Practice
Thought Leaders
A Privilege Primer, Part I: Gaudreau reminds that there is no accountant-client privilege in Canada. But why?
Can the courts compel Canadian accountants to disclose their tax analysis? In the first of a three-part series, Brian Studniberg of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP looks at the Gaudreau case currently before the Federal Court of Appeal in Quebec
Practice
Tax Court Of Canada rejects CRA's attempt to apply gross-negligence penalties in statute-barred years
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch looks at the case of an Alberta restauranteur and an inheritance in Fuhr v. The King
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.04.28: More capital gains, more audit powers, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.04.21 PwC layoffs, MNP BC turmoil, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
As Big Four foreign firms punished for exam cheating, PwC Canada fines put into perspective
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hit KPMG Netherlands with a record US$25-million civil civil penalty for widespread improper answer sharing
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.04.07 Bare trusts, KPMG decision, PCAOB-PKF, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Two of the Big Four accounting firms failed their audit inspections in 2023 — but we don’t know who
The Canadian Public Accountability Board says it will take at least two years before more transparency is provided as to which firms fail and which succeed
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 24.03.31 Bare trusts laid bare and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
Airbnb sale subject to GST/HST
Amit Ummat and Alisha Butani of Ummat Tax Law provide an overview of the Tax Court of Canada’s ruling in 1351231 Ontario Inc v. The King, 2024 TCC 37
Practice
CPA Ontario fines Deloitte Canada partners over backdating of audit working papers
Five Deloitte partners to pay $40k each in fines and costs for manually overriding computer clocks to backdate audit working papers in multiple engagements
Partner Posts
Driving growth and client success: The power of client advisory services in accounting
Client Advisory Services represent a paradigm shift in public accounting, explains Karen Chalmers of interVal, which automates the discovery process using AI
Practice
How international athletes are taxed in Canada: Toronto Maple Leafs' captain John Tavares embroiled in tax litigation with CRA
Tavares is a high-profile opportunity for the CRA to test the limits to the structuring of athlete salaries explains Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch
