Colin Ellis
Editor-in-Chief
Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
DMCL continues PCAOB audit inspection results with lower deficiency rates
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States releases audit inspection results for Vancouver-based Dale Matheson Carr Hilton LaBonte LLP
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Canadian accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP rebrands nationally, shifts business focus
Doane Grant Thornton brand celebrates Canadian roots as national accounting firm shifts from public company audits to assurance, tax and advisory services
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
US audit watchdog censures, fines Canadian accounting firms Crowe MacKay, Grant Thornton
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States fines two Canadian auditors for violation of audit committee communications rules in audits
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Second American accounting firm penalized by CPA Ontario over unlicensed audit work
The prosecution of BF Borgers and its principal by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario closes another chapter in the Canadian cannabis story
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
PCAOB releases two new, divergent inspection reports for Canadian accounting firms
While Deloitte Canada continued its recent record of success, Kreston GTA respectfully disagrees with significant deficiencies cited by the US audit watchdog
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Two more accounting firms censured by Canadian audit watchdog thus far in 2024
Canadian Public Accountability Board prohibits Kingston Ross Pasnak and Macias Gini & O’Connell from accepting new medium and high-risk reporting issuers
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
US audit watchdog releases audit inspection reports for national accounting firms Deloitte Canada, MNP LLP
Is audit quality on the upswing in Canada? The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finds little fault in newly released Canadian audit inspections
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
BC accounting firm De Visser Gray censured and fined by US audit watchdog
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board notes repeated use of Canadian Professional Engagement Guide (PEG) audit programs for US audits
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Two of the Big Four accounting firms failed their audit inspections in 2023 — but we don’t know who
The Canadian Public Accountability Board says it will take at least two years before more transparency is provided as to which firms fail and which succeed
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
PCAOB finds fault with half of Ernst and Young Canada audits inspected
US audit watchdog inspection report details audits with multiple deficiencies and potential non-compliance with independence rules over financial relationships
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Empowering CPAs: The Role of a Master’s Degree in Tax Law
Two chartered professional accountants share their insights into the Osgoode Professional LLM
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Homegrown national accounting firm MNP kicks off 2024 with new Quebec acquisition
Lafond CPA merger gives MNP a foothold in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of La Belle Province, close to the border with New Brunswick
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Canadian audit watchdog CPAB bans American accounting firm BF Borgers
The Canadian Public Accountability Board closed 2023 as it had begun — with an enforcement action against an American public accounting firm
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
What went wrong at PwC Canada: Accounting firm agrees to pay $1.45-million to settle exam cheating scandal
CPA Ontario’s 15-page settlement agreement provides the most insight yet into widespread answer-sharing on PwC’s mandatory internal training tests
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
The top 10 partner posts on Canadian Accountant in 2023
From Loop to Ownr to Float to Plooto, from QBO to InterVal to Xero, we present the top 10 articles that got CPAs thinking about software solutions in 2023
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
The 10 most popular Canadian Accountant stories of 2023
From ChatGPT to foreign firms to Big Four layoffs, which story did readers click on the most in the past year? And which story came out on top?
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
September 2023 CFE results released as CPA accountancy bodies reach education agreement
CPAO says journey for students to become CPAs will not change and is unaffected by Ontario, Quebec decision to withdraw from Collaboration Accord
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Canadian accounting firm Manning Elliott sanctioned by US audit watchdog for not disclosing CPAB censure
BC auditor was barred earlier this year by the Canadian Public Accountability Board from accepting new high- and medium-risk reporting issuer clients
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Seven reasons why you should attend Accountex Canada 2023 this week
There’s still time to attend one of the premier accounting conferences of the year, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Fifth BC accounting firm censured by audit regulator CPAB thus far in 2023
WDM Chartered Professional Accountants censured by the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which has released seven enforcement actions this year
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Multiple deficiencies cited by US audit watchdog in two Canadian firms' inspection reports
The Public Company Accountability Board has released inspection reports for two accounting firms, Crowe MacKay LLP and SRCO Professional Corporation
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
PCAOB finds faults in more than half of PwC Canada, BC accounting firms' audits
US audit watchdog releases inspection reports with multiple deficiencies for PwC Canada, De Visser Gray LLP, and Harbourside CPA LLP
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Another BC accounting firm punished by audit regulators
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States has censured Canadian firm K.R. Margetson and its principal, Keith R. Margetson
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
2023 Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame inductees includes forensic accountant Al Rosen, prominent critic of profession
Founders of the Profession category includes critic of international financial reporting standards, cannabis company accounting, audit scandals and more
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160
Accounting for the Greenbelt giveaway: Auditor General report proves Doug Ford gave Ontarians no value for their money
Ford has disparaged Bonnie Lysyk, FCPA, FCA, whose decade-long tenure has come full circle with a special report on a deal that favoured developers
- COMMENTS 13
- LIKES 149
- VIEWS 160