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US audit watchdog finds multiple deficiencies in Vancouver accounting firm Smythe LLP audits

The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determined Smythe LLP had a 100 per cent deficiency rate in three 2023 audits the PCAOB inspected in 2024

Seven multiple-choice question study tips I wish someone told me before the CPA PEP Core 2 accounting exam

CPA PEP MCQs might seem simpler than the CPA program’s cases, but they’re a lot more technical, explains CPA program coach and mentor Gevorg Grigoryan, CPA

US audit watchdog finds multiple deficiencies in Vancouver accounting firm Smythe LLP audits

The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determined Smythe LLP had a 100 per cent deficiency rate in three 2023 audits the PCAOB inspected in 2024

Oh, what a tangled web: The taxation of foreign affiliates

Allan Lanthier examines a dispute before the Tax Court of Canada involving Brookfield Corporation and controlled foreign affiliates in Bermuda and Barbados

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Taxation

Allan Lanthier

Oh, what a tangled web: The taxation of foreign affiliates

Public Sector Advisory

Bailey Church

Optimizing Canada's balance sheet: The untapped value of natural assets

Practice

Ben Richmond

Five years post-Covid: Reflecting on accounting’s 'new normal'

Technology

Brian McGlynn

How accountants can navigate tax implications for wealthy Canadian investors in a shifting political landscape

Tax Law

David J. Rotfleisch

Loss-trading transactions to avoid paying tax disallowed by Tax Court Of Canada (GAAR rule)

Taxation

Esteban Vallejo Toledo

Why tax literacy should be a national priority in Canada

Students

Gevorg Grigoryan

Seven multiple-choice question study tips I wish someone told me before the CPA PEP Core 2 accounting exam

Financial Reporting

Philip Maguire

Why accountants should spend less time on the numbers and more time explaining the results 

Taxation

Raffaella Garofalo

New guidance from the CRA: Transactions subject to the GAAR

Accounting News

Trump, tariffs and Canadian tax strategies: There must be 50 ways to leave your country

Allan Lanthier explains how some Canadian corporations have redomiciled to the United States and why there may be more to come unless changes are made





CPAs in 2025: Frustrated, overworked, and underappreciated

From uncertainty to compliance to staffing, Chartered Professional Accountants say their stress is not offset by client appreciation, reports Dean Blachford



Protecting CPAs using solicitor-client privilege

Chartered Professional Accountants may be enveloped into privilege if they are the client’s agent, pursuant to an agency agreement, explains Dean Blachford