Colin Ellis
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PCAOB finds fault with half of Ernst and Young Canada audits inspected
US audit watchdog inspection report details audits with multiple deficiencies and potential non-compliance with independence rules over financial relationships
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Empowering CPAs: The Role of a Master’s Degree in Tax Law
Two chartered professional accountants share their insights into the Osgoode Professional LLM
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Homegrown national accounting firm MNP kicks off 2024 with new Quebec acquisition
Lafond CPA merger gives MNP a foothold in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of La Belle Province, close to the border with New Brunswick
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Canadian audit watchdog CPAB bans American accounting firm BF Borgers
The Canadian Public Accountability Board closed 2023 as it had begun — with an enforcement action against an American public accounting firm
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What went wrong at PwC Canada: Accounting firm agrees to pay $1.45-million to settle exam cheating scandal
CPA Ontario’s 15-page settlement agreement provides the most insight yet into widespread answer-sharing on PwC’s mandatory internal training tests
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The top 10 partner posts on Canadian Accountant in 2023
From Loop to Ownr to Float to Plooto, from QBO to InterVal to Xero, we present the top 10 articles that got CPAs thinking about software solutions in 2023
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The 10 most popular Canadian Accountant stories of 2023
From ChatGPT to foreign firms to Big Four layoffs, which story did readers click on the most in the past year? And which story came out on top?
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September 2023 CFE results released as CPA accountancy bodies reach education agreement
CPAO says journey for students to become CPAs will not change and is unaffected by Ontario, Quebec decision to withdraw from Collaboration Accord
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Canadian accounting firm Manning Elliott sanctioned by US audit watchdog for not disclosing CPAB censure
BC auditor was barred earlier this year by the Canadian Public Accountability Board from accepting new high- and medium-risk reporting issuer clients
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Seven reasons why you should attend Accountex Canada 2023 this week
There’s still time to attend one of the premier accounting conferences of the year, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
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Fifth BC accounting firm censured by audit regulator CPAB thus far in 2023
WDM Chartered Professional Accountants censured by the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which has released seven enforcement actions this year
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Multiple deficiencies cited by US audit watchdog in two Canadian firms' inspection reports
The Public Company Accountability Board has released inspection reports for two accounting firms, Crowe MacKay LLP and SRCO Professional Corporation
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PCAOB finds faults in more than half of PwC Canada, BC accounting firms' audits
US audit watchdog releases inspection reports with multiple deficiencies for PwC Canada, De Visser Gray LLP, and Harbourside CPA LLP
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Another BC accounting firm punished by audit regulators
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States has censured Canadian firm K.R. Margetson and its principal, Keith R. Margetson
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2023 Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame inductees includes forensic accountant Al Rosen, prominent critic of profession
Founders of the Profession category includes critic of international financial reporting standards, cannabis company accounting, audit scandals and more
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Accounting for the Greenbelt giveaway: Auditor General report proves Doug Ford gave Ontarians no value for their money
Ford has disparaged Bonnie Lysyk, FCPA, FCA, whose decade-long tenure has come full circle with a special report on a deal that favoured developers
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CPAB bans Vancouver accounting firm from auditing publicly listed companies
Audit regulator terminates Hay & Watson audit engagements, censures Calgary-based firm PKF Antares over new audit engagements with risk
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Canadian audit watchdog CPAB sanctions third BC accounting firm this year
Smythe LLP, Manning Elliott LLP, and DMCL have all been barred by the Canadian Public Accountability Board from accepting new, high-risk clients
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Special Report: Foreign accounting firms dominated Canadian mid-tiers in 2022 and the audit regulator is concerned
Audit firms based in the United States made the most net client gains in the Canadian mid-tier accounting sector, according to data compiled by Audit Analytics
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Special Report: KPMG Canada beats Big Four accounting rivals in net new client gains
But Ernst and Young Canada was the real winner in new audit engagements in 2022, according to data compiled by Audit Analytics
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Top accountant’s jump between two sustainability standards boards puts focus on new CSSB
Do recent appointments to the new Canadian Sustainability Standards Board, including new chair Charles-Antoine St-Jean, balance global standards with Canadian special interests?
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Special Report: Overall audit quality drops at Canadian accounting firms as audit regulator pursues more transparency
Canadian Public Accountability Board annual inspection report reveals poor performance overall exaggerated by some audit firms
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Canadian accountants take note as SEC reminds accounting firms of the rules involving other auditors
KPMG Canada fined in 2022 over use of other auditors in multinational audit
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US audit watchdog published more Canadian public accounting firm inspection reports in 2022 than it had in five years
The PCAOB’s bite is now bad as its bark after a year of renewed vigilance
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US audit and accounting watchdog censures Ernst & Young Canada partner
US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levies fine on Canadian accountant over treatment of receivables allowance in audit engagement
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