Colin Ellis

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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis

Voluntary disclosures drop under new VDP unreported income rules

CRA statistics confirm predictions of tax accountants, lawyers

Canadian cloud app Hubdoc acquired by Xero accounting software

UPDATED, August 2, 11:30 a.m. - Xero expands its presence in Canada with purchase of popular application

Small accounting firms struggling with technology decisions

A new public practice technology survey reveals contradictions in IT planning

Auto industry titan Sergio Marchionne, FCPA, FGCA, FCA, dead at 66

Italian-Canadian CPA shook the auto world by rescuing Fiat and Chrysler from bankruptcy

Fraud Blotter: Former Manitoba CPA sentenced to six years in prison

Our roundup of recent accounting fraud allegations and sentencing

How much do sole practitioners make in the accounting profession?

A new survey looks at the business of public practice in Canada

Good news for students: CPA Canada to offer May 2020 CFE

A spring CFE provides more flexibility to private and public sector students

Canadian business confidence sags amidst Trump vs. Trudeau in Q2

Taxes, trade and tariffs take their toll on business confidence

Deloitte Canada promotes auditor review to audit committees

A uniquely Canadian solution to the threats posed by the long tenure of some external auditors

Multinational accounting under increased scrutiny as BEPs reporting begins

Minister of National Revenue announces first OECD information exchange

Consulting in Canada: Where the Big Four firms are making money

Canadian Accountant does a deep dive into the numbers from Source Global Research

New CRA tax gap stats shows underground economy dwarfs offshore avoidance

Publicity, better enforcement, have led to increased disclosure

Big Four accounting firms dominate Canadian consulting market

Market share and growth of auditors outpacing all other consulting firms

PwC Canada names new leadership team

Incoming PwC Canada chief executive officer Nicolas Marcoux announces his leadership team, effective July 1, 2018

U.S. judge denies former Penn West accountants’ bid to dismiss SEC charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission can proceed in its case against two Canadian accountants over alleged accounting scheme

Ontario elects Doug Ford Premier. What does it mean for Canadian accountants?

Accounting and accountants played a large role in the Ford family's comeback

What Kathleen Wynne's Hydro fiasco tell us about the accounting profession

A technical dispute over accounting cost Wynne the election

Canadian accountants among 2018 Top 10 bookkeeping influencer awards

The Top 10 Influencers in the Canadian bookkeeping world were emceed by Canadian Accountant at Get Connected Calgary presented by Intuit Canada

Video: Canadian accountants can mitigate climate change, says Mark Carney

Bank of England Governor praises Canadian CPAs for supporting the global move to climate-related financial disclosure

W.L. Dueck joins Andersen Global, rebrands as Andersen Tax

Prominent tax services brand the latest Canadian firm to join global players

Deloitte Canada hires Craig Alexander as chief economist

Appointment of former TD Bank chief economist signals larger role in public policy

Deloitte millennial survey a wake-up call to business leaders

Young business professionals distrustful of business motives, anxious about Industry 4.0

Americas tax conference opens in Ottawa, will fight tax cheating says CRA

The 52nd General Assembly of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations opened today in Ottawa

ACCA and CFA Institute sign memorandum of understanding

Accounting and finance professional association to work together on common areas of interest

Crowe Soberman to promote new, Crowe global rebranding, says Cukier

U.S.-based global network Crowe drops Horwath from name as international network rebrands as Crowe Global