Nick A. Shepherd
Intangibles
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Nick A. Shepherd, FCPA, FCGA, FCCA, FCMC, is the author of How Accountants Lost Their Balance: How the Profession has Drifted Away from Reality and Must Adapt to an Intangible World.
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Opinion: The future of a unified Canadian accounting profession
There was a time when the Canadian accounting profession looked like it was headed towards specialization. What happened?, asks Nick A. Shepherd
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The Accounting Profession: Generally Accepted Unethical Conduct?
As a profession, accountants are aiding and abetting unethical tax avoidance, yet feel that our behaviour falls within our code of ethics, says Nick Shepherd
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If accounting had been invented in the 21st century, would we do the same again?
Nick A. Shepherd on the constraints of accounting in the knowlege economy
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Valuing your workforce: Why the accounting profession should focus on intangibles, not operating costs
Nick A. Shepherd on assessing the value of a workforce in an asset-light economy
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Why Canadian accountants are needed in human capital reporting
Nick Shepherd explains why a recent corporate case shows the financial cost of ignoring HR intangible assets
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Imbalance: Accounting is not capturing the value of intangible assets
Accounting has an intangibles problem, says Nick Shepherd, author of How Accountants Lost Their Balance
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