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Tassie bureaucrat Ric De Santi pockets CPA's $75k 13 November 2018 - Rear Window in AFR by Joe Aston https://www.afr.com/brand/rear-window/tassie-bureaucrat-ric-de-santi-pockets-cpas-75k-20181113-h17ujc In April, CPA Australia's painfully haughty president Peter Wilson attacked an item in this colum...

Great post Alice, and thanks for your input. Why do you want to undertake the SMSF Specialist course? CPA Australia appeared to indicated that it was awaiting clear guidance as to the new education requirements relating to this area from the relevant government authority, before deciding how they wi...

Thought Brett and others may find this of interest. Wonder if he was asked to leave Sydney Uni? Southern Cross University has announced the appointment of Professor Tyrone Carlin as its new Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic). https://www.scu.edu.au/engage/news/latest-news/2018/southern-cross-universi...

I wonder whether when you see the next CPA Australia annual report, that the membership numbers increase dramatically due to this type of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)? They probably have found another avenue for the CPA Program, which is going digital, to increase is revenue stream. CPA Australia...

It is interesting that CPA Australia, that has millions of dollars of membership funds, appears to have decided to subcontract out the CPA program out to Pearson VUE. https://home.pearsonvue.com/ . Pearson is used with regards to the online examination program. They are seeking your feedback for Pea...

One may considered that the comments in this article to be wide, and possibly overstated. Why would the LIV decided to engage Adam, given his involvement in the CPA Australia problems? Did the LIV appoint him, because the LIV itself is having major problems and no other candidate wanted to take on t...

CPA Australia offers 2 new training schemes with tech focus https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/cpa-australia-offers-2-new-training-schemes-with-tech-focus Professional accounting body CPA Australia has launched two new technology-focused training programmes here to help finance professio...

Maybe CPA, IPA and ICAANZ should act together for a positive change for their memberships. What do others think? Fewer accountants will become financial advisers, compliance requirements and costs increased, and finally a need for a financial planning degree going forward. New standards for financia...

BGL boss tells CA ANZ to help lobby or 'butt out' https://www.smsfadviser.com/news/16947-software-boss-lashes-out-at-ca-anz-over-accountants-exemption An SMSF software firm has criticised a major accounting body for its response to lobby efforts aimed at reinstating the accountants’ exemption. At a ...

CPA Advice is down to 28 members. Sounds like the remaining members didn't get the memo about CPA Advice closing. So how much to do you think CPA Australia Advice will lose for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018? CPA Australia boards have been successful in losing money, feathering the ne...

The members of CPA, IPA and ICAANZ need to raise their voices to those in authority and make them listen. They have all given up working for those in public practice. There are many members that believe the exemption can be reinstated or believe it should be reinstated, but it will take a joint effo...

This is a joke. Didn't the past board act unethically? What about Alex Malley?? What do members think? https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/about-us/our-organisation/whistleblowing?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=All%20Subscribers&utm_content=NEWS+%7c+ALL+%7c+Whistleblowing+policy&utm_ca...

This is interesting reading from Brett Stevenson. https://www.excellere.com.au/blog/2018/8/12/legal-action-in-relation-to-cpa-australia-part-two Legal action in relation to CPA Australia? Dear members and other interested persons, Legal action in relation to CPA Australia? - Part Two This is a follo...

This is from Brett's www.excellere.com.au https://www.excellere.com.au/blog/2018/8/27/the-cosy-club-at-cpa-australia-plus-a-bumper-edition-coming The Cosy Club at CPA Australia You will have received the notification last week of the appointment of the new directors to the CPA Australia board. Let m...

CPA rebels crowdfund legal action against old board by Myriam Robin AFR 13 August 2018 When Alex Malley packed his bags at membership-based accounting industry body CPA Australia, his $4.9 million golden parachute included a termination payment equivalent to three times his annual salary. In October...

Have you read the strategy? What do you think?? CPA Australia Strategy 2018-2021 "CPA Australia is proud to release its strategy that will be the blueprint for our organisation over the next three years. The strategy is built on six months of member consultation and focuses on delivering increased v...

Maybe now both CPA Australia and ICANNZ will join forces with IPA as they should have done in the past, and kept fighting with government to reinstate the accountants exemption. Oh forgot, they do have a joint body of representatives from IPA, CPA Australia and ICANNZ, unfortunately they are more co...

http://www.aasb.gov.au/Hot-Topics.aspx Hot Topics Applying the IASB’s Revised Conceptual Framework and Solving the Reporting Entity and Special Purpose Financial Statement Problems The AASB is exploring how to introduce the IASB’s revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (RCF)into Austra...

The AASB wants to get rid of the Special Purpose Financial Report for small entities. We have seen how successful the reporting requirements under the General Purpose Financial Reports are, with the failings of the financial reports provided by CPA Australia. Now CPA Australia supports the IFRS and ...

This article from the AFR highlights the failing of both the ICAANZ and CPA Australia in terms of projects for small and medium size accounting practice members. Both organisations tired to offer its members, that operate in small to medium size practices tools or avenues to help with their business...