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Num	Title	Start Voting	End Voting	Status	Votes	Options
1	Are you confident in your firm’s growth prospects for the next 12 months?	April 2, 2014	May 2, 2014		10	3
2	With the accountants' exemption set to expire in 2016, what action do you plan to take?	April 29, 2014	May 30, 2014		105	5
3	Does the GST need an overhaul?	May 26, 2014	June 26, 2014		144	2
4	Does Australia need an independent Tax Reform Commission?	June 24, 2014	July 26, 2012		116	2
5	Have you started preparing for the end of the accountants' exemption?	July 17, 2014	August 18, 2014		102	2
6	Are you happy with your professional accounting body?	August 18, 2014	September 18, 2014		269	2
7	What percentage of revenue does your firm generate in the SMSF space?	September 4, 2014	October 4, 2014		134	4
8	Do you expect the FSI to have any real impact on your firm?	September 25, 2014	October 25, 2014		46	2
9	Has technological change forced you to rethink your fee structure?	October 24, 2014	November 26, 2014		110	2
10	Is your professional accounting body doing enough to help you prepare for the end of the accountants' exemption?	November 24, 2014	December 24, 2014		138	2
11	Do you agree with the FSI's recommendation to ban direct borrowing in SMSFs?	December 11, 2014	January 11, 2015		304	2
12	Will automation cost your firm revenue in 2015?	January 6, 2015	February 6, 2015		136	2
13	It's now 2015, have you started preparing for the end of the accountants' exemption yet?	January 13, 2015	February 13, 2015		159	3
14	Are you worried SBR will decrease your firm's total revenue over the next two years?	February 15, 2015	March 15, 2015		202	2
15	Does your firm offer value-based billing?	March 15, 2015	April 17, 2015		195	3
16	Does your firm outsource compliance work to an overseas-based service provider?	April 16, 2015	May 22, 2015		431	2
17	Is the Tax Practitioners Board doing enough to stop unregistered tax agents operating in Australia?	May 20, 2015	June 20, 2015		215	2
18	Is the ATO's vision of a standard chart of accounts realistic?	June 3, 2015	June 24, 2015		331	2
19	Have you started preparing for the end of the accountants' exemption?	June 23, 2015	August 30, 2015		196	2
20	Have you lost revenue to ATO automation this tax season?	July 30, 2015	August 30, 2015		155	2
21	Should stamp duty be replaced by a land tax?	August 20, 2015	September 20, 2015		117	2
22	Will the GST increase to 15 per cent within the next two years?	August 24, 2015	September 24, 2015		245	2
23	As an accountant are you experiencing loss of productivity due to the use of technology by the ATO?	September 11, 2015	October 20, 2015		409	2
24	Are accounting degrees losing relevance as technology reshapes the industry?	October 19, 2015	November 19, 2015		160	2
25	Do you currently outsource your marketing operations or perform them in-house?	October 29, 2015	January 31, 2016		256	3
26	Will this year’s federal Budget determine who you vote for in the election?	May 2, 2016	July 1, 2016		32	2
27	Will you be seeking funding for your business this financial year?	July 4, 2016	July 26, 2016		120	4
28	What would make you change your telco provider?	July 26, 2016	August 9, 2016		50	4
29	How often do you review your insurance needs?	August 10, 2016	September 10, 2016		91	4
30	What is your biggest recruitment challenge?	September 13, 2016	October 11, 2016		58	5
31	What do you see as your biggest business risk?	October 12, 2016	November 18, 2016		126	6
32	What is the most valuable type of education for you and your business?	November 19, 2016	December 15, 2016		53	6
33	What is the best thing the government could do to support your business?	December 15, 2016	January 18, 2017		131	5
34	How many hours do you typically work each week?	January 18, 2017	February 21, 2017		266	6
35	What do you find most difficult to source reliable support for as a business owner or manager?	February 20, 2017	March 21, 2017		70	6
36	What are the main barriers you face in scaling your business?	March 21, 2017	April 25, 2017		85	5
37	What is your biggest operational cost?	April 26, 2017	May 9, 2017		55	7
38	What impact will this year's federal budget have on your business?	May 9, 2017	May 31, 2017		66	4
39	Given Qantas' public support for marriage equality, do you think businesses should add their voice to social debates?	June 1, 2017	June 21, 2017		242	3
40	What has been your experience hiring university graduates?	June 22, 2017	July 10, 2017		74	5
41	Do you allow your accountant or bookkeeper to access your accounting software?	July 10, 2017	August 3, 2017		184	4
42	With concerns mounting about wage stagnation, are you planning to give employees a pay rise this financial year?	August 4, 2017	August 16, 2017		83	5
43	Would you boycott another business that did not publicly share your values?	August 17, 2017	August 28, 2017		98	3
44	What is your biggest headache when hiring new employees?	August 29, 2017	September 21, 2017		128	8
45	As an employer, how will you be voting in the marriage equality postal survey?	September 22, 2017	October 15, 2017		385	4
46	Are you expecting higher trade this Christmas than last year?	October 16, 2017	November 5, 2017		154	3
47	How frequently does your business experience internet connectivity problems?	November 6, 2017	December 6, 2017		290	5
48	What are your hiring intentions going into 2018?	December 6, 2017	January 8, 2018		148	5
49	Have you used the $20,000 instant asset write off?	January 9, 2018	February 12, 2018		157	3
50	Which tax do you find most cumbersome to manage in business?	February 12, 2018	March 13, 2018		239	6
51	Has your business lost money as the result of a supplier or customer going bust?	March 12, 2018	April 16, 2018		184	3
52	Given the Cambridge Analytica scandal and shake-up to business posts, will you continue to use Facebook as a marketing tool?	April 16, 2018	May 16, 2018		40	3

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