On this week's episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Katarina Taurian is joined by the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser Sarah Kendall to discuss the current issues and challenges the SMSF space is faced with.

Sarah and Katarina discuss the ATO's decision to look into diversification for SMSF's, the discussion around physical signatures versus electronic for documentation and the importance of broader estate planning.

On this special episode of Accountants Daily insider, R U OK? non-executive director Graeme Cowan explains what it means to identify, trust and act on the signs and symptoms of ill-health in the workplace - not just today, but every day.

This week's episode of Accountants Daily Insider sees host Katarina Taurian joined by Scottish Pacific chief executive Peter Langham, and Cohen & Krass director Tony Cohen to discuss why the new Business Funding Guide is useful for the accounting profession.

Mr Langham explains why the Business Funding Guide was developed in conjunction with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) and why it is such an important tool amid the credit crunch.

Mr Cohen also talks on why the guide is so useful for his graduates and why the accounting education landscape has to change to accommodate the changing needs of small business clients.

On this week’s episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Katarina Taurian is joined by the honourable Bruce Billson, former minster for small business, to talk all things financing in the SME space. Bruce discusses the critical issues facing SMEs when trying to obtain funding, what life is really like for SMEs on a daily basis, and what needs to happen at a government level for changes to kick in. He also shares why some Australians are turning back to traditional forms of lending.

In this episode- brought to you by Accountants Daily sister title, Smart Property Investment Chief Economist from AMP Capital, Dr Shane Oliver joins host James Mitchell to discuss the recent rate cuts and the Australian share market.

Dr Oliver discusses the current economic situation in Australia, the rate cutting cycle and the impact on the housing market. He also shares what impact the rate cuts will have on the share market and his main predictions for the Sydney and Melbourne markets.

CEO of Licensing for accountants Kath Bowler joins host Katarina Taurian on this week’s episode of Accountants Daily insider to discuss all things FASEA and what it means for the financial advice space.

Kath shares what steps accountants need to take to ensure they are able to continue to provide financial advice, reactions from industry professionals around the changes and her top 5 tips for nailing the implementation of the changes.

This week on Accountants Daily insider Katarina Taurian is joined by Matthew Pisarski from Intuit QuickBooks to discuss change management and why it is so important for firms to be able to adapt to new technologies.

In the accounting world technologies are forever evolving Matthew shares key themes in change management the importance of having a plan in place and how he tackles people who aren’t as receptive the new technologies as others. They also discuss what is in the pipeline for intuit and technology in the accounting space.

Self-proclaimed hype girl for accounting apps and thought leadership finalist at this year’s Australian Accounting awards Heather Smith joins host Katarina Taurian on this week’s episode of Accountants daily insider.    Heather shares her definition of thought leadership, why she lives by the saying “my practice lives in my handbag” and change for the next generation coming through the ranks.

The pair also discuss the image of the accounting profession, why it is no longer appealing to students and the quality and relevance of what is being taught in schools and tertiary environments. 

Founder and director of Hot Toast Sarah Lawrence has had a varied career. A love of storytelling saw her involved in everything from documentary making to children's television, and only a few months ago, Sarah was on stage accepting an award for CFO of the year at the Australian Accounting Awards.

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Sarah joins host Katarina Taurian to reflect on this journey, explain how a mentor made her fall in love with the financial sector and unpack the role of a CFO. She also discusses the birth of the "Hot Toast" brand, the type of clientele that she is working with and why not every potential client makes the cut.

Public practitioner of the year Teddy Kosasih partner at Pitt Martin, joins host Katarina Taurian on this week’s episode of Accountants Daily Insider to talk about what made him take the public practice path. 

Teddy reflects on taking out the practitioner of the year award at the Australian accounting awards, his thoughts on what makes a good practitioner, how he hires for public practice, the skill sets he looks for to be able to tap into different markets, and how he started his own practice.