Hosted by Wayne Basford · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 22 episodes
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Financial reporting isn’t just about compliance. It’s about clarity, accountability, and getting it right. Financial Reporting Conversations, presented by Basford Consulting, helps accountants, auditors, directors, and legal professionals navigate the complexities of IFRS, auditing, and climate standards with confidence. Each episode uncovers the unknown unknowns the hidden clauses, definitions, and disclosure nuances that most people overlook and explains how to apply them in real-world reporting environments. Hosted by Wayne and Judith, the podcast translates technical standards into practical insights that help you avoid “Blind Freddy” mistakes, strengthen governance, and improve reporting quality. If you’re ready to go beyond compliance and see what the standards really require, subscribe to Financial Reporting Conversations where we make the unknowns in financial reporting known.
Wayne Basford hosts Financial Reporting Conversations, a business show with 22 episodes published.
How has the accounting profession changed over the past 25 years, and has practice kept pace? In this opening episode of Inside the Accounting Profession series, Wayne Basford and Bruce Andrews discuss the forces reshapi
IFRS has been with us for more than 20 years, but has it really changed financial reporting in practice? In this episode of Financial Reporting Conversations , Wayne Basford and Judith Leung are joined by James Scott fro
When an audit fails, the issue is not always a bad test or a missed checklist. Sometimes, the real problem is that the engagement partner was missing when it mattered most. In this episode of Financial Reporting Conversa
AI in accounting is changing how technical papers, reports, training content, and audit resources are prepared. But faster does not always mean better. In this episode of Financial Reporting Conversations, Wayne Basford
When an audit goes wrong, the problem is not always that the auditor missed the issue. Sometimes, the issue was known but not communicated early, clearly, or to the right people. In this episode of Financial Reporting Co
When companies collapse shortly after receiving a clean audit opinion, the same question always follows: where were the auditors? But audit failure rarely begins at the moment the opinion is signed. In this episode of Fi
When companies collapse shortly after receiving a clean audit opinion, attention often turns to technical failures. But what if the deeper issue is commercial pressure inside the audit process itself? In this episode of
When audit failures occur, the focus almost always turns to the audit file — missed procedures, weak evidence, or poor judgment. But what if audit failures are actually driven by something more fundamental? In this episo
When a company collapses shortly after a clean audit opinion, the same question always comes up: where were the auditors? But audit failure rarely starts in the audit file. In this episode of Financial Reporting Conversa
Identifying the acquirer under IFRS 3 sounds simple until reverse acquisition scenarios prove otherwise. One of the most common errors in IFRS 3 is getting the acquirer wrong, and when that happens, the entire set of fin
When a company collapses after a clean audit opinion, the immediate question is always the same: where were the auditors? But audit failure rarely starts in the audit file. In this episode, we unpack why audit failure is
The most dangerous phase in mining isn’t exploration, it’s development. This is where projects become capital intensive, assumptions get tested, and going concern risks start to emerge. In this episode, we unpack the fin
Auditing fraud risk in China is not just a technical challenge it can mean auditing businesses that don’t exist. In this episode, Wayne Basford and Judith Leung explore how audit fraud risk in China and emerging markets
Financial reporting standards have existed for decades. Yet revenue recognition errors continue to appear in financial statements, audit files, and regulatory findings under IFRS 15 . So why does revenue recognition stil
Financial reporting standards have existed for decades. Yet the same mistakes continue to appear in financial statements, audit files, and regulatory findings. So why does financial reporting still go wrong? In this epis
Get the IFRS 3 gateway wrong, and every number that follows is wrong. Before goodwill is measured, before fair values are calculated, before disclosures are drafted, there is one critical judgment that determines everyth
Why are so many firms treating ASQM 1 as a compliance exercise until ASIC starts asking difficult questions? In this episode, Wayne Basford and Judith Leung unpack what they are seeing in practice from reviewing systems
Why do so many financial reporting risks only become obvious after ASIC starts asking questions? In this episode, Wayne Basford and Judith Leung share their 2026 financial reporting predictions and reflect on where the r
Why does the financial reporting profession struggle with clarity, engagement, and getting the complex things right the first time? In this episode, Wayne, Judith, and producer Chris reflect on what they’ve learned from
Why do financial reporting frauds emerge in organisations that don’t see themselves as high-risk? In this episode, Wayne and Judith unpack the real drivers behind financial reporting fraud and explain why these risks oft
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