Colin Ellis
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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
What Kathleen Wynne's Hydro fiasco tell us about the accounting profession
A technical dispute over accounting cost Wynne the election
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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
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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
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W.L. Dueck joins Andersen Global, rebrands as Andersen Tax
Prominent tax services brand the latest Canadian firm to join global players
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Deloitte Canada hires Craig Alexander as chief economist
Appointment of former TD Bank chief economist signals larger role in public policy
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Deloitte millennial survey a wake-up call to business leaders
Young business professionals distrustful of business motives, anxious about Industry 4.0
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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
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ACCA and CFA Institute sign memorandum of understanding
Accounting and finance professional association to work together on common areas of interest
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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
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Tenets of Good Corporate Governance examined in new ACCA report
New report in tenets series helps businesses consider corporate governance in relation to long-term future
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Tax season is (finally!) over. How are Canadian accountants celebrating?
April 30th marked the end of another tax season of hard work and long hours for practitioners. Now it’s time to celebrate!
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Brian Hunt: The Canadian Accountant Interview
The longtime leader of audit regulation in Canada discusses the tremendous changes in the audit profession
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New roles for auditors, assurance in Blockchain ecosystem says CPA profession joint white paper
CPA Blockchain white paper refutes claims of redundancies in accounting
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Why accounting engagement templates make dollars and sense for Canadian accountants
Efficiency, cost control driving popularity of third-party, integrated Caseware packages in public practice
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Canadian economic confidence among accountants at record level
A new, global survey by the ACCA and IMA finds surprising optimism among Canadian accountants
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New Deloitte Canada report stresses stakeholder role in financial reporting quality
A new report from the Deloitte Institute for Audit Innovation and Quality reinforces the need for all parties to contribute to quality financial reporting
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Brian Hunt, a material retirement
Directors who serve on their board’s audit committee have significantly greater responsibility today than they did 15 years ago. Retiring CPAB CEO Brian Hunt, FCPA, FCA, played a key role in that shift.
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CPAs concerned about U.S. protectionism, Canadian competitiveness
Despite a robust economy, Canadian accountants worried about economic outlook, says CPA Canada Q1 2018 Business Monitor
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MNP continues Eastern Canada expansion with Cornwall accounting merger
64-year-old CKDM LLP of Cornwall to be rebranded as MNP firm in June
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PwC Canada names Nicolas Marcoux new chief executive officer
Montreal-based mergers and acquisitions veteran to replace Bill McFarland, July 1
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Major audit issues down but accounting regulator wants more consistency
Consistency of execution needed across full audit cycle, says CPAB’s new CEO, Carol Paradine
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Is CPA Australia making another mistake by not hiring a CPA as CEO?
Governance expert Richard Leblanc on whether CPA Australia's move holds lessons for Canada
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CRA Tax Fraud Blotter: Paradigm Tax Deniers, GST/HST Direct Deposits
Recent news from the Canada Revenue Agency on tax fraud and evasion convictions
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The Samaroo Case: CRA slapped for malicious prosecution by BC Supreme Court
It's not unusual for immigrants to avoid banks, even stashing $100 bills. The onus was on the CRA to prove its case. It failed.
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2018 CFO of the Year Award nominees announced
Intriguing changes increase anticipation of the annual financial leadership awards
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