Bendel case, and what has happened so far.
• Why this case is so popular and well-known throughout the tax community.
• What would happen if the taxpayer won.
• What would happen if the ATO won.
• Lee-Ann & Tiffany's professional perspective of the case, its implications, and their predictions.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].

Joining UTH this week is My Accounts managing partner, Noel Tiufino, to chat about all things business, technology, guided strategy and human leadership. With multiple laughs along the way, Noel shares his insights into what it means to stay ahead of the curve.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Noel's career path and how it led him to where he is today.
• Noel's thoughts and feelings about the rapid technology transition.
• Projects Noel is working towards, plus some upcoming events.
• Why human leadership is the key characteristic all businesses must keep intact.
• How My Accounts has adapted to the evolving landscape.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Imogen at [email protected].