Colin Ellis
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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
Canada's MNP LLP growing again through merger with London-based accounting firm
Merger continues major changes in Canadian accounting public practice
The Top 10 Canadian Accountant opinions & editorials of 2017
The most popular opinions and editorials on Canadian Accountant from the past year
The Top 10 Canadian Accountant stories of 2017
These were the accounting stories that grabbed your attention in the past year
Deloitte liable for Livent audit in pivotal Supreme Court decision
UPDATED: Supreme Court decision sets legal framework for establishing audit liability, virtual guarantor
Canadian angle to record revenues reported by KPMG International
Accounting firm now headed by Canadian Bill Thomas, praised for diversity promotion
CRA tightens voluntary disclosures, targets offshore tax avoidance
The Canada Revenue Agency is starting a new, limited Voluntary Disclosures Program
Morneau, Liberals head for the off-ramp, clarify new tax rules
Finance Minister has clarified rules around so-called "income sprinkling" and "off ramps"
SEC appoints chair, board members to accounting watchdog
Appointments radically change the composition, outlook of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Finance must embrace tech says Mississauga CFO in ACCA global report
New ACCA report provides CFOs with six imperatives for tech success
PwC Toronto opens doors to new Digital Experience Centre
New innovation hub a concrete example of hyper-competitive technology consulting business
A few surprises on the Chartered Professional Accountant September CFE Honour Roll
A complete list of the September 2017 Common Final Examination Honour Roll
U.S. Senate Republicans pass massive tax bill, lower corporate rate impacts Canada
Lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate to 20 per cent will impact Canadian companies
Global firm RSM shakes up Canadian accounting, buys Collins Barrow Toronto
Global accounting firm RSM has shaken up the mid-tier market in Canadian accounting
SEC's Kronforst, a non-GAAP metrics fighter, leaving in January
Chief accountant of division of corporate finance leaving after four years in post
Audit regulator reports fewer inspection findings for Big Four in 2017
Auditors must watch for pervasive risk of management bias
Should accounting students psych themselves up for the CPA exam?
A recent study explores self-talk as a time management strategy for time-constrained exams
Canadian accountants prepare for reporting key audit matters
Canada will require auditors to report significant new information in audit reports
Paradise Papers tax leak will further damage credibility of Trudeau, Morneau
Massive leak reveals tax avoidance schemes in upper echelon of Canadian politics
Against NAFTA backdrop, CPA Canada renews trilateral MRA with U.S. and Mexico
Spectre of losing labour mobility looms large despite cross-border career opportunities
The five things accounting, law and recruitment firms get wrong about online content
Fix these five marketing failings and stop losing potential clients and revenue
Meet the Canadian accountant who became a YouTube star
Linda Raynier became a social media star as a career coach and strategist who helps professionals find fulfilling careers
History Repeating: How Bill Morneau blew the Liberals' chance at tax reform
If only Justin Trudeau had learned from the 1981 political disaster of Pierre Trudeau
Morneau mars talk of tech tax support with tetchy remarks in Waterloo
As Andrew Scheer meets with Waterloo business owners, Morneau bristles at media questions
Embattled Morneau backtracks on personal assets, business capital gains
Finance Minister Morneau to put assets in a blind trust, backtracks on capital gains
Finance Minister Morneau announces changes to passive investment rules
Latest round of tax changes unlikely to impress or affect most Canadians
