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July 2008
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News and feature articles from the July 2008 edition of INTHEBLACK.

Feature articles
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Protecting your reputation online

Ignore social networking sites at your peril. Keeping an ear out for quiet murmurs of your customers online is a better strategy than waiting for them to yell.

Foreign legion: skills shortage

With the skills shortage biting, accounting firms are filling the gaps with foreign workers.

No business like it

Not everything about new tax breaks for the Australian film industry is appealing. While it caters for blockbusters, some believe low-budget filmmakers have been neglected.

Time for a culture change?

Assistant treasurer Chris Bowen wants Australia to become a financial Services centre and is also keen on better tax administration he shares his views with INTHEBLACK.

Drink up?

Corporate social responsibility has attracted the interest of marketers at international drinks companies. But is it all about encouraging people to drink responsibly?

Dossier
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Disciplinary hearings: July 2008

The latest reports from CPA Australia’s professional conduct cases.

Dossier: July 2008

Look out for … internal controls allowed rogue trader to operate financial instruments; and post sub-prime crisis investors scrutinise companies’ books.

Ethical dilemma: July 2008

A finance professional wonders whether or not to report dubious business conduct and thus forgo a termination payment.

Knowledge bank: July 2008

Can a services company calculate its carbon footprint?

Taxing times: July 2008

Robert Richards looks at the tension between trust law and tax law; considers a busy period in the courts; and assesses GST cases.

In touch with telework

Teleworking: though working remotely is becoming increasingly popular, not a lot is known about why.

Shareholders lead the green charge

Environment: a survey of shareholders shows the majority believe that environmental reporting should be compulsory.

Rogue trader roulette

How many more internal trader scandals do we need before best-practice controls are put in place?

Workplace relations: July 2008

Carol Louw of CCH reports on the case of the ATO and a worker with hypertension; young workers’ rights; paid maternity leave; and the good news for same-sex couples.

What is washing up from the US sub-prime wave?

Financial instruments: investors are running the ruler over financial statements in the wake of the sub-prime debacle.

Regulars
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Downtime: July 2008

Medical check-ups can be life-saving for individuals and add life to a workforce, writes Thea O'Connor.

Interview: July 2008

On 4 January this year John Allen CPA received an unexpected call. It was the landlord of the country pub that Allen owned. The lessee explained that he was bankrupt and had to close down.

Inspector gadget: July 2008

Charles Wright meets an inkjet printer that won’t break the bank.

In the trenches: July 2008

Inventors have always been at the forefront of creative, practical thinking, so why not harness their approach to innovation in the workplace?

Excel yourself: July 2008

Neale Blackwood creates a formula to handle inserted rows.

In the headlines: July 2008

A selection of CPA australia’s media mentions.

Webwatch: July 2008

Richard Bajraszewski from the CPA Australia library gets wiki with it.

Feedback: July 2008

Feedback from members of CPA Australia published in the June 2008 edition of INTHEBLACK.

President's desk: July 2008

Message from CPA Australia's president.

Bookshelf: July 2008

Derek Parker dives into the collins class submarine story.

The job: group treasury strategist

Peter Pontikis FCPA travels from meeting rooms to tents, advising regional Suncorp clients on risk.

Upfront: July 2008

News, opinion and member updates.

News in brief: July 2008

Selection of brief news items featured in the July 2008 edition of INTHEBLACK.



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