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9 Media Releases

Media Releases

Institute launches benchmark reporting guide for local government- TAS: Published 23 Jun 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants, today launched its inaugural definitive ‘Best practice guide for reporting local government budgets in Tasmania' to assist Councils in preparing their 2006 / 2007 budget reports. More >

End of year financial health check: Published 21 Jun 2006
This month sees the end of the 2006 financial year and as part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants ‘Financially Fit’ series, the Institute is advising Australians to take this time to review and assess their finances. More >

Deductability of childcare will encourage mothers into the workforce: Published 14 Jun 2006
While many businesses across Australia are increasingly amending their workplace practices in order to recruit and retain talented staff, more still needs to be done by the Federal Government in the area of childcare tax exemptions, an Institute of Chartered Accountants survey has revealed. More >

Institute launches benchmark reporting guide for local government- VIC: Published 09 Jun 2006
In a changing regulatory environment that includes the introduction of Australian International Financial Reporting Standards (AIFRS) and the likely demise of Australian Accounting Standard AAS27 “Financial reporting by Local Government’, local governments in Victoria will be expected to revise their annual reporting standards. More >

Alarm bells raised - one in three future accountants want to move overseas: Published 08 Jun 2006
Australian businesses wanting to recruit and retain talented accounting staff should be preparing for the emergence of generation Y , who are driven by a desire for greater work life balance rather than personal wealth, an Institute of Chartered Accountants survey has revealed. More >

The reduction of red tape should have been on the budget agenda: Published 06 Jun 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants welcomes the changes to land tax; family held unit trusts and the decision to invest into public infrastructure, health and education, but would have liked to have seen more fundamental tax reform. More >

Doing nothing is not an option - warning to Canberra businesses: Published 05 Jun 2006
CANBERRA businesses must adopt flexible workplace practices in order to remain competitive in recruiting and retaining talented staff said Robert Critchley, Director at Worklife International and author of 'Doing Nothing is Not an Option' and 'Rewired, Rehired and Retired'. More >

Housing equity, no longer the consumer's ATM: Published 05 Jun 2006
Despite the strength of the Australian dollar, which is expected to hold around 75 US cents over the year ahead and with a booming commodities and export market, it is expected that consumer spending will remain sub-par. More >

Building an employer brand to attract the next generation: Published 05 Jun 2006
Australian businesses need to consider how they are going to attract and retain employees with less people entering the work force and the generation Y harder to attract said Jillian Barrie, Director of Sales Advantage Marketing at the Melbourne Chartered Accountants Business Forum. More >