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Canadian accountants need authority budgets for AI digital employees

Accounting firms now need to decide how much authority software should receive before a human must approve what happens next, writes Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
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Broad tax reform belongs at the centre of Canada’s growth agenda

An arm’s-length review could simplify the tax system, improve incentives to work and invest and strengthen Canada’s economic resilience, writes Glen Hodgson.
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Why you should live your life like an accountant — and how you probably already do

Alongside the dominant definition of accounting, another one has developed, understood more broadly as the language by which people justify their behaviour
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Canada can build major projects faster without sacrificing nature protections — here are four practical ways to do it

The Carney government should incorporate natural capital accounting into major project evaluations say Emily McMillan and Akaash Maharaj of Nature Canada
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When an immigrant entrepreneur's business plan, net worth and source of funds have to tell one financial story

For internationally connected entrepreneurs, the central question is not, ‘How do we make this immigration file stronger?,’ writes Usman Khalil, RCIC, CPA
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As accountants, we tested our own pitch for advisory services. The data says clients need controllership first

For a large share of Canadian small and mid-sized businesses, the work that would help most is controllership, writes Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, of Zenbooks
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Why isn’t the accounting profession more diverse? Research points to the real levers of change

This South African study uses Canadian academic research in its analysis of how minority students globally have been supported from university to practice
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Why non-GAAP measures lead to ethical dilemmas

Users should tread carefully when relying on EBITDA. Don’t fall into the slippery trap of turning a blind eye to non-GAAP reporting, warns Philip Maguire
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The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Does the current patchwork system dissuade CEOs from gaming the system of ESG standards set by Canadian Sustainability Standards Board and others?
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The OAS clawback is due for reform – but not the reform you may think

The Old Age Security Recovery Tax is not based on a pure measure of economic capacity and should be replaced with a smarter measure of economic capacity
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When companies face hostile takeover threats, they turn to ESG — and the whole community benefits

UM accounting professor and CPA Canada research fellowship recipient Lingyi Zheng asserts ESG investment works as a takeover defence for three main reasons
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The great power shift inside accounting firms

Seasoned partners are losing their grip on raw recruits. Will they get it back? A study by Bertrand Malsch of the Smith School of Business provides clues