Colin Ellis
Editor-in-Chief
Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
Brian Hunt, a material retirement
Directors who serve on their board’s audit committee have significantly greater responsibility today than they did 15 years ago. Retiring CPAB CEO Brian Hunt, FCPA, FCA, played a key role in that shift.
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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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MNP continues Eastern Canada expansion with Cornwall accounting merger
64-year-old CKDM LLP of Cornwall to be rebranded as MNP firm in June
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PwC Canada names Nicolas Marcoux new chief executive officer
Montreal-based mergers and acquisitions veteran to replace Bill McFarland, July 1
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Major audit issues down but accounting regulator wants more consistency
Consistency of execution needed across full audit cycle, says CPAB’s new CEO, Carol Paradine
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Is CPA Australia making another mistake by not hiring a CPA as CEO?
Governance expert Richard Leblanc on whether CPA Australia's move holds lessons for Canada
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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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The Samaroo Case: CRA slapped for malicious prosecution by BC Supreme Court
It's not unusual for immigrants to avoid banks, even stashing $100 bills. The onus was on the CRA to prove its case. It failed.
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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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Canadian accountant Kevin Dancey to steer global standard-setter IFAC
Former CPA Canada head appointed, as international financial, securities bodies challenge global audit standards oversight
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Audit Analytics Auditor Changes in Canada: 2017 Report Now Available
Full report on 2017 auditor changes now available
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CRA claims service improvements as tax season begins Monday
Vast majority of Canadians now filing online as CRA improves online service. Check with provincial associations for opportunities to volunteer in preparing tax returns for low income, senior Canadians
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PwC Canada leads Big Four in large cap, net client gains in 2017
Audit Analytics provides exclusive first look at numbers to Canadian Accountant. Vancouver-based DMCL leads Canadian SME auditors with 23 net new clients
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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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Canada Revenue Agency raids three companies in connection to Panama Papers
Early morning raids conducted in connection to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, two years after data leak
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Surprise! Canada Revenue Agency set to release tax gap data this month
Trudeau surprise announcement met with cautious optimism, concern by Canadian tax experts
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CPA Accounting Standards Update
Livestreaming for CPD, effective dates, CAS for SMEs, and support for standardized non-GAAP
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Why ambitious corporate accountants should extend their role beyond finance
The role of the CFO is changing. Now is the time to forge your externally facing role
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MNP, BDO, Grant Thornton announce accounting firm mergers
Update: 2018 M&A activity off to a big start as consolidation continues in public practice
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How to follow Canadian Accountant on social media
Canadian Accountant has three social media channels. We use them for different purposes. Join us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
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Changing of the guard at the Canadian Public Accountability Board
CPAB has announced the appointment of CEO Carol Paradine to succeed Brian Hunt
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10 fearless predictions for Canadian accounting in 2018
Demographics, technology and politics are driving transformational change in Canadian accounting
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Wolrige Mahon LLP expands to Ontario, launches Toronto office
Vancouver firm expands with two former Collins Barrow Toronto partners
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CPA Canada Announces New Reciprocal Membership Agreements
RMAs a commitment to reducing international barriers for CPAs looking to work internationally
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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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