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The reasonability requirement for administrative suspension of EFILE rights

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on Virgen v Canada (Attorney General), a Federal Court decision in favour of an Ontario tax preparer
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The CRA's new power to compel oral interviews

To delineate the limits to its new power, the Canada Revenue Agency should adopt these best practices for audit interviews, argue three tax lawyers from Davies
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Sunday News Roundup 23.01.22: Man bites dog — Conrad Black and CPAB, livid CRA workers, and more Canadian accounting news

Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Rectification saves taxpayers from adverse tax consequences arising from drafting error

A KPMG tax planning document saved Sleep Country from the consequences of a numerical error, explains Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch
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Sunday News Roundup 23.01.15: CRA tax strike, time theft, sales tax fraud, and more Canadian accounting news

Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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WFH Accountants Beware: BC tracking software case leads to global news coverage

Accounting firm wins court decision over “time theft” by accounting employee
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US audit watchdog published more Canadian public accounting firm inspection reports in 2022 than it had in five years

The PCAOB’s bite is now bad as its bark after a year of renewed vigilance
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Another historical development in claiming negligence against the CRA

Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on the Myers ruling
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US audit and accounting watchdog censures Ernst & Young Canada partner

US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levies fine on Canadian accountant over treatment of receivables allowance in audit engagement
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Canadian Accountant’s most popular stories of 2022

The top five stories and some honourable mentions from the past year’s reporting
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Singh v. Canada: A Canadian tax lawyer's observations on TFSA penalties

As taxpayers, we are ultimately responsible for meeting our obligations under tax law, as explained by Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch
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Sunday News Roundup 22.12.18: OTO annual report, CRA jabs nurses, Williams warns, and more Canadian accounting news

Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news