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FUTUREPROOF
Donal Curtin: Is a global recession on the cards?
With interest rates on the rise globally, the slowdown could be closer than we think.
STRATEGY
Lessons from a travel entrepreneur
From lawyer to executive, Luxury Escapes' Adam Schwab shares his success story.
SPONSORED
Drive growth through digital transformation
With the right technology, small businesses can transform at the same scale as larger enterprises. Brought to you by Microsoft.
SPONSORED
Support for the
whole family
Both members and their families can access quality support for their mental and physical health with HCF.
BALANCE
Read, watch, listen
The end of the year is a perfect time for stories of progress and inspiration. Check out these highlights from the CA Library.
profession
CA ANZ upcoming events
Maintain your expertise as a trusted professional with learning designed
for members.
Welcome to
Special Edition December/January 2023
STATS INCREDIBLE
Religious holidays & festivals by the numbers
Not all members will be celebrating Christmas this month. Here's an overview of religious festivals celebrated throughout the year.
Welcome to this special edition of Acuity where we explore the big ideas and economic outlook for 2023 and beyond. This rich and interactive digital edition delivers your favourite columns and features enhanced for an immersive experience.
BALANCE
Moments with
Olivia Stutchbury CA
Stutchbury has combined her love of the outdoors and accounting know-how to build a successful career.
Record keeping is important, but it’s especially critical when it comes to defending a claim, say Aon experts.
Protect yourself by keeping good records
sponsored
Fast fashion has an enormous environmental footprint for both
its production and disposal.
Five things:
Fast fashion
FUTUREPROOF
Outgoing CA ANZ President Kate Boorer FCA reflects on what an honour and privilege it was to be President in 2022.
President’s letter
PROFESSION
Reducing our carbon footprint for the good of the planet is a big call, but the first step is knowing what carbon emissions your organisation creates. There’s software that helps to maintain compliance through keeping track of emissions, collecting data and reporting sustainability.
Carbon footprint management
TECH GUIDE
STRATEGY
Special feature: Big ideas
As we look ahead to 2023, Acuity’s Big Ideas feature explores eight hot topics to emerge for professionals in the past 12 months – to ignite debate in the workplace and help chartered accountants navigate the road ahead.
Latest:
To avoid misunderstandings, when embarking on a business relationship, members should clearly state the services in their engagement letter.
Rules for a happy engagement (letter)
BALANCE
SPONSORED
NZ accountants expect new tax policy measures to add to compliance burden
The latest annual Inland Revenue satisfaction survey by Tax Management New Zealand (TMNZ) and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) reveals New Zealand accountants are generally happy with the service they receive from IR – but some frustrations still exist.
With business travel back on the agenda, Acuity app guru Heather Smith FCA looks at some apps, technologies and gadgets you don’t want to leave out of your suitcase.
Don't forget to pack
the Apps
futureproof
Norton Moller FCA has complemented a distinguished business career with almost 50 years of responsible land management.
Support act: Norton Moller FCA
BALANCE
Latest:
As we look ahead to 2023, Acuity’s Big Ideas feature explores eight hot topics to emerge for professionals in the past 12 months – to ignite debate in the workplace and help chartered accountants navigate the road ahead.
Special feature: Big ideas
STRATEGY
BALANCE
How do you budget for wellbeing?
Australia's first wellbeing budget has opened up a conversation about how health, social and environmental outcomes impact economic progress – something New Zealand has been thinking about for years.
TECH GUIDE
Carbon footprint management
Reducing our carbon footprint for the good of the planet is a big call, but the first step is knowing what carbon emissions your organisation creates. There’s software that helps to maintain compliance through keeping track of emissions, collecting data and reporting sustainability.
Record keeping is important, but it’s especially critical when it comes to defending a claim, say Aon experts.
Protect yourself by keeping good records
sponsored
Maintain your expertise as a trusted professional with learning designed
for members.
CA ANZ upcoming events
profession
Both members and their families can access quality support for their mental and physical health with HCF.
