The National Institute of Accountants' (NIA) role is to ensure the needs and requirements of the members, the profession and the business community are maintained and protected. The framework of the NIA serves to protect and support these interests and to ensure the members gain appropriate recognition on a professional basis.

The importance of maintaining professional knowledge has never been greater than today. Not only, is there the need to keep up to date on tax, regulatory compliance and International Accounting Standards, there is also the need to broaden your knowledge on the impact of globalisation on business.

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) helps to provide you with the knowledge which you need to ensure you are providing advice and which is both timely and relevant. CPE can also help to build and enhance your reputation when managing clients. The implementation of new concepts and ideas, learned through CPE programs, can improve your business practices and environment.

NIA regulary runs seminars and events as well as online courses in:

Taxation
MYOB
Public Practise
Superannuation
and much more....

See future posts for details of upcoming seminars and courses.

We would also be interested in hearing about any other training that people have been to that they found of benefit or reviews on seminars, courses etc.

Tell us about your experiences!!

Advanced MYOB Account Right - Friday 30th July 2010

This popular full-day course is designed to increase the skill set of MYOB users by enhancing their ability to administer the different business types and situations that occur in practice. You will also explore the new Business Insights dashboard in MYOB Account Right that provides important must have information about the business at a glance. The dashboard will provide an overview of what is coming in, what's going out and answer the age old question - how is business going? Topics: *Implementing budgets and cash flows with automation *Use identifiers *Implement Cost Centres including budgets and tracking reimbursable expenses *Advanced Reporting *Comparison of organisation types *Advanced Inventory *Advanced Payroll *Using the 13th period.

For more info Click Advanced MYOB Account Right

Managing Business Growing Pains

Date: 23 Sep 2010
Venue: Technology Park Function Centre 2 Brodie Hall Drive BENTLEY WA 6102

For business owners, growing a business is much like parenting a child. This is especially true when you consider that most small businesses start out as family businesses. The growing pains associated with businesses become an impediment to growth if not dealt with appropriately. The big question is, how do you fund the growth? Is the business structure robust enough to handle this? How an owner can "let go" of the business to allow it to grow? This seminar will take delegates through these typical business growing pains with the use of case studies and highlight some of the associated potential pitfalls and solutions. As family and privately owned businesses represent 97% of all businesses in Australia, it is more important than ever to understand this vital part of the economy and ensure businesses grows at the right pace.

For more info click Managing Business Growing Pains.

Carry out Business Activity and Instalment Activity Tasks

Date: Thursday 27th January & Friday 28th January 2011, 8:30am to 4:00pm
Venue: Applied Education, Level 1, 524 Hay Street, Perth WA

Applicants seeking registration as a BAS agent under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 are required, under the Regulations, to have successfully completed a course in basic GST/BAS taxation principles that is approved by the Board.

The BAS unit "FNSBKPG404A Carry out Business Activity Statements and Instalment Activity Statements" in the Certificate IV Financial Services (Bookkeeping) and Certificate IV Financial Services (Accounting) courses is an approved course in basic GST/BAS taxation principles as defined by the Tax Practitioners board.

The course is PC based, utilising MYOB Account Right.

Topics:

1. Identify individual compliance & other requirements.
2. Recognise and apply GST implications & code transactions.
3. Report on payroll activities.
4. Report on other amounts withheld, PAYG instalments & taxes.
5. Complete & reconcile Activity Statement.
6. Lodge Activity Statement.

For more info click Carry out Business Activity and Instalment Activity Tasks.