The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Report

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Report report is Australia’s premier accounting industry report.

The annual GBU report can be purchased online, and quarterly insights are published here.

Key Insights – Good Bad Ugly Insight Report: 2020 Modern Technology

October 27, 2020

A key deliverable for the 2020 Good Bad Ugly technology poll was to identify the main technology stack across different revenue groups in the profession….Here are some of the key…

Productivity powerhouse: Top 5 tools to power your practice from anywhere

July 28, 2020

Cloud, Compliance, Document Management, Good Bad and Ugly, Growth, HowNow, Productivity, Technology, Uncategorised

Which productivity improvement project will you implement next? Your accounting practice has weathered the Working From Home (WFH) storm and you’ve no doubt started to think about what the new…

Key Insights – Good Bad Ugly Insight Report: 2021 Rates, Pricing & Outlook

July 17, 2020

Good Bad and Ugly

The Good Bad Ugly Insight Poll: 2021 Rates, Pricing & Outlook, was designed specifically around learning more about the next 12 months for the Australian accounting profession will be largely…

Key Insights – Good Bad Ugly Insight Report: Your Team 2020

March 3, 2020

Good Bad and Ugly

The Good Bad Ugly Insight Poll: Your Team 2020, was designed specifically around learning more about your people. Here are some of the key insights from the latest report: A…

Future skills 2020: what does the team of a future fit firm look like

January 21, 2020

Efficiency, Good Bad and Ugly, Marketing, Modern Workforce, Uncategorised

With the start of a new decade, at Business Fitness we’ve been looking ahead to where we think the Australian accounting industry is going, and in particular, how our practices…

Turning off timesheets and rise of the machines: planning for a future fit practice in 2020 and beyond

December 10, 2019

Cloud, Compliance, Document Management, Good Bad and Ugly, Time Management, Uncategorised

While we’re not ones for predicting the future, we do like planning for it. That’s why it’s always nice at this time of year to reflect on where we’ve come…

The 2019 Good, the Bad, the Ugly of Australia’s accounting profession: 3 key insights and what they mean for your practice

November 19, 2019

Document Management, Good Bad and Ugly, Productivity, Time Management, Uncategorised

This year’s Good, Bad, Ugly report revealed some interesting and surprising insights, not least of all that in a data-heavy, digitised world it’s the humanity of the accounting profession that…

Automation in (Public) Practice: How to identify and implement automated technology to boost your practice’s productivity.

August 2, 2019

Compliance, Efficiency, Good Bad and Ugly, Marketing, Modern Workforce, Time Management

This year’s Good Bad Ugly technology report revealed a concerning insight – fully utilising existing systems and technology was ranked as the number 1 biggest technology challenge facing accounting businesses…

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Key insights – 2018 Good Bad Ugly Technology

June 26, 2018

Good Bad and Ugly

The 2018 Good Bad Ugly Technology poll provided useful information highlighting how Australian accounting firms are using Technology within their firm. The key insights include: The number one technology challenge…

Key insights – 2018 Good Bad Ugly Succession Poll

April 24, 2018

Good Bad and Ugly

The 2018 Good Bad Ugly Succession poll provided useful information regarding the current status and future succession plans of Australian accounting firms. The key insights include: A transformation is happening…