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Deans Knight: The return of the GAAR
The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Deans Knight is a breath of fresh air and strikes a more appropriate balance, says Allan Lanthier
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Sunday News Roundup 23.06.04: Hot economy, tax hypocrisy, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Burden of proof for misrepresentation in tax reassessments is high — and rests with the CRA
In a recent Tax Court of Canada case, the Canada Revenue Agency's proof was flimsy, says Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch
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Taxing the wealthy to the hilt would make us all much better off
Western University professor Tom Malleson presents five reasons for levying high taxes on the very rich, from the environment to (reduced) social friction
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US banking failures: the role of big auditors in another financial crisis
A state auditor would be better than accounting firms at policing systemically important institutions such as banks
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Sunday News Roundup 23.05.28: The Deans Knight Rises, Big Four soaps, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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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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The Revenue Rule In Tax Law
Vern Krishna of TaxChambers LLP on the history of international tax and trade law
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GST/HST tax fraud is a ‘special operation' at the Canada Revenue Agency
It involves fraudulent refund claims, fake invoicing, and GST/HST evasion through off-the-books cash sales, explains tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch
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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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Sunday News Roundup 23.05.14: CPAB historic disclosure, PwC Oz, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Vancouver accounting firm Smythe LLP first Canadian audit firm to be publicly censured by regulator under new disclosure rules
Changes to enforcement disclosure rules by CPAB means more transparency from audit regulator, more public scrutiny of Canadian auditors
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Why the Canada Revenue Agency tax workers strike was good for Canadian accountants
All sides will benefit from the tentative settlement and four years of labour peace. But technology investment is mitigating the impact of CRA strikes
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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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The Alternative Minimum Tax Goes Mainstream
Stephen Bowman and John (Jay) Winters of Bennett Jones present a capital gains case study on the impact to taxpayers of changes to the AMT regime
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.30: Tax Deadline Day to pass despite CRA strike and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.23: PwC Canada sues KPMG and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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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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One way CPAs leak confidential information to the CRA
Accountants that unthinkingly send the Agency tax appeal invoices may improperly reveal solicitor-client communications and more, says tax litigator Peter Aprile
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.16: CRA strike talks continue and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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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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When the CRA reassessed a taxpayer's tax returns beyond the normal reassessment period
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch explains how, in Goldhar v The King, a toy salesman successfully appealed a CRA reassessment
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.09: CRA strike vote, carbon tax, software dealbook, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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How would a CRA strike impact Canadian accountants and tax preparers?
We clear up some of the misconceptions around a strike vote by Union of Taxation Employees at the Canada Revenue Agency during tax season
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