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Changing of the guard at the Canadian Public Accountability Board

CPAB has announced the appointment of CEO Carol Paradine to succeed Brian Hunt
Business

10 fearless predictions for Canadian accounting in 2018

Demographics, technology and politics are driving transformational change in Canadian accounting
Profession

Wolrige Mahon LLP expands to Ontario, launches Toronto office

Vancouver firm expands with two former Collins Barrow Toronto partners
Profession

CPA Canada Announces New Reciprocal Membership Agreements

RMAs a commitment to reducing international barriers for CPAs looking to work internationally
Business

CPA with Type 1 diabetes pleased with CRA disability tax credit reversal

Everett Colby of Colby McGeachy Professional Corporation explains the real cost of diabetes
Business

CRA explains reversal on disability tax credit restrictions for diabetics

A tacit acknowledgment of unintended consequences, says Diabetes Canada
Business

CRA reverses disability tax credit restrictions for diabetics

Canadian accountants critical of Canada Revenue Agency DTC policy decisions
Bridget Noonan

The 3 ways practitioners can improve disclosure quality in financial statements

Use your templates and checklists properly, says Bridget Noonan of Clearline Consulting
Profession

Teck Resources: The Best in Sustainability Reporting

Teck Resources won top global honours for its sustainability reporting in 2017
Profession

Integrated reporting creating new opportunities for CPA profession

Non-traditional reporting is aligning with the overall disclosure controls of companies today, says KPMG
Profession

Financial Reporting Excellence in a World of Voluntary Reporting

CPA Canada’s 2017 Awards of Excellence in Corporate Reporting
Profession

The 21st century appeal of integrated reporting

KPMG says voluntary reporting is growing. The positives outweigh the negatives, says IFAC's deputy chair
Profession

7 ways to protect yourself legally when preparing engagement letters

Limit your legal liability through your engagement letter, says professional liability lawyer James Lane
Business

These 3 US tax breaks could start a Canadian exodus

Divergent tax trends concerning to Canadian accountants with cross-border clients
Practice

Canada's MNP LLP growing again through merger with London-based accounting firm

Merger continues major changes in Canadian accounting public practice
Business

The Top 10 Canadian Accountant opinions & editorials of 2017

The most popular opinions and editorials on Canadian Accountant from the past year
Profession

The Top 10 Canadian Accountant stories of 2017

These were the accounting stories that grabbed your attention in the past year
David J. Rotfleisch

Death Knell: The Canada Revenue Agency Voluntary Disclosures Program

Tax Lawyer David Rotfleisch says that, contrary to popular opinion, the CRA's changes to the VDP will affect the poor and middle class more than the rich
Business

Deloitte liable for Livent audit in pivotal Supreme Court decision

UPDATED: Supreme Court decision sets legal framework for establishing audit liability, virtual guarantor
Profession

Auditors Beware: How Lavender v Miller Bernstein increased audit liability

Investors can rely on a report without ever seeing it, says professional liability lawyer James Lane
Business

Canadian angle to record revenues reported by KPMG International

Accounting firm now headed by Canadian Bill Thomas, praised for diversity promotion
Business

CRA tightens voluntary disclosures, targets offshore tax avoidance

The Canada Revenue Agency is starting a new, limited Voluntary Disclosures Program
Business

Morneau, Liberals head for the off-ramp, clarify new tax rules

Finance Minister has clarified rules around so-called "income sprinkling" and "off ramps"
Business

SEC appoints chair, board members to accounting watchdog

Appointments radically change the composition, outlook of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Opinion

Clutter to Clarity: Template financial statement tools are missing the mark

Bridget Noonan of Clearline Consulting takes a hard look at the templates used by Canadian accounting practitioners