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Apr 2019

The shift to strategic review

Quality Australian Tax compliance outsourcing: the shift to review

By: Odyssey Outsourcing
Tags: compliance, Firm of the future, strategic review, switch to advisory

Australian outsourced tax preparation outsourcing services can help public accounting firms of all sizes. Regardless of size of the Australian accounting firm, a quality outsourced services provider will return high quality work, in an exceptional format, in a timely manner. Today we have a quick look at one area many accounting firms struggle to control: preparing and reviewing quality compliance …

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Mar 2016

Firm of the Future

By: Odyssey In the Press
Tags: cloud, Firm of the future, offshore

In 2007 CPA Australia released its Firm of the Future report. Many of the key drivers of change identified in 2007 came about including technology developments, business processes, knowledge management and the mobile workforce. Underlying enablers we now take for granted weren’t in existence at that time. Iphones, ipads, apple watches and swipe technology were still on the drawing board. …

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Mar 2016

Chartered Accountants Australia + New Zealand examines The Future of Work: How can we adapt to survive and thrive?

By: Odyssey Publication
Tags: Firm of the future, Offshoring

The Chartered Accountants Australia + New Zealand have released The Future of Work: How can we adapt to survive and thrive? This publication examines mega-trends that continue to shape Australia, such as the erosion of geographical barriers; an ageing population; digital disruption; and, the rise of the peer-to-peer economy. The publication poses questions and intends to start the debate on …

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Feb 2016

February 2016 Newsletter – The firm of the future… are we there yet?

By: Odyssey Newsletter
Tags: Disruption, Firm of the future, Future for offshoring, Globalisation, motorbike trip, Sage Connect, the Cloud

The firm of the future… are we there yet? It’s been over a decade since CPA Australia released its Firm of the Future report. Interestingly, there was a section headed “Outsourcing? Get used to it” but no reference in the document to “Cloud”. How times have changed! You can click here to read the PDF report directly. Late last year the Institute of Chartered …

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Nov 2015

Accounting’s brave new digital world

By: Odyssey In the Press
Tags: cloud, Firm of the future, Intuit, offshore, QBO, Xero

Accountancy’s digital revolution means that your firm’s toughest competition might be a switched-on firm on the other side of the continent.. In this article Brad Howarth revisits the “Firm of the Future” 2007 CPA report and visits on what has changed since then. The impact of the cloud is the big game-changer going on right now, and its transformative powers …