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Canadian business confidence sags amidst Trump vs. Trudeau in Q2
Taxes, trade and tariffs take their toll on business confidence
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Consulting in Canada: Where the Big Four firms are making money
Canadian Accountant does a deep dive into the numbers from Source Global Research
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Big Four accounting firms dominate Canadian consulting market
Market share and growth of auditors outpacing all other consulting firms
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U.S. judge denies former Penn West accountants’ bid to dismiss SEC charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission can proceed in its case against two Canadian accountants over alleged accounting scheme
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CPAs concerned about U.S. protectionism, Canadian competitiveness
Despite a robust economy, Canadian accountants worried about economic outlook, says CPA Canada Q1 2018 Business Monitor
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CRA Tax Fraud Blotter: Paradigm Tax Deniers, GST/HST Direct Deposits
Recent news from the Canada Revenue Agency on tax fraud and evasion convictions
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Suing the CRA: Samaroo v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2018
Despite the odd bad apple, CRA professionals must be concerned about the Samaroo case, says John Grant of Miller Thomson
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Canada's Activist Auditors General IV: The mystery critic and her case against the AGs
What happened to Sharon Sutherland, a lone critical voice in the wilderness?
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2018 CFO of the Year Award nominees announced
Intriguing changes increase anticipation of the annual financial leadership awards
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Canada's Activist Auditors General III: A political force?
Canada's Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, explains how the Office of the Auditor General selects its audits
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Canada's Activist Auditors General II: The trouble with the activist label
Carol Bellringer. Michael Ferguson. Bonnie Lysyk. What the three most recognized auditors general in Canada think of the activist label
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Special Report: Canada's activist auditors general
Accountants admire them. Politicians fear them. The public trusts them. But are Canada's auditors general going too far?
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Are the Canada Revenue Agency tax evasion raids a public relations exercise?
Highly public raids called extraordinary, very rare by tax experts
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CPA with Type 1 diabetes pleased with CRA disability tax credit reversal
Everett Colby of Colby McGeachy Professional Corporation explains the real cost of diabetes
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CRA explains reversal on disability tax credit restrictions for diabetics
A tacit acknowledgment of unintended consequences, says Diabetes Canada
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CRA reverses disability tax credit restrictions for diabetics
Canadian accountants critical of Canada Revenue Agency DTC policy decisions
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As Canadian economy surges, business optimism mixed, says accounting bodies
New surveys from ACCA Global and CPA Canada point to tax, trade and debt concerns
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Morneau, Liberals head for the off-ramp, clarify new tax rules
Finance Minister has clarified rules around so-called "income sprinkling" and "off ramps"
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The Final Chapter of Sears Canada: Financials, Bankruptcy
Jeff Buckstein takes a last look at the reasons behind the retailer's demise
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How the digital age drove Sears Canada into bankruptcy
Sears Canada paid a hefty price by being late to the online retail game
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Why did Sears Canada go bankrupt?
A retailer stuck in the past. A strategy that did not work. A liquidation that never had to happen?
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CRA goes fishing for PayPal users on hook for taxes
The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to catch PayPal-registered businesses not declaring income or tax
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Canadian accountants prepare for reporting key audit matters
Canada will require auditors to report significant new information in audit reports
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Ask A CPA uses humour, history to sell profession
New campaign positions Chartered Professional Accountants as being on the right side of change
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History Repeating: How Bill Morneau blew the Liberals' chance at tax reform
If only Justin Trudeau had learned from the 1981 political disaster of Pierre Trudeau
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