Small Firm, Big Impact
Episodes
S6E3: ATO GIC remission: why decisions vary and what to do
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Small Firm, Big Impact, we unpack how the ATO manages remission of the General Interest Charge (GIC) and what it means for accounti...
S6E2: Inland Revenue Satisfaction Survey: Key Insights from NZ Tax Agents
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Tax Management New Zealand (TMNZ) Chief Strategist Chris Cunniffe FCA, as he reveals the findings of the 2025 Inland Revenue Satisfaction Survey,...
S6E1: Plans for the 2026 CA ANZ Presidency
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Lisa Lintern, Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) Group Executive External Affairs as she interviews Naomi Walsh FCA, the new CA ANZ President, ab...
S5E9: Your guide to Certificates of Public Practice
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Wydell, General Manager – Professional Standards, returns to Small Firm, Big Impact to demystify Certificates of Public Practice (CPP). ...
S5E8: What’s Next for the ATO Agent Phone Line?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Owen, the Taxation Ombudsman is back on Small Firm, Big Impact to unpack the findings of the recent review into the ATO’s Registered Agent ...
S5E7: CA ANZ’s Professional Standards Scheme – your questions
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In March, 2025 the new CA ANZ Professional Standards Scheme was approved by the Professional Standards Council. CA ANZ has provided a scheme for Austr...
S5E6: Insights from the 2025 New Zealand Budget
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The New Zealand Government has unveiled Budget 2025, which includes an ‘Investment Boost' to accelerate depreciation, significant changes to Kiw...
S5E5: Audit Innovation: tech-driven opportunities for smaller firms
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Gillian Bowen explores the cutting-edge advancements transforming the audit profession. Joined by Steven Watson FCA, Managing Di...
S5E4: Tax System Challenges: Insights from the Tax Ombudsman
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Small Firm, Big Impact Host Gillian Bowen catches up* with Ruth Owen, the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman, about crucial upd...
S5E3: Federal Budget 2025-2026: Insights for CAs
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Treasurer handed down his fourth Federal Budget on March 25, 2025, and his last before the Australian election. CA ANZ experts were in the Budget ...
S5E2: Sustainability opportunities for your firm and clients
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re a smaller practice, you may be wondering about the implications of mandatory sustainability assurance on your firm and your clients, a...
S5E1: Hear how the new President plans to represent members
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Ellis FCA is the CA ANZ President for 2025 and he sat down with Small Firm, Big Impact host Gillian Bowen, to share insights into his storied ca...
S4E13: Tinashe Kamangira reflects on his year as CA ANZ’s President
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of his year as CA ANZ’s 2024 President, Tinashe Kamangira FCA returns to Small Firm, Big Impact to reflect on his conversations with ...
S4E12: Financial abuse in the tax system and how to recognise the signs
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a tax professional – do you know how to recognise the signs of the tax system being used for financial abuse? Experts in this area believe tax pr...
S4E11: Impacts of reforms to the Australian anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Bill has been introduced into the Australian parliament to reform the Australian anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime. This ...
S4E10: The benefits of your employees doing the CA Program
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hear directly from two employers on why they get their employees to do the CA Program over other offerings, and how it benefits your ...
S4E9: The CA ANZ complaints process
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is the professional body for chartered accountants and one part of its role is to investigate...
S4E8: Is running an accounting practice right for you?
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make the big decision to go out on your own, to run an accounting business? To help members decide if it’s the right move for them, Chart...
S4E7: What the Federal Budget means for members
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Budget has been handed down, so what’s the impact for Chartered Accountants? There is little in the way of substantive tax reform but th...
S4E6: What's next for ethics and the profession?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has hosted a delegation from the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA)...
S4E5: Cost of tax debt to soar
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do any of your business clients owe money to the Australian Tax Office? There is more than $50B of collectable tax debt to collect. 65% relates to sma...
S4E4: GenAI for SMPs (Part 2)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to save 30 minutes a day, and your team too, right now using GenAI? The next 26 minutes is so action-packed with straightforward, real-world prac...
