Colin Ellis
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Recent Blog Posts By Colin Ellis
These 3 US tax breaks could start a Canadian exodus
Divergent tax trends concerning to Canadian accountants with cross-border clients
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Canada's MNP LLP growing again through merger with London-based accounting firm
Merger continues major changes in Canadian accounting public practice
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The Top 10 Canadian Accountant opinions & editorials of 2017
The most popular opinions and editorials on Canadian Accountant from the past year
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The Top 10 Canadian Accountant stories of 2017
These were the accounting stories that grabbed your attention in the past year
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Deloitte liable for Livent audit in pivotal Supreme Court decision
UPDATED: Supreme Court decision sets legal framework for establishing audit liability, virtual guarantor
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Canadian angle to record revenues reported by KPMG International
Accounting firm now headed by Canadian Bill Thomas, praised for diversity promotion
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CRA tightens voluntary disclosures, targets offshore tax avoidance
The Canada Revenue Agency is starting a new, limited Voluntary Disclosures Program
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Morneau, Liberals head for the off-ramp, clarify new tax rules
Finance Minister has clarified rules around so-called "income sprinkling" and "off ramps"
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SEC appoints chair, board members to accounting watchdog
Appointments radically change the composition, outlook of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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Finance must embrace tech says Mississauga CFO in ACCA global report
New ACCA report provides CFOs with six imperatives for tech success
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PwC Toronto opens doors to new Digital Experience Centre
New innovation hub a concrete example of hyper-competitive technology consulting business
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A few surprises on the Chartered Professional Accountant September CFE Honour Roll
A complete list of the September 2017 Common Final Examination Honour Roll
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U.S. Senate Republicans pass massive tax bill, lower corporate rate impacts Canada
Lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate to 20 per cent will impact Canadian companies
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Global firm RSM shakes up Canadian accounting, buys Collins Barrow Toronto
Global accounting firm RSM has shaken up the mid-tier market in Canadian accounting
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SEC's Kronforst, a non-GAAP metrics fighter, leaving in January
Chief accountant of division of corporate finance leaving after four years in post
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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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