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The Black Economy Taskforce estimated the black economy could be worth as much as 3 per cent of national GDP, or about A$50 billion a year.

Public swamps ATO tip-off line on black economy behaviour

16 Jan 2020

The Australian Taxation Office is continuing its crackdown on the black economy, with increasing help from the public.

Trotting out the same interview questions each time there is a vacancy will not deliver many insights about the candidates.

Top 8 worst hiring practices

13 Jan 2020

Two experts share their list of pet peeves in the recruitment process. Whether it’s a jobseeker suddenly dropping off the face of the earth or an employer asking a “vanilla question” – all are highly undesirable.

With planning and some attention to detail, a teleconference can be efficient and truly beneficial.

7 ways to run a teleconference – and 6 ways not to

09 Jan 2020

In the modern workplace, hours are flexible, employees can work remotely and teleconferences are inevitable. So how do you get the best from teleconferencing?

Opening the vault on Excel, Part 7

03 Jan 2020

Excel expert Neale Blackwood CPA began writing his monthly Excel Yourself column in INTHEBLACK magazine in 2002. He recently “opened the vault” on those early articles to review the information and add newer and easier solutions or built-in functions. This month: listing all range names in a workbook, Formula Auditing, Flash Fill and more.

An outback road in Australia’s red centre, Northern Territory.

Indigenous finance: closing the financial gap

01 Dec 2019

Improving the financial resilience of First Nations people can change lives, and there's a role for accountants.

The challenges in the audit of less complex entities

20 Dec 2019

There is an enormous opportunity in solving the challenge of how to design simpler standards for the audit of less complex entities.

10 inspiring accountants who volunteer

10 Dec 2019

While their finance and analytical skills are highly valued, the interviewees in this INTHEBLACK eBook say volunteering has challenged them to think in new ways and draw on strengths they didn’t know they had.

Because of the way the new standards are written, being a good accountant requires enhanced skills, such as a better understanding of risk management.

IFRS: new challenges, new opportunities for accountants

01 Dec 2019

Financial statements need the input of more stakeholders than accountants, and accountants, too, need to think more broadly - their skill set is becoming more valuable as the need for better communication and broader valuation expertise becomes a normal part of the job.