Colin Ellis
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Recent news from Canada's accounting standards boards
A proposed new standard on public private partnerships from the PSAB leads off our updates
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CPA Canada supports globally consistent climate-related financial reporting
Even as the Trump administration dismisses global warming, an international task force has laid the groundwork for consistent global reporting standards
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Why A.I. scares auditors
In part two of "Catching up with Baruch Lev," the author of "The End of Accounting" tells a story about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the audit profession through machine learning
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Catching up with Professor Baruch Lev
"The End of Accounting" author says his book has resonated because accounting and financial reporting no longer meets the needs of investors or CFOs
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Travel well, road warriors: A CPA’s guide to the major stressors of business travel
A new study has pinpointed six business travel stressors and offered corporate policy recommendations
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CPA Retirement: Should you join a condo board?
In an ongoing series about retirement planning for CPAs, a look at the pros and cons of joining a condominium board
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Mississauga firm makes case for flat accounting fees
Phoenix Management in Mississauga implemented a flat fee system three years ago. Founder LaMar Van Dusen says his business model is a success
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Working with Difficult People
Handling the ten types of problem people without losing your mind
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Canada 150: Five things you didn't know about the history of accounting in Canada
The history of accounting in Canada is as rich and varied as the history of Canada
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Join the Canadian Accountant LinkedIn group
To celebrate Canada Day, we launched the Canadian Accountant LinkedIn group on July 1, 2017
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Canada 9th of 28 economies in "shadow economy," says ACCA
Tepid showing but downward trend in underground economy anticipated through to 2025
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Another Great Year? How one MD&A levelled Home Capital
Class-action lawsuit naming two CPAs slated to be settled by Home Capital
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The death of treaty shopping?
Following the signing of the BEPS MLI in Paris this week, tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch predicts the imminent demise of treaty shopping
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Canada signs historic OECD international tax treaty
Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ratified
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A trust deficit: Five surprises from the G20 Public Trust in Tax survey
The Canadian tax system is suffering from a serious trust deficit. So say the numbers in a recent global survey
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What is Canadian Accountant?
Canadian Accountant is a news website devoted to the accounting profession in Canada. We are Canada's independent news source for the accounting profession
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How I built my business: Erica Willick of Sisters in Shape
Erica Willick, CPA, CA, founded the online personal training business, Sisters in Shape, and fitness magazine, Gorgo
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Why You? 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear Again
Your designation only gets you in the door
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