Colin Ellis
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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis

Audit regulator reports fewer inspection findings for Big Four in 2017
Auditors must watch for pervasive risk of management bias
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Should accounting students psych themselves up for the CPA exam?
A recent study explores self-talk as a time management strategy for time-constrained exams
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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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Paradise Papers tax leak will further damage credibility of Trudeau, Morneau
Massive leak reveals tax avoidance schemes in upper echelon of Canadian politics
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Against NAFTA backdrop, CPA Canada renews trilateral MRA with U.S. and Mexico
Spectre of losing labour mobility looms large despite cross-border career opportunities
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The five things accounting, law and recruitment firms get wrong about online content
Fix these five marketing failings and stop losing potential clients and revenue
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Meet the Canadian accountant who became a YouTube star
Linda Raynier became a social media star as a career coach and strategist who helps professionals find fulfilling careers
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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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Morneau mars talk of tech tax support with tetchy remarks in Waterloo
As Andrew Scheer meets with Waterloo business owners, Morneau bristles at media questions
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Embattled Morneau backtracks on personal assets, business capital gains
Finance Minister Morneau to put assets in a blind trust, backtracks on capital gains
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Finance Minister Morneau announces changes to passive investment rules
Latest round of tax changes unlikely to impress or affect most Canadians
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Deloitte, Fairfax hire former GG David Johnston as advisor on same day
Harper-era Governor General who retired on October 2 will be based in Ottawa
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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
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Canadian accountants await Morneau tax message on Monday morning
Latest Angus Reid poll shows disappointment with Liberals, support for tax proposals
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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
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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
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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?
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Why CFOs should worry about rising U.S. protectionism
How the Bombardier countervailing duty could affect continental supply chains and procurement across North America
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Do we need NAFTA more than NAFTA needs us?
Business experts disagree on Canada's position on dispute resolution, trade imbalance in NAFTA talks
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Terry LeBlanc, FCPA, FCGA, named chair, board of directors, CPA Canada
Amanda Whitewood, FCPA, FCMA, named vice-chair, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
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Experts differ on damage to Deloitte brand by email cyberattack
No Canadian clients impacted by email hack says Deloitte Canada
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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
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An accountant’s tale of identity theft
What happens when your personal information is stolen by a notorious fraudster? Wayne Haymer shares his story
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Should accountants feel threatened by NAFTA negotiations?
The TN non-immigrant visa has expedited cross-border work for CPAs on both sides of the border. Could Donald Trump hold it hostage?
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How CPAs can fight phishing fraud
What can practice and management CPAs learn from the MacEwan University cybercrime?
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