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Thought Leaders
Taxing the wealthy to the hilt would make us all much better off
Western University professor Tom Malleson presents five reasons for levying high taxes on the very rich, from the environment to (reduced) social friction
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Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.09.11: EY announces split and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Thought Leaders
The United States has rejected the OECD minimum tax. Canada should as well – Part II
Allan Lanthier: The OECD rules were developed by committee after committee and compromise after compromise, and it shows
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The United States has rejected the OECD minimum tax. Canada should as well – Part I
Allan Lanthier: We should not hamstring our job creators at the precise time when our giant competitor to the south has rejected the tax
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Profession
We called it: Former CPA Canada head appointed ISSB regional director
Charles-Antoine St-Jean appointed Regional Director—Americas of the International Sustainability Standards Board — an appointment we predicted
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Taxation
Canada confirms intention to institute new interest and deductibility rules
Marc Pietro Allard and Marc André Gaudreau Duval of Davies on the implications of new excessive interest and financing expenses limitation rules
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Thought Leaders
Most companies buying renewable energy certificates aren’t actually reducing emissions
Accounting sustainability standards must change say academics
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Taxation
Canada among low corporate tax jurisdictions as global average falls
New trend of rising rates has already begun, says international accounting network
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Thought Leaders
The OECD corporate minimum tax: a disaster in the making
Allan Lanthier says it's time for accounting firms, bodies and industry groups to challenge the flaws in the OECD global corporate minimum tax plan
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Thought Leaders
10 things everyone should know about taxation
Why Québec Premier François Legault’s ethically and legally questionable tax on the unvaxxed was not a tax but a levy
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Profession
Canadian accountants thrilled with awarding of new ISSB disclosure standards hub
Montreal one of three global hubs for new accounting body based in Frankfurt
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Thought Leaders
The Pandora Papers: How punishing tax cheats can serve as a deterrent
Punishing tax evasion enablers could also compel taxpayers to comply with tax laws, says Professor Tisha King, CPA, CGA
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Thought Leaders
Will the OECD eliminate corporate tax avoidance? We’ll see
Allan Lanthier analyzes the most sweeping overhaul of global tax rules in more than a century
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Profession
Sunday News Roundup 21.10.10: Pandora Papers, global tax deal, elephant tails, and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends in this week’s Canadian accounting news
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Paid millions to hide trillions: Pandora Papers expose financial crime enablers, too
Greater transparency and accountability is needed says University of Ottawa accounting professor Marc Tassé, CPA, CA
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Profession
The future of auditing: why plans to sharpen up the industry could actually make it worse
Unintended consequences of UK audit reforms will hurt smaller companies and non-profits
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Thought Leaders
Global minimum corporation tax rate: why the argument that it breaches EU law will probably fail
But legal argument just one obstacle towards implementation says Professor Rebecca Parry
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Transfer Pricing
Common misperceptions about the G7 global corporate tax rate pact
Popping some media inaccuracies about the G7 two-pillar framework with Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
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Thought Leaders
Tooth or Consequences: The Perils of Online Tax Filing
Allan Lanthier explains a recent case in the UK Supreme Court, HMRC v Tooth, and its consequences in a Canadian context
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Practice
Dealing with Canada – Challenges and opportunities for global wealth and tax planners
Rahul Sharma and Jennifer A. N. Corak of Miller Thomson LLP present three common scenarios of non-Canadian or foreign trusts where Canada's Income Tax Act rules intersect with the international wealth planning of taxpayers
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Profession
How global tax dodging costs lives: New research shows a direct link to increased death rates
What is the human cost of revenue losses through tax avoidance and tax evasion?
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Global
OECD Report: The role of corporations in fighting white collar crime enablers
OECD report recommends actions to battle global white collar crime accomplices
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Profession
Seven Canadians in Practice Ignition 2020 Top 50 Women in Accounting
Recognizing female accounting and bookkeeping professionals globally
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Profession
Federal Court takes hard look at scope of protection available to official mark
Intellectual Property Lawyer John McKeown looks at a recent Federal Court decision involving CPA Ontario and the CPA official mark
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Transfer Pricing
Key takeaways from Supreme Court's termination of Cameco transfer pricing saga
The gulf will continue to grow between Canadian tax law and OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, says Steve Suarez of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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