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The Revenue Rule In Tax Law
Vern Krishna of TaxChambers LLP on the history of international tax and trade law
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How Canadian accountants will benefit from ChatGPT
Why over 13 million users ask ChatGPT for answers daily. Randy Lasnick of Plooto explains how ChatGPT will shape the future of accounting automation
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Alberta election: Is the province’s energy regulator acting in the public interest?
Canadian accounting firms like Grant Thornton and PwC Canada have had trouble in Alberta with environmental liabilities when acting as receivers
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To mandate or not to mandate? Why hybrid work should be favoured, not feared
Pamela Steer, president and CEO of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, on why CPA Canada has adopted a hybrid work environment
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OSFI’s new guidelines: A step toward making banks and insurers more conscious of their climate impacts
New sustainability reporting standards will help determine who will pay for environmental cleanup costs when oilsands producers go bankrupt
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Why is it so difficult to handle whistleblower reports?
Accounting and ethics professors explain the agency theory behind effective whistleblower systems to avoid cases like LuxLeaks at PricewaterhouseCoopers
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The Foix decision: The long and uncertain reach of subsection 84(2)
The broader interpretation by the Federal Court of Appeal in a tax case involving a complex hybrid sale was a breath of fresh air says Allan Lanthier
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Black people bring unique perspectives to the accounting profession. Here’s how you can be an ally and why it’s important to do
Latisha Carter of Xero on bridging the opportunity gap for the Black community within accounting and other financial professions
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Quasi-criminal proceedings: OSC raises stakes and grapples with results
Doug McLeod and Daniel Szirmak of Blakes on CannTrust Holdings and the Ontario Securities Commission's difficulty obtaining quasi-criminal convictions
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Few of South Africa’s chartered accountants are black: hearing their stories suggests what to fix
In recognition of Black History Month, this article from South Africa provides insight into systemic barriers to the accounting profession for black accountants
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How large corporations make huge profits from hidden markups at the expense of consumers
Compound markups are inflating the costs of products at every point in the Canadian supply chain due to monopolistic practices says economics professor
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How a proposed app called TaxTrack could make taxes more democratic
Participatory budgeting is a direct opportunity for public involvement in how taxpayer dollars are spent and can revive trust in governments
