Profession

Business

Embattled Morneau backtracks on personal assets, business capital gains

Finance Minister Morneau to put assets in a blind trust, backtracks on capital gains
Business

Finance Minister Morneau announces changes to passive investment rules

Latest round of tax changes unlikely to impress or affect most Canadians
Business

Trudeau tries to re-set national tax proposals with small business tax cut

Stouffville event leaves tax experts wondering how govt will make up for lost revenue
Business

Canadian accountants await Morneau tax message on Monday morning

Latest Angus Reid poll shows disappointment with Liberals, support for tax proposals
Business

High price of land why farmers fighting Morneau tax proposals

Chartered Professional Accountant Fred Mertz of Calgary, Alberta says succession planning is key to the family farm
Business

Editorial: Why Canadian accountants are furious with Bill Morneau and the Liberals

That boiling sound you hear is what you get when you toss in a few common complaints and turn up the heat
Business

Morneau tax talk ends. What will the Liberals do next?

The 75-day consultation period is over. How will Finance Minister Bill Morneau change his tax proposals?
Profession

Terry LeBlanc, FCPA, FCGA, named chair, board of directors, CPA Canada

Amanda Whitewood, FCPA, FCMA, named vice-chair, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
Technology

Experts differ on damage to Deloitte brand by email cyberattack

No Canadian clients impacted by email hack says Deloitte Canada
Bridget Noonan

It’s time for Canadian accountants to start your CSRE 2400 transition

Canadian Accountant columnist Bridget Noonan of Clearline Consulting says now's the time to prepare for CSRE 2400.
Taxation

Rules of the Game: Michael Wolfson on income inequality, incorporation and tax avoidance

The economist at the centre of the Morneau tax firestorm talks to Canadian Accountant
Taxation

The economics professor at the centre of the Ottawa tax firestorm

As Justin Trudeau defends Morneau tax proposals in Question Period, Michael Wolfson shares his opinions with Canadian Accountant
David J. Rotfleisch

Morneau tax amendments an assault on entrepreneurs

Canadian Accountant columnist David J. Rotfleisch says Bill Morneau's tax proposals hurts small business owners
David J. Rotfleisch

Feeling Lucky? CRA tax evasion convictions on downward trend

The Canada Revenue Agency has released its latest audit statistics. Tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch says they won’t encourage voluntary disclosure
Academia

Canadian accounting professors concerned about academic differentiation

Balance needed in post-secondary debate over mission creep
Profession

Is the CPA-designated accounting professor endangered?

In a two-part series, a new study tells a cautionary tale for Canadian accounting academia
Practice

Canadian tax pros push back against Morneau private corporation proposals

Coalition of industry groups sees fallout to family business succession planning
Practice

Audit Analytics 2016 auditor change full report now available

Deep dive into SEDAR data offers surprising findings in Canadian audit profession
Profession

NOCLAR raises many questions from Canadian accountants

Chartered Professional Accountants weigh in on the challenges of complying with a new ethics standard
Profession

NOCLAR demands careful weighing by Canadian Accountants

New IESBA ethics standard addresses client confidentiality vs. public interest
Profession

MNP Leads All Canadian Audit Firms in 2016 New Clients

PwC leads in new clients by market cap and audit fees, says Audit Analytics
Profession

Ethics and trust in a digital age

New ACCA report offers scenarios and solutions to digital ethical challenges
David J. Rotfleisch

VDP Consultation: Read David Rotfleisch's submission to National Revenue Minister

Consultation on changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program has ended
Profession

Meltdown Under: How a governance controversy turned CPA Australia into a national scandal

Does it hold any lessons for Canadian accountants?
Book Reviews

How the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact accounting

Review: The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum