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Two more accounting firms censured by Canadian audit watchdog thus far in 2024
Canadian Public Accountability Board prohibits Kingston Ross Pasnak and Macias Gini & O’Connell from accepting new medium and high-risk reporting issuers
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Partner Posts
Why our accounting firms teamed up with ADP Canada for payroll solutions
Canadian accountants Kevin Bryden and Rupesh Kapadia explain in their own words why, as principals of their own accounting firms, they partner with ADP
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Guide to Canadian tax rules on benefits arising from use of corporate assets (e.g., money, trips, boats, cars, space trips, etc.
What happens when business owners dip into their corporation's pockets to pay for personal expenses? Potentially dire consequences, says David J Rotfleisch
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Profession
US audit watchdog releases audit inspection reports for national accounting firms Deloitte Canada, MNP LLP
Is audit quality on the upswing in Canada? The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finds little fault in newly released Canadian audit inspections
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What does Tax Court decide? What does Federal Court decide? Supreme Court clarifies jurisdictions
Through its decisions on Dow Chemical and Iris Technologies, the Supreme Court of Canada has clarified tax appeal jurisdictions, explains David J Rotfleisch
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Combating the shrinking accountant talent pool
Three ways accountants and bookkeeping professionals can usher in the next generation of accounting talent to help curb the ongoing crisis in hiring staff
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Practice
When can discovery answers of a deceased Canadian be used under subsections 100(6)-(7) of the Tax Court Of Canada rules?
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on a Tax Court decision involving the testimony of a taxpayer who died soon after discovery
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Career
A Renewed Designation: The rising value of the Registered Professional Accountant (RPA) in Canadian accounting
James Green of the Society of Professional Accountants of Canada explains why the RPA designation is a significant advancement for the accounting profession
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Thought Leaders
A Privilege Primer, Part III: Reconsidering accountants’ tax services as legal services
In the third of a three-part series on the Gaudreau case before the FCA in Quebec, Brian Studniberg of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP concludes his thoughts on situational forms of privilege between tax accountants and their clients
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The tax profession's talent crisis: The transformative Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice
The Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice is a game-changer, that helps attract new talent to the tax profession and prepare them for successful careers
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Practice
What is the standard of review for discretionary decisions of the CRA appealed to the federal courts?
Canadian accountant and tax litigation lawyer David J Rotfleisch takes a deep dive into the standards for judicial review of taxpayer appeals to the Federal Courts
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BC accounting firm De Visser Gray censured and fined by US audit watchdog
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board notes repeated use of Canadian Professional Engagement Guide (PEG) audit programs for US audits
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