It’s shaping up to be another big year when it comes to accounting standards and auditing changes. This episode of Small Firm, Big Impact with Amir Ghandar FCA – Chartered Accountants ANZ Reporting and Assurance Leader, takes you through what small and medium sized practices and entities can expect, where they can find the resources to help them and the latest on CA ANZ’s advocacy work as it aims for simplicity and pragmatism.

Here’s are some helpful links to the resources Amir and Gillian talk about:

Essential guides: Reporting

Essential guides: Assurance

QM Hub

Subscribe to R&A News through My CA Communication Preferences

Sharing Knowledge Session: R&A Essential Update

How to become a Chartered Accountant  

Other episodes:

Accountant’s Financing Letters

Cybersecurity for SMPs

The ATO’s New Working from Home Deduction Method

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Have you been asked by your client to provide an accountant’s letter to a financier to help them secure a new loan or mortgage? Are you unsure how you should respond, the risks and where you stand legally? This episode of Small Firm, Big Impact takes you through the latest guidance from Chartered Accountants ANZ. It explores the legal implications for accountants of financing letters, why it’s recommended members exercise a high degree of caution, and the importance of sticking to the facts. Plus, we take you through what CA ANZ is telling lenders about accountant’s financing letters. Chartered Accountants ANZ General Manager – Professional Standards Kristen Wydell FCA joins CA ANZ Public Affairs Manager – Australia, Gillian Bowen to explain.

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Contact The Professional Standards Team

The ATO's New Working from Home Deduction Method

Cybersecurity for SMPs

How to become a Chartered Accountant 

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There are more accounting jobs than ever and the fight for talent is on. The 2022 Member Remuneration survey provides critical insights for accountants during this skills shortage crisis. This episode takes you through the data – who got paid what, how the profession’s gender pay gap is tracking and the latest on career breaks. There’s analysis on what it means for you and your business plus practical steps on how SMPs can use the survey’s results to attract and retain employees. And you don’t want to miss Tinashe Kamangira FCA, CA ANZ Vice-President and Director at Deloitte Australia explaining how he takes his parental leave to care for his young sons. There are also some great personal insights from this episode’s experts: Chartered Accountants ANZ CEO Ainslie van Onselen and General Manager, NZ Regions Charlotte Evett CA. 

Host: CA ANZ Public Affairs Manager – Australia Gillian Bowen. 

CA ANZ 2022 Member Remuneration Survey 

Narrowing your Gender Pay Gap Playbook 

How to become a Chartered Accountant 

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Are you an SMP lying awake at night wondering if there’s a cyber-criminal already in your digital systems waiting to pounce? Do you have enough cyber-security measures in place to protect your clients’ critical information? It can be overwhelming knowing where to start to minimise risk, especially when it feels like some of the nation’s biggest players aren’t even safe. This episode of Small Firm, Big Impact explores why small businesses, particularly accountants, are seen as “easy targets” and provides the steps you need to take to protect yourself and your clients. Plus we answer some big questions – to pay or not to pay and who’s liable? Accenture Australia & New Zealand Security Director Jacqui Kernot and Accenture Australia & New Zealand Cybersecurity Strategy, Managing Director Anu Kukar CA join CA ANZ Public Affairs Manager - Australia Gillian Bowen to explain. 

Cybersecurity Hub, Playbook and Sharing Knowledge 

Anu’s Acuity Article 

Have I been pwned?

LinkedIn Learning 

How to become a Chartered Accountant 

Find out more about Accenture  

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In the blink of an eye COVID-19 transformed how we work, and as the line between the home and work office blurred, the Australian Tax Office rolled out a short-cut deduction method to help workers at tax return time. The height of the pandemic is over but flexible working arrangements are here to stay, so what's ahead for you and your clients? This episode of 'Small Firm, Big Impact, explains the new short-cut method, why it's less generous, the records you and your clients need to keep,  and whether the 'actual method' may deliver a bigger tax return. Chartered Accountants ANZ's Tax and Financial Services Expert Michael Croker joins CA ANZ Public Affairs Manager - Australia Gillian Bowen to explain.

Draft Practical Compliance Guideline

CA Library

LinkedIn Learning

How to become a Chartered Accountant

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Host John Schol FCA chats to GrowthMD’s Kelly Chard CA and Brad Turville from Modern Firm Practices about how to move from a jack of all trades to a specialist. They discuss the advantages and the downsides, and how do you decide what to specialise in?
Do it right - and as well as attracting more business, you may open the door for opportunities for your own career development.

Chartered Accountants ANZ offer niche areas of the profession that you can specialise in. Explore how you can become a CA Specialist here.

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Host John Schol FCA, speaks to former CA ANZ president and Grant Thornton partner Darren Scammell FCA, along with Antz Rohan CA, director at Fairground Limited, about the very real bottom-line benefits that flow from ESG and integrated reporting. They also outline how to go about it, and where the best place is to start.

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Host John Schol FCA talks to Greenlion director Felicity Hill CA and Dr Marcus Bowles, chair of the Institute for Working Futures, about the skills accountants need to thrive over the next 10 years. They outline what key capabilities your firm should have right now, and how to develop them for the future. 

CA Capability+ helps you identify and build the capabilities you need to stay relevant, succeed and prosper in the accounting profession, now and into the future. Start your CA Capability+ assessment here.

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Host John Schol FCA chats with Georgina Tate, HR Manager at HLB Mann Judd, Sydney and Lachie Shannon, a culture and performance specialist as they share their insights in fostering talent, the best way to approach training programs, and how to use a growth roadmap to identify skills development.

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More data is being created each day than ever before, but how can you harness its powers to benefit you and your clients, as well as keep it secure so you stay on the right side of the law? In this episode, host John Schol CA, CEO at Malloch McLean, speaks with Sarah Giannikouris, Director TCA Accountants & Bookkeepers and Vinay Iswar CA, Managing Director, betterCo. who share their expertise on the benefits of data capture, analysis, and keeping it secure. Listen here and discover how data makes your practice smarter.

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