With a growing number of Australians investing in the property market beyond simply owning their principal place of residence, it is becoming more and more common for accountants to be advising clients on issues surrounding their portfolios.

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Katarina is joined by colleague Andy Scott, who has recently added a third property into his and his wife's investment portfolio, to share the moment he realised the importance of a strong relationship with his accountant. He also explains why, after hopping between multiple accountants for years, he now has no intention of looking elsewhere.

Andy will share how his accountant went about forming a strategy that would work toward his desired outcomes, discuss how frequently he is in touch with his accountant and unpack the one thing that Andy wants from his accountant each time he is contacted by him.

The SMSF sector has seen significant change in the past 5 years but, as Katarina Taurian explains, next year is set to see further major shake-ups. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, Katarina is joined by Terry Braithwaite to unpack her concerns surrounding government and regulatory “tinkering” that accountants should educate themselves on and how these changes could impact them going forward. With ASIC facing mounting pressure to produce results, Katarina shares why smaller operations may be the most at risk and what to expect for those attending the upcoming SMSF summit.

With one-third of Australians involved in a passion project and one in ten successfully running that passion as a side hustle the start-up space in Australia has seen a boom in recent years. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Katarina Taurian is joined by My Accounts' Noel Tiufino to discuss how, with so many new start-ups emerging, many fail to consider the issue of compliance. Noel will unpack where he sees clients go wrong when creating a start-up, the importance of building a business plan and a budget which have synergies between them and how he has seen the start-up space change during his 11 years in the industry.

The IPA small business white paper recently announced findings that their members believed that payroll tax was disincentivising growth within their businesses, however Treasury findings seem to suggest that not to be the case. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Katarina Taurian is joined by Momentum Media’s management accountant Michael Johnson, who will share which side of the argument he believes to be correct. He will unpack how businesses that he has been involved with feel towards payroll tax and the concerns that he has heard from business owners surrounding the issue. Michael will also discuss the introduction of single touch payroll and the process of its implementation within Momentum Media.

Reckon and the Institute of Public Accountants recently announced a partnership to produce IPA Books + In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, chief executive of IPA Andrew Conway and chief executive of Reckon Sam Allert join host Katarina Taurian to discuss this partnership and the drivers behind it. They will unpack what will be available to IPA members as a result of this deal, how regular feedback will shape the future of the platform going forward and Andrew will share why the association chose this path for its member base. They will also share plans regarding the future of the partnership, development plans and how training and support to IPA members will be provided to help them best utilise the platform.

Single Touch Payroll is one of the biggest reporting changes for the tax profession in years.

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, host Katarina Taurian is joined by STP program lead at the Australian Taxation Office John Shepherd, who runs through how the first STP deadline fared for employers and the ATO alike.

John also reveals some good news for accountants and bookkeepers about reporting requirement changes, and what small business can expect for their July 2019 deadline. Spoiler alert: there’s flexibility for microbusiness on the horizon.

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With Westpac recently increasing their interest rate independent of the RBA whose rates have remained unchanged it is likely that some business owners may be feeling the strain.

In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider host Katarina Taurian is joined by Momentum Media's Alex Whitlock who unpacks which businesses in his opinion should be concerned about rate rises and how he and his business partner have managed to keep their business debt free - at times even having to pay employee salaries out of their own pockets.

Alex will share how their accountant has been pivotal in shaping and developing their business since its conception and discuss the pain points that they have faced along the way.

Three weeks have passed since Katarina started working with her new accountant, a transition which she admits she entered into with high levels of anxiety. In this episode of Accountants Daily Insider, director of Prime Partners Laela Hansen joins Katarina to discuss why as an accountant people skills and keeping your clients calm are imperative. Laela will unpack why you should focus on listening to your client rather than proving your credentials, why you shouldn’t buy into the urgency of a stressed client and offers advice for those wanting to start their own accounting firm. www.accountantsdaily.com.au

Host Katarina Taurian is just starting out in a new relationship. Following a parting of ways with her last accountant, which she describes as "harder than her most difficult break-up", she is now in the process of regaining that trust and relationship with a new accountant.

Momentum Media's Alex Whitlock joins Katarina to discuss this new partnership, and unpack why this trust with clients is such an important element of the business and could be the key factor why accountants continue to rank well in the Governance Institute of Australia"s Ethics Index report following the royal commission.

Alex will also discuss how his accountant was able to help grow his business and property portfolio, and analyse the importance of a referral in a competitive market.