Support for the
whole family
SPONSORED
BALANCE
Read, watch, listen
The end of the year is a perfect time for stories of progress and inspiration. Check out these highlights from the CA Library.
Fast fashion has an enormous environmental footprint for both
its production and disposal.
Five things: Fast fashion
FUTUREPROOF
SPONSORED
Drive growth through digital transformation
With the right technology, small businesses can transform at the same scale as larger enterprises. Brought to you by Microsoft.
Not all members will be celebrating Christmas this month. Here's an overview of religious festivals celebrated throughout the year.
Religious holidays & festivals by the numbers
STATS INCREDIBLE
From lawyer to executive, Luxury Escapes' Adam Schwab shares his success story.
Lessons from a travel entrepreneur
STRATEGY
With interest rates on the rise globally, the slowdown could be closer than we think.
Donal Curtin: Is a global recession on the cards?
FUTUREPROOF
Stutchbury has combined her love of the outdoors and accounting know-how to build a successful career.
Moments with
Olivia Stutchbury CA
BALANCE
To avoid misunderstandings, when embarking on a business relationship, members should clearly state the services in their engagement letter.
Rules for a happy engagement (letter)
BALANCE
The latest annual Inland Revenue satisfaction survey by TMNZ and CA ANZ reveals New Zealand accountants are generally happy with the service they receive from IR – but some frustrations still exist.
NZ accountants expect new tax policy measures to add to compliance burden
SPONSORED
With business travel back on the agenda, Acuity app guru Heather Smith FCA looks at some apps, technologies and gadgets you don’t want to leave out of your suitcase.
Don't forget to pack the Apps
futureproof
Australia's first wellbeing budget has opened up a conversation about how health, social and environmental outcomes impact economic progress – something New Zealand has been thinking about for years.
How do you budget for wellbeing?
BALANCE
Norton Moller FCA has complemented a distinguished business career with almost 50 years of responsible land management.
Support act: Norton Moller FCA
BALANCE
PROFESSION
Profession of the future
Chartered accountants make a difference where it counts – for people, businesses, communities and economies in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Here, Acuity magazine profiles 20 young CAs who are applying their high standards of ethics to their chosen career.
Chartered accountant salaries continue to show strong growth this year, with early signs the gender pay gap is moving in the right direction.
CA ANZ 2022 Remuneration Survey: How does your salary stack up?
STRATEGY
Danny Talwar ACA is the head of tax at Koinly, a software product used by accountants and individuals to help prepare crypto and digital asset tax returns.
Meet the CA: Danny Talwar ACA (ICAEW)
PROFESSION
Tax Nuggets Academy founder and Acuity 2020 Future Leader Joyce Ong CA shares five things CAs should be doing right now to attract and retain top Millennial talent.
Developing talent
with Joyce Ong CA
WATCH
Amanda shares some top tips with practice owners to help them reflect wisely on the year that was and create an achievable vision for the year ahead – for themselves and their clients.
Achieving balance with Amanda Gascoigne FCA
WATCH
Chartered accountant salaries continue to show strong growth this year, with early signs the gender pay gap is moving in the right direction.
CA ANZ 2022 Remuneration Survey: How does your salary stack up?
STRATEGY
Amanda shares some top tips with practice owners to help them reflect wisely on the year that was and create an achievable vision for the year ahead – for themselves and their clients.
Achieving balance with Amanda Gascoigne FCA
WATCH
Chartered accountants make a difference where it counts – for people, businesses, communities and economies in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Here, Acuity magazine profiles 20 young CAs who are applying their high standards of ethics to their chosen career.
Profession of the future
PROFESSION
Danny Talwar ACA is the head of tax at Koinly, a software product used by accountants and individuals to help prepare crypto and digital asset tax returns.
Meet the CA: Danny Talwar ACA (ICAEW)
PROFESSION
Tax Nuggets Academy founder and Acuity 2020 Future Leader Joyce Ong CA shares five things CAs should be doing right now to attract and retain top Millennial talent.
Developing talent
with Joyce Ong CA
WATCH