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Mergers & Acquisitions: From Bay Street to Main Street
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, future foreign takeovers will now be scrutinized for their local as well as national impact, explains Andrew House of Fasken
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Canada should embrace Québec’s simple incorporation system for small businesses
Québec has done little to publicize a regime that other provinces should follow
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Sustainability rankings don’t always identify sustainable companies
An increasing numbers of investors depend on ESG information from third parties for their investment decisions but are the rankings meaningless?
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Filing tax returns, paying income tax, is saving us during COVID-19
Tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch says paying our income taxes is what keeps Canada a great country to live in
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As inflation looms, here’s how real estate and farmland have protected investors
Canadian real estate and farmland have been historical inflation hedges
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Imbalance: Accounting is not capturing the value of intangible assets
Accounting has an intangibles problem, says Nick Shepherd, author of How Accountants Lost Their Balance
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Bounty programs: Ineffective in the war on money laundering
Think twice before extending American anti-AML programs to Canada, says UBC Allard School of Law Professor Joven Narwal
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Tax ‘pandemic profiteering’ by tech companies to help fund public education
Trevor Norris says public education should receive tech sector taxation revenue
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Why employees hesitate to speak up at work — and how to encourage them
The concept of employee voice and importance of higher-quality ideas
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Nova Scotia first province to report Key Audit Matters in Auditor General report
KAM will provide Nova Scotians with context and transparency
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The myth of CERB forgiveness
Critics of CERB forgiveness miss the point, says Allan Lanthier, FCPA, FCA
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Stock traders beware of tax traps: The taxman cometh
For speculators in GameStop, the taxman awaits around the corner, says Vern Krishna, FCGA, FCPA, CM, QC of TaxChambers LLP
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What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers
Sprott Professor Leanne Keddie, CPA, CMA, provides an ESG primer
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A brief history on the unpleasant subject of taxes
The story of income tax is rooted in war, explains Vern Krishna, FCGA, FCPA, CM, QC of TaxChambers LLP in Toronto
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Financial professions must pivot to stave off technological extinction
Turning CPAs into data scientists may not be realistic, says Erica Pimentel, CPA, CA
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Footing the COVID-19 bill: Economic case for tax hike on wealthy
How Canada compares to Western economies in terms of taxes and inequality
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Advocates applauded as Canada zero-rates tax on face masks, shields
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak an early advocate of zero-rated PPE
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Canada’s fiscal update falls short in facing climate change and income inequality
A passing pandemic grade but no urgency in the Throne Speech update
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Canada should repeal the small business deduction
There is little evidence supporting the efficacy of the SBD, says Allan Lanthier
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What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work
Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt has studied recent comments by Canadian CEOs
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What Joe Biden’s climate plan means for Canada
Professor Robert O'Brien of McMaster University details three economic implications of the Biden climate plan
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U.S. election results may suggest ethics no longer matter … just like in Canada
Thought leader Ako Ufodike, FCPA, FCGA on the importance of ethics to voters in Canada and the U.S.
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Will blockchain technology replace accountants?
Canadian accountants face obsolescence without better IT training and expertise, says Erica Pimentel, CPA, CA
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Why finding meaning at work matters
Thought Leader Erica Pimentel, CPA, CA, on how to cultivate meaningfulness at work during a global pandemic
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Remote work requires us to reconsider how to evaluate and pay employees
Professional services employee evaluation, compensation schemes don’t work when WFH, says Erica Pimentel, CPA, CA
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