S4E3: GenAI for SMPs (Part 1)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to check-in on the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence (AI) and learn how it’s impacting workplaces in 2024. Kayur Pate...
S4E2: Payday matters
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The results are in – and it’s CA ANZ’s ‘early-career’ members who are more likely to receive the highest percentage pay increase compared to...
S4E1: Meet your 2024 CA ANZ President
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tinashe Kamangira FCA, the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand President for 2024, is making small and medium sized practices one of his f...
S3E21: Improving ATO Service
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Members regularly get in contact with the CA ANZ Tax Team for support on addressing issues with the Australian Tax office. Many are frustrated with de...
S3E20: The future of trust
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Global Ethics Day is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the importance of ethics in the daily work of accountants and its role in maintaining publ...
S3E19: Balancing your mental health in the workplace
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Note: A heads up for our listeners, the following episode discusses mental health. If this raises any issues for you, please reach out. The contact nu...
S3E18: How to get help with ethical dilemmas
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Facing a complex ethical dilemma is a challenge and there’s no need to do it alone. The CA Advisory Group (CAAG) offers members free and confidentia...
S3E17: Sustainability reporting – what SMPs need to know
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climate-related disclosures, the impact on businesses and the role of accountants is front of mind right now. The International Sustainability Standar...
S3E16: Reach your full potential
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you spend much time thinking about your potential or the potential of your business? What about how to REACH your full potential? Learn about the g...
S3E15: Professional Conduct Framework Review
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has released the Professional Conduct Framework Review Final Report, an Independent Review of...
S3E14: Public Practice Program Revamp
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Public Practice Program (PPP) prepares practitioners for future success as a partner or sole practitioner. It’s designed to empower new practiti...
S3E13: How the 2023 Federal Budget (AU) impacts you
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now the dust has settled on the Federal Budget (AU) – this episode takes Australian members through the impacts on them and their clients. Senior Ta...
S3E12: NZ Budget Breakdown
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been labelled a ‘No Frill’s budget’ by a ‘Bread and Butter’ Government – but what's actually in the 2023 New Zealand Budget? Hear f...
S3E11: Accounting and generative A.I.
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of buzz around generative A.I. and the impacts it’ll have on workplaces. There are lots of arguments for and against for using it –...
S3E10: Finding space for professional development
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think about professional development? Is it something you look forward to as an opportunity to gain new skills or is it more a requirement...
S3E9: Why acting early to restructure can save your client's small business
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Small Business Restructuring is where a chartered accountant, their client and a registered liquidator work together to deal with the debts of the sma...
S3E8: How to find balance in your firm
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ponder this: "The only people who get upset when you set boundaries are the ones who benefited from you having none." How’s it feeling in your offic...
S3E7: FEE-HELP - opening the CA ANZ talent door
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has been approved as a higher education FEE-HELP provider. It’s a game changer and a big win for the...
S3E6: Listen Up! Transform your Listening Skills for Workplace Success
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s be frank. We can listen better. That can be difficult when we’re genetically coded to be distracted and the world is full of notifications. ...
S3E5: Auditing and Reporting Changes in 2023
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s shaping up to be another big year when it comes to accounting standards and auditing changes. This episode of Small Firm, Big Impact with Amir ...
S3E4: Accountant's Financing Letters
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been asked by your client to provide an accountant’s letter to a financier to help them secure a new loan or mortgage? Are you unsure how y...
S3E3: Remuneration and the fight for talent
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are more accounting jobs than ever and the fight for talent is on. The 2022 Member Remuneration survey provides critical insights for accountant...
S3E2: Cybersecurity for SMPs
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an SMP lying awake at night wondering if there’s a cyber-criminal already in your digital systems waiting to pounce? Do you have enough cybe...
S3E1: The ATO's New Working from Home Deduction Method
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the blink of an eye COVID-19 transformed how we work, and as the line between the home and work office blurred, the Australian Tax Office rolled ou...