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Canadian Public Accountability Board extends enforcement action against Manning Elliott LLP

British Columbia based accounting firm will still be prohibited from accept new high-risk reporting issuer audit clients, says Canadian audit watchdog CPAB
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Agreements must be in writing: Hutchings v. the King, a case of Covid-19 rent subsidies

Paper, not promises, matter when it comes to government subsidies to businesses during the pandemic, though verbal agreements are customary for some
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Couture v Canada (Revenue Agency) — How not to conduct a judicial review

Federal Court applications for judicial review must include essential or minimum elements, facts or legal grounds, indicating unreasonable CRA decisions
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BC accounting firm DMCL fined for AML/ATF non-compliance by FINTRAC

Canada's financial intelligence unit, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre, levied the fine against Dale Matheson Carr Hilton LaBonte LLP
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When Canadian taxpayers have severe emotional trauma, documentation is key to taxpayer relief requests

The 2025 judicial review of Bifano v Attorney General (2019) demonstrates the need for documentation from psychologists, doctors explains David J Rotfleisch
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A victory for all charities, not just housing providers: 3 takeaways from Stamford Kiwanis

Stephen Hsia and David Tang of Miller Thomson LLP say the Ontario Court of Appeal has done something it rarely does: overturn its own decades-old precedent.
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Case Commentary: Schwarz v. HMK – You must appeal within the deadline for tax reassessments

The Tax Court of Canada cannot forgive tax debt. Its jurisdiction is limited to correctly determining the amount of tax payable explains David J Rotfleisch
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Significant positive changes to reinvigorate the Voluntary Disclosures Program for income tax and GST/HST

Michael Ciomyk, Rojin Esmaeili and Zoë Sebastien of McCarthy Tétrault LLP outline changes by the CRA that seek to broaden the previously restrictive program
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Sunday News Roundup 25.09.28: Expanded CRA audit powers, MAGA attacks IFRS, and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes adversarial audit powers at the Canada Revenue Agency, MAGA attacks on accounting standards, and more
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Canadian audit watchdog censures another Mississauga accounting firm

The Canadian Public Accountability Board has prohibited Abu-Farah Professional Corporation from accepting all new reporting issuer audit engagements
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Case Commentary: Charlebois v. The King – How NOT to apply for GST/HST rebate for owner-built homes

The CRA can make assumptions that a home is not qualified for a rebate; it is the taxpayer's burden to refute the assumptions, explains David J Rotfleisch
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International remote work: Tax issues, Part II (Canadian companies)

In part two of a two-part series, George Gonzalez and Gillian Holthe of the University of Lethbridge review key tax issues for remote workers outside Canada