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Sep 21, 2026
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Here are two accounting practices that are already introducing carbon accounting services to their clients.
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Sustainability is one of the core values at Brisbane-based Chartered Accountants and Business Consultancy, Alexander & Co.
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And for director Victor Wohl, CA, it goes far beyond financial metrics.
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Sustainability has always meant more to us than the numbers on a balance sheet, Wohl explains.
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We wanted a solution that was simple, credible and practical, Wall says.
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Trace gave us a platform that makes the process easy for our team and clients.
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It's still early days, says Matthew Davis, CA, Director of Ake Accounting, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors in Wakatane.
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The firm of 15 is currently exploring carbon accounting and engaging with clients.
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I did finance and accounting.
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And then I did the CA route.
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I came back here, joined KPMG, and then joined Standard Bank.
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But that was really, really my life.
Andile KhumaloGUEST
... you know, trying to kind of align the timelines, that was one of the days when Bidvest was becoming this kind of behemoth of the JSE.
Andile KhumaloGUEST
And I would read up about all these people that had CA, SA behind their names, and they looked like really smart people.
Stephen GrootesHOST
Mm.
Andile KhumaloGUEST
So I decided I'm gonna be one.
Stephen GrootesHOST
So I mean, I must say, I think that qualification, CA, SA, of all the people we speak to sitting in the chair that you're sitting in now as-
Andile KhumaloGUEST
Yeah
Stephen GrootesHOST
... our shape-shifter, that's probably the single big- apart from a metric, the single most common qualification-
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... that they will have.
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Chartered accountants play a central role in advising small businesses on their cash flow, profitability and meeting their tax obligations to ensure they can survive and grow.
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Chartered accountants are fantastic at helping small business, says Susan Franks, CA, Australian leader, Tax, Superannuation and Financial Advice at CAANZ.
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Small businesses often treat their accountant as their CFO and look to them for advice to help sustain and grow their businesses.
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Small businesses owe large amounts of tax.
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In Australia, the total debt is more than 45 billion Australian dollars, while IR's 2024-25 annual report shows total tax debt has reached 9.3 billion New Zealand dollars in New Zealand.
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CAs can help small businesses organise their finances so they can meet their tax debts.
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Our members can help with small business cash flow.
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For example, members can help small businesses consider what costs they can decrease, whether they can increase the prices.
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Isha is the founder of Isha Secre & Associates LLP, a firm that is focused on transfer pricing, FEMA, and international taxation.
Ashutosh GargHOST
So Isha, my first question, as you look back, what first attracted you to chartered accountancy? And when did you realize this was the profession you wanted to build your life around?
Isha SekhriGUEST
Okay, so let me be honest here.
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I don't think I was attracted to the profession of charity accountancy per se in that sense.
Isha SekhriGUEST
So when I was in grade nine, that's when the real, you know, Thing happened and I did an aptitude test.
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Aptitude test pointed me either towards a computer engineer or a chartered accountant.
Isha SekhriGUEST
Now I naturally gravitated to a chartered accountancy because, you know, I already had a platform with my dad's practice.
Isha SekhriGUEST
I wouldn't have to start from scratch.
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As organizations are increasingly told that AI is a vital ingredient for high performance, it is easy to assume that the new technology should be used to replace existing analytics tools.
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That would be a mistake, says Trevor Monaghan, CA.
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Forensic accountant, business valuation specialist and director at Climax Valuations and Forensics.
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Rather than using AI to take over tasks that are already highly automated, he suggests the real challenge lies in leveraging the technology to focus on patterns and anomalies outside of the numbers.
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And so when you eventually made the move to come back here, I'm assuming, was that just like when you finished up with uni and wanted to come back?
Jameel QureshiGUEST
Yeah, I'd just finished the CA, the Chartered Accounting Program, and I'd had enough of Sydney, to be honest.
Jameel QureshiGUEST
I hated Sydney that much.
Jameel QureshiGUEST
I was actually, at the end of it, I was travelling down to training and coming back home and then driving back down.
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We chose morning tea as our time.
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These are with Boyce Accounting, Chartered Accountants.
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And the first one is about the change in the budget.
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And the others are about all sorts of
Ted MaseleseleGUEST
On the governance side, there's a strong push for cross-border regulatory alignment, enhanced data transparency, and more stringent financial compliance.
Isabel PotgieterHOST
As a CA and project manager, how do you translate technical accounting and audit knowledge into practical decisions that help a business stay resilient and grow?
Ted MaseleseleGUEST
My technical training serves as an incredibly strong springboard for my day-to-day responsibilities.
Ted MaseleseleGUEST
The core competencies I've developed, such as financial and operational analysis, risk management, as well as structured presentation, are directly applicable to my work.
Libby TrickettHOST
Georgie,
Georgie TrickettHOST
what? Well, I only did accounting for like three and a half years, but then I've been a member of the Chartered Accountants ever since.
Georgie TrickettHOST
And I...
Georgie TrickettHOST
Is this you announcing your commitment to us? I'm committed.
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