Colin Ellis

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

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?

CPAO says journey for students to become CPAs will not change and is unaffected by Ontario, Quebec decision to withdraw from Collaboration Accord

BC auditor was barred earlier this year by the Canadian Public Accountability Board from accepting new high- and medium-risk reporting issuer clients

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

WDM Chartered Professional Accountants censured by the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which has released seven enforcement actions this year

The Public Company Accountability Board has released inspection reports for two accounting firms, Crowe MacKay LLP and SRCO Professional Corporation

US audit watchdog releases inspection reports with multiple deficiencies for PwC Canada, De Visser Gray LLP, and Harbourside CPA LLP

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States has censured Canadian firm K.R. Margetson and its principal, Keith R. Margetson

Founders of the Profession category includes critic of international financial reporting standards, cannabis company accounting, audit scandals and more

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

Audit regulator terminates Hay & Watson audit engagements, censures Calgary-based firm PKF Antares over new audit engagements with risk

Smythe LLP, Manning Elliott LLP, and DMCL have all been barred by the Canadian Public Accountability Board from accepting new, high-risk clients

Audit firms based in the United States made the most net client gains in the Canadian mid-tier accounting sector, according to data compiled by Audit Analytics

But Ernst and Young Canada was the real winner in new audit engagements in 2022, according to data compiled by Audit Analytics

Do recent appointments to the new Canadian Sustainability Standards Board, including new chair Charles-Antoine St-Jean, balance global standards with Canadian special interests?

Canadian Public Accountability Board annual inspection report reveals poor performance overall exaggerated by some audit firms

KPMG Canada fined in 2022 over use of other auditors in multinational audit

The PCAOB’s bite is now bad as its bark after a year of renewed vigilance

US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levies fine on Canadian accountant over treatment of receivables allowance in audit engagement

The top five stories and some honourable mentions from the past year’s reporting

A small claims court decision over billing offers lessons to accountants and clients

Canadian Public Accountability Board oversees public accounting firm audits

Wide range of announcements made at recent Xerocon. Xero Partner Program discount rates for Canadian subscriptions will also apply to all TaxCycle products

The accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services sector posted modest but stable revenue growth in the past three years