Colin Ellis
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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
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Why CFOs should worry about rising U.S. protectionism
How the Bombardier countervailing duty could affect continental supply chains and procurement across North America
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Do we need NAFTA more than NAFTA needs us?
Business experts disagree on Canada's position on dispute resolution, trade imbalance in NAFTA talks
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Terry LeBlanc, FCPA, FCGA, named chair, board of directors, CPA Canada
Amanda Whitewood, FCPA, FCMA, named vice-chair, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
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Experts differ on damage to Deloitte brand by email cyberattack
No Canadian clients impacted by email hack says Deloitte Canada
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Rules of the Game: Michael Wolfson on income inequality, incorporation and tax avoidance
The economist at the centre of the Morneau tax firestorm talks to Canadian Accountant
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An accountant’s tale of identity theft
What happens when your personal information is stolen by a notorious fraudster? Wayne Haymer shares his story
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Should accountants feel threatened by NAFTA negotiations?
The TN non-immigrant visa has expedited cross-border work for CPAs on both sides of the border. Could Donald Trump hold it hostage?
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How CPAs can fight phishing fraud
What can practice and management CPAs learn from the MacEwan University cybercrime?
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Five internal controls to prevent a MacEwan phishing fraud
These basic internal accounting controls could have easily stopped a $12m fraud says CPA professor
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Canadian accounting professors concerned about academic differentiation
Balance needed in post-secondary debate over mission creep
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Is the CPA-designated accounting professor endangered?
In a two-part series, a new study tells a cautionary tale for Canadian accounting academia
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Canadian tax pros push back against Morneau private corporation proposals
Coalition of industry groups sees fallout to family business succession planning
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Audit Analytics 2016 auditor change full report now available
Deep dive into SEDAR data offers surprising findings in Canadian audit profession
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MNP Leads All Canadian Audit Firms in 2016 New Clients
PwC leads in new clients by market cap and audit fees, says Audit Analytics
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Ethics and trust in a digital age
New ACCA report offers scenarios and solutions to digital ethical challenges
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Meltdown Under: How a governance controversy turned CPA Australia into a national scandal
Does it hold any lessons for Canadian accountants?
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DH Corp buyout a home run hitter in global fintech funding
Toronto-based company’s buyout skews results of KPMG Pulse of Fintech report
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How the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact accounting
Review: The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum
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CPA Canada building on sustainability, climate change initiatives
National accounting body supports Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project as part of the Prince of Wales's Charities Foundation
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Recent news from Canada's accounting standards boards
A proposed new standard on public private partnerships from the PSAB leads off our updates
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CPA Canada supports globally consistent climate-related financial reporting
Even as the Trump administration dismisses global warming, an international task force has laid the groundwork for consistent global reporting standards
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Why A.I. scares auditors
In part two of "Catching up with Baruch Lev," the author of "The End of Accounting" tells a story about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the audit profession through machine learning
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Catching up with Professor Baruch Lev
"The End of Accounting" author says his book has resonated because accounting and financial reporting no longer meets the needs of investors or CFOs
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Travel well, road warriors: A CPA’s guide to the major stressors of business travel
A new study has pinpointed six business travel stressors and offered corporate policy recommendations
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CPA Retirement: Should you join a condo board?
In an ongoing series about retirement planning for CPAs, a look at the pros and cons of joining a condominium board
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