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Canada is spending billions to fix the wrong productivity problem
Canadian financial policy has crowded out the risk-taking that drives productivity asserts professor of finance and chartered professional accountant Manbo He
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Meet a millionaire who wants Canada to tax the rich
Tech entrepreneur Avi Bryant is a member of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy Canadians advocating for changes to the country's taxation system
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Why can’t accountants prevent fraud?
How can the accounting profession prevent fraud — and protect both investors and the public — or is this a Sisyphean task?, asks Philip Maguire, CPA, CA
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‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their country
For much of the 20th century, Sweden enjoyed a justifiable reputation as one of Europe’s most egalitarian countries. It’s changed over the past two decades
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As Alberta separatists court the U.S., prosperity is fuelling a sovereigntist turn
The separatist movement and its grievance politics ignore the poor choices Alberta itself has made in terms of taxation, royalties and economic investment
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Modernizing the GST/HST small-supplier threshold: A compliance fix hiding in plain sight
The issue is not whether GST/HST should exist. It’s whether the threshold governing its application still reflects sound administration in today’s economy
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Filing taxes for someone else? Here’s how to do it safely
An academic study reveals that informal tax preparers — friends and family, not professional accountants — are not using the Canada Revenue Agency’s RepID
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Why is the CRA still targeting pandemic aid recipients?
Continued collection attempts against people who received pandemic benefits shows a punitive logic that doesn’t fit the scale of the alleged transgressions
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What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich
New polling shows that taxing the wealthy maintains majority support, even among the wealthy themselves. That should be reflected in international priorities
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Canada: Tax reform or tax collection?
Tax reform has received a lot of attention recently, without addressing the thorny issue of tax collection or enforcement, asserts Philip Maguire, CPA, CA
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Billionaires with $1 salaries ― and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
People who earn a lot through their job, from doctors to executives, are carrying the largest taxation burden, alongside lower-wage workers, says Ray Madoff
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Canada needs an open finance roadmap, not just open banking
Canada has a window to learn from open banking examples around the world and design an open finance roadmap that fits its own needs says Eric Saumure, CPA
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