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US audit watchdog censures, fines Canadian accounting firms Crowe MacKay, Grant Thornton
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States fines two Canadian auditors for violation of audit committee communications rules in audits
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Employees Beware: Upcoming legislation affecting capital gains will impact employee stock options
David J Rotfleisch explains how Department of Finance changes to legislation, which are expected to be retroactive to June 25, 2024 will affect stock options
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Second American accounting firm penalized by CPA Ontario over unlicensed audit work
The prosecution of BF Borgers and its principal by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario closes another chapter in the Canadian cannabis story
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Are poker winnings now taxable In Canada? A Canadian tax lawyer's analysis of four Tax Court Of Canada recent poker decisions
When a taxpayer relies on other means to sustain their lifestyle, poker-playing activities fail to comprise a source of income, explains David J Rotfleisch
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PCAOB releases two new, divergent inspection reports for Canadian accounting firms
While Deloitte Canada continued its recent record of success, Kreston GTA respectfully disagrees with significant deficiencies cited by the US audit watchdog
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How lower income individuals can receive valuable tax benefits by using CRA's new free SimpleFile program
The Canada Revenue Agency has invited more than 1.5 million lower- or fixed-income Canadians with simple tax situations to use the SimpleFile pilot program.
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Is it easier for the IRS to collect Canadian tax debt?
Lori Bokenfohr and Christopher Steeves of Fasken deconstruct a recent US Tax Court example of considerable multilateral cooperation between the IRS and CRA
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Crossing the border, part three: Individual retirement plan tax issues for Canadian and American expatriates
In the final part of a three-part series on cross-border tax issues, Professor George Gonzalez looks at tax situations in which U.S. residents with IRA and Roth IRA funds relocate to Canada
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Crossing the border, part two: Individual retirement plan tax issues for Canadian and American expatriates
In the second part of a three-part series on cross-border tax issues, Professor George Gonzalez looks at Canadian residents with RRSP and TFSA funds who expatriate to the United States
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Taxpayers Beware: CRA’s new tools for catching tax evasion, avoiding tax debt
As David J Rotfleisch explains, the most recent federal budget included plans to hold tax professionals accountable as well as notices of non-compliance
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Crossing the border, part one: Individual retirement plan tax issues for Canadian and American expatriates
In the first part of a three-part series on cross-border tax issues, Professor George Gonzalez presents an overview of individual employee retirement plans in Canada and the United States
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Active Asset Management v. The King Case Study
Lorne Saltman of Gardiner Roberts LLP on a recent Tax Court dispute as to whether declared dividends and promissory notes constituted a transfer of property
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