It was a tough week. Grumpy clients, difficult ATO….

Thanks to Weel for supporting this week's episode. Spend management, streamlined.

Becc - Worst on ground

Becc’s worst on ground is Shaye. Offer clients fee discounts - hell no!  How can we  incentivise clients to send their tax work in at times of the year that are not super busy in the firm?  Becc share’s her tips for how to discount effectively without undermining the value of your services.

The offending webcast https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/webcasts/17246-5-tips-for-a-more-efficient-financial-year-in-your-firm 

Aly and Andrew’s podcast https://www.accountingadventures.com.au/ 

Becc - Best on ground

ASIC for booting a bad actor.  Bad eggs bringing the image of the profession down and driving up the cost of compliance in our businesses.

The naughty guy https://www.moneymanagement.com.au/news/financial-planning/asic-bans-adelaide-adviser-over-early-super-release

Shaye - Best on ground

Project Alfred Accounting industry salary checking tool reveals what we know in real life that the gender pay gap is definitely real and bleedingly obvious.  A shout out to our blokes, our allys working to make this something we never have to talk about again. Liam McNamara - you legend.

Liam’s awesome work https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shayethyer_accountingandaccountants-activity-6960894083959599104--Ruv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Where does the power really sit in the CA ANZ when it comes to addressing gender pay gaps and diversity and inclusion more widely? 

UK mandatory reporting on gender pay gap - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/gender-pay-gap-reporting 

ICAEW’s view  https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2021/oct-2021/gender-pay-gap-and-the-accountancy-profession-time-for-a-rethink 

CAANZ 2021 Remuneration Report https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/news-and-analysis/news/latest-ca-remuneration-survey-uncovers-work-landscape-and-vast-gender-pay-gap 

Shaye - Worst on ground

Controversial article banned by professional body in the US.  The controversy - saying out loud that the accounting industry fails to retain talent. More ostriches with heads in the sand pretending nothing is wrong….

The Cloud Accounting Podcast https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/ 

The controversy https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blaketoliver_how-to-fix-the-leaky-cpa-pipeline-activity-6961045028962017280-5I2j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop