This week on Under the Hood, we hear from our friends Heather Smith and Tyler Caskey, co-hosts of the Accounting Apps Podcast. In this episode, Heather and Tyler cover the flurry of new AI tools emerging in Q1 2026, and other developments in the accounting tech space.

Tune in to hear more about:

• How AI is rapidly transforming accounting workflows.
• Major platforms that are evolving into all-in-one ecosystems.
• New automated features that promise to reduce admin.
• How rising API costs might affect new apps.
• Upcoming local and global accounting conferences.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Emma at emma.partis@momentummedia.com.au.

This week on UTH, Emma is joined by public practice accounting recruiter Christine Foggiato to talk about the current hiring landscape, the top perks her clients are looking for and how AI is shifting the skills firms are prioritising in candidates.

Tune in to hear more about:

• Christine's career journey and how she got to where she is today.
• What separates firms that struggle to hire from those that easily attract talent?
• The top perks her clients have been looking for in employers.
• How AI, offshoring and talent shortages have affected the hiring landscape.
• The skills firms are prioritising in the AI landscape.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Emma at emma.partis@momentummedia.com.au.

This week on UTH, Emma is joined by Grant Thornton's national head of technical tax, David Montani, to chat about his new book, Tax Wars, which tackles the political forces behind Australia's tax reform gridlock.

Tune in to hear more about:

• David's career journey and how he got to where he is today.
• What inspired him to write Tax Wars?
• The difference between holistic and piecemeal tax reform.
• Mythbusting common policy misconceptions.
• Why the average Australian should care about tax reform.

You can contact the Accountants Daily team and podcast host Emma at emma.partis@momentummedia.com.au.