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Feb 2016

The Philippines pulls rank in the customer service industry

By: Odyssey In the Press
Tags: APESB GN 30 Outsourced Services, Code of Professional conduct, Disclosure, offshore, Privacy Act, TPB

The Philippines is now being claimed as a “go-to” destination for outsourcing activities. When you consider the high cost of compliance in Australia, there was very little or no difference in quality and a significant saving in costs… Not all accountants, however, are sold on the idea of outsourcing. BPO isn’t right for every situation, but expert groups argue it …

05

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 …

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Jun 2012

Offshore administration gaining momentum

By: Odyssey Odyssey in the Press
Tags: cloud, compliance, labour shortage, offshore, online, tax returns

Darin Tyson-Chan interviewed David Carter, CEO of Odyssey Resources, for SMSF Magazine. The practice of using overseasbased organisations to perform the administrative and compliance functions of SMSFs is increasing, according to a senior executive of a firm operating in the space. “We’ve seen quite a proliferation of companies offering these services in the last six to 12 months, so people …

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Jul 2011

Accountants go offshore to boost profits

By: Odyssey Odyssey in the Press
Tags: APESB, compliance, Data, labour shortage, margins, offshore, privacy, risk

“Cost pressure and labour constraints are forcing accounting firms to use low-cost offshore providers for basic compliance work this tax season. Accountants are paying offshore service providers between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of the equivalent local rates for basic tax returns, superannuation returns, the preparation of financial statements and business activity statements.” The author, Agnes King, interviewed …

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Feb 2011

Tax returns go offshore

By: Odyssey Odyssey in the Press
Tags: compliance, Data security, due diligence, higher margins, offshore, Outsourcing, privacy, routine tasks, skills shortages, tax returns

“In the two weeks spanning Christmas and New Year’s Day, while HAS Business Solutions ’ accountants vacated Alice Springs and headed for the coast, an army of Vietnamese bean counters kept the firm’s till ticking over.” In this article, Agnes King discussed the benefits of outsourcing and offshoring basic accounting services for Australian accounting firms. HAS Business Solutions has been …