August 5, 2021 5 min read Digitally empowered advisors: How accountants can turn crisis into opportunity A range of events can trigger a crisis: a drought, a change in political leadership, a surge in the oil price or – ...
July 16, 2021 6 min read POPIA compliance: What accountants need to know News about the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has dominated headlines and flooded our inboxes in re...
June 21, 2021 1 min read Blockchain is set to transform accounting. Here’s how. Since Bitcoin first exploded onto the scene towards the end of 2017, blockchain has received quite a bit of attenti...
May 21, 2021 1 min read How accountants can help businesses through tough times The dire need for frontline expertise from accountants to help businesses survive is critical, especially with compa...
May 20, 2021 1 min read Reclaim lost time with direct bank feeds between Sage and FNB In the “old” days, accountants and business owners would spend hours poring over printouts and spreadsheets to manua...
February 24, 2021 1 min read Tech is replacing accountants, but their new role is much more valuable In 2006, I predicted that accounting as we knew it then would be redundant by the turn of the decade. At the time, t...
February 18, 2021 1 min read 3 questions to help accountants discover their value proposition I was a bit concerned when the bank called to cancel my client’s finance application meeting. What did we do wrong? ...
February 12, 2021 1 min read A new purpose for the accounting profession The words ‘accounting’ and ‘bookkeeping’ were once used interchangeably. But their respective meanings are drifting...
October 29, 2020 4 min read 3 Reasons why accountants should embrace AI and Machine Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwH7KR_MYn0 Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have taken the account...
October 11, 2020 1 min read What will accounting clients need in a post-COVID world? With the Coronavirus raging across the globe, many accountants have been with their clients eve...
September 11, 2020 < 1 min read 3 accounting practice improvements, according to customers In the latest version of The Practice of Now survey, respondents were asked what pain-points their businesses experi...
September 11, 2020 1 min read Disrupting the accounting profession: 3 ways to grow and thrive “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” – J.D Rockefeller. Over the last few months, accoun...
September 1, 2020 3 min read 3 tips to ensure a smooth personal income tax filing season During August, many South Africans received auto-assessments for their 2019/20 personal income tax returns from SAR...
April 30, 2020 1 min read Coronavirus: How accountants can offer support to their clients Learn how your accountancy practice can support your clients as they tackle a number of business challenges due to coron...
April 12, 2020 1 min read How cloud accounting can take your business to the next level Cloud accounting can transform how you do business. Once you experience how revolutionary it can be, you’ll wonder why y...
March 20, 2020 4 min read Coronavirus: Six ways to keep your business moving At a time when many small businesses in South Africa are already struggling as a result of the recession, the globa...
March 19, 2020 1 min read How to successfully run your business from virtually anywhere As a small business owner, you are more than likely tired of paying expensive commercial rentals and fighting traff...
February 4, 2020 1 min read What the accounting evolution means for you Clients and the market are demanding more than the traditional number-crunching and compliance work that has, until now,...
January 30, 2020 1 min read A guide to digital transformation for accountants Accountants need to pick up the pace of technological adoption if they want to remain globally competitive. We offer som...
January 23, 2020 1 min read 2030: What’s in store for the accountancy practice? Based on the latest Practice of Now research, we've made five predictions about how an accounting practice might look in...
December 10, 2019 1 min read Selling modern accounting to traditional clients We cover tips on how to help your traditional clients overcome their tech phobia and move to a modern accounting system ...
October 1, 2019 5 min read 5 things to keep in mind when moving to the cloud How do you migrate your entire accounting firm to a new system without disrupting your day-to-day productivity? Here are...
August 15, 2019 1 min read 3 ways to modernise your accounting firm Accounting is competitive. Clients are demanding more and technology is evolving rapidly. Here's how you can keep up wit...
July 12, 2019 4 min read There’s an accounting cultural shift underway Accountancy is driving significant changes in hiring practices, business services and attitudes towards emerging technol...