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Tax Court orders CRA to release GAAR committee reports about similarly situated taxpayers
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch explains why the Committee's legal analysis fell within within the scope of discovery
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.11.27: Accounting exams, IFRS 8 greedflation, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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US audit watchdog releases 10th Canadian accounting firm inspection report this year
PCAOB Chair Williams warns of stronger foreign firm enforcement in same week as a flurry of 25 inspection reports released, including accounting firm Richter LLP
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Sunday News Roundup 22.11.20: Supreme Court decisions, Lysyk Laurentian, Big Box builders and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
Down to brass tax: R&D vs SR&ED
Richard Hoy of Catax Canada looks at some real-world examples of the difference between research and development and actual Scientific Research & Experimental Development claims
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The Ontario Ministry Of Finance's Voluntary Disclosures Program – A Canadian tax lawyer's summary
David J. Rotfleisch explores the differences between the federal and Ontario VDPs
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.11.13: Pre-Budget planning, taxing windfalls and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Preston Family Trust II v The Queen: Assumptions of facts in replies to a notice of appeal
Just the facts, ma'am: David J. Rotfleisch explains why the Tax Court of Canada would strike out the CRA's legal assumptions in a notice of appeal
Thought Leaders
An open letter from David Marquis, VP and Canada Country Manager, Intuit
Today is International Accounting Day — an opportunity for all of us to pause, reflect and celebrate the work and investment you put into your clients
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.11.06: SCC Deans Knight, IFRS greedflation, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.10.30: Cronos settlement, LDS tithes, taxes and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Thought Leaders
An ethical workplace culture can prevent corporate fraud by aiding whistleblowers
Four Canadian accounting professors say corporate codes of conduct can offset the failures of audit committees in helping to prevent fraud
Profession
Three out of four ain’t bad: CPAB 2022 interim audit inspections report
Canadian audit regulator reveals progress ongoing at Big Four problem child
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.10.23: Fines, settlements, jail and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
KPMG Canada sanctioned by US audit watchdog for failing to disclose unregistered accounting firm
PCAOB shows "renewed vigilance" over the use of non-registered firms locally
Profession
Brand value at risk in planned accounting split of Ernst & Young audit and consulting lines
In the final part of a three-part series, why there may be no alternative to the splitting of audit and consulting at any of the Big Four accounting firms
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.10.16: Tax Court, CRA frustrations, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Assurance, consulting monetization driving EY audit split, say accounting experts
In part two of a three-part series, experts see the potential for EY to monetize ESG, AI, and crypto while maintaining audit independence
Profession
Are global accounting regulators driving the audit and consulting split at EY?
In part one of a three-part series, Canadian observers explain why audit independence is a regulatory factor behind the Ernst & Young split
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Sunday News Roundup 22.10.09: Economic news reports, Laurentian hourly billing and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
PwC Canada gets clean inspection report from US audit watchdog PCAOB
Why accounting firms cannot celebrate a similar regulatory achievement in Canada
Business
A provincial sales tax is the solution to Alberta’s fiscal roller-coaster
The Alberta tax advantage is really an acceptance of the boom and bust cycle
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.10.02: Audit regulation, the power to compel, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Thought Leaders
The Accounting Profession: Generally Accepted Unethical Conduct?
As a profession, accountants are aiding and abetting unethical tax avoidance, yet feel that our behaviour falls within our code of ethics, says Nick Shepherd