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ICB News Channel

ICB News Channel

By: Rob Marshall
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 A Podcast all about the latest in Bookkeeping news, for either Professional Bookkeepers, Bookkeepers in Employment or Business Owners throughout Australia, grappling daily with the latest from the ATO, legislation and other initiatives that define the approach to compliance, Financial Services, HR and general Business health and wellbeing. Join ICB Executive Director, Matthew Addison, ICB Support, Resources and Training Manager, Rob Marshall and a host of the specialist team at the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, as they unpack and discuss key information for Bookkeepers and Business, coming directly from the highly valued monthly ICB Newsletter as well as the thousands of resources contained in the ICB resource library. Current news, as it happens.

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Episodes
  • ICB News Channel Episode 50 - September 2025

    ICB News Channel Episode 50 - September 2025
    Sep 3 2025
    We celebrate our 50th episode of the ICB News Channel but lifting the lid on some pretty big issues confronting not only Bookkeepers across Australia right now, but also Businesses and Communities in every corner of the nation. Dealing with regulations and approvals in local communities and in business, the ever growing rise and rise of AI and the challenges confronting communities with this, a tax system that needs constant reform as well as simply the impacts of the economic reforms that individuals and organisations are craving at the moment. All of these topics plus much more including key articles from the recent ICB monthly newsletter are examined by News Channel host Rob Marshall and ICB Executive Director Matthew Addison in this episode and in particular off the back of the recent Economic Reform Roundtable sessions in Canberra, attended exclusively by Matthew Addison. Some wonderful insights into what this was actually all about and what are the potential flow on affects for Bookkeepers and Small Businesses here in Australia. A bumper edition to celebrate a special milestone for the Podcast.

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    47 mins
  • ICB News Channel Episode 49 - August 2025

    ICB News Channel Episode 49 - August 2025
    Aug 1 2025
    If you are in Small Business or knows someone who is in Small Business ... or you are a Professional Bookkeeper or in fact anyone who engages with Business owners on a regular basis, then if you only listen to one Podcast episode this year of the ICB News Channel, then this is the one. This episode could well be a Business saver. Our guest today on the Podcast is Kimberley Roberts Salee, the Head of Marketing and Communications at Cyber Wardens. In this episode we will hear, what exactly is Cyber Wardens and why it is so critical that every small business in Australia should be aware of it and have an action plan in place to engage with the Cyber Wardens program. We also discuss how Bookkeepers play a crucial role with this pressing need, what are the habits that inadvertently make Small Businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks, what are some simple wins that Small Businesses can take to help protect themselves online, plus much, much more. Make this one a "must do" to listen to.

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    33 mins
  • ICB News Channel Episode 48 - July 2025

    ICB News Channel Episode 48 - July 2025
    Jul 2 2025
    In our first episode of the ICB News Channel for the new financial year of 2025/26, Rob and Matthew discuss the most important things to be across as Bookkeepers and Small Business owners here in Australia as the new year begins. Changes to the minimum wage and some pitfalls to avoid regarding these changes, Superannuation guarantee changes and how that has played out both historically and what the future is for compulsory Super in Australia as well as the looming shadow of Pay Day Super and what it all means for Small Business owners, are all discussed in this edition. What is STP Finalisation and why it is important to get it right, some tips the ATO suggest to ensure you do get it right and finally who to consider to get it right, is a major topic of conversation that needs to be heard. An ongoing update into the world of Quality Management Systems, the why, who, what and when of Caretaker Contingency Planning as well as further discussion about the ongoing impacts of AI for Bookkeepers and Businesses are also here in this episode to generate your own thoughts and understandings as well as conversations to have with peers. This is a bigger than normal but action filled episode of the ICB News Channel, full of essentials for Bookkeepers and Business owners alike.

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    54 mins
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