Regional accounting firms post good results in recent CPAB audit inspection reports

Audit watchdog Canadian Public Accountability Board posts 2025 inspection reports for Baker Tilly WM LLP, Crowe MacKay LLP, DMCL LLP, RSM Canada LLP

The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Does the current patchwork system may dissuade CEOs from gaming the system of ESG standards set by Canadian Sustainability Standards Board and others?

Why R v Jarvis is the most important tax case for Canadian taxpayers

The 2002 Supreme Court of Canada decision presents a clear line between a CRA tax audit versus a criminal tax investigation, explains David J Rotfleisch

Regional accounting firms post good results in recent CPAB audit inspection reports

Audit watchdog Canadian Public Accountability Board posts 2025 inspection reports for Baker Tilly WM LLP, Crowe MacKay LLP, DMCL LLP, RSM Canada LLP

The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Does the current patchwork system may dissuade CEOs from gaming the system of ESG standards set by Canadian Sustainability Standards Board and others?

Why R v Jarvis is the most important tax case for Canadian taxpayers

The 2002 Supreme Court of Canada decision presents a clear line between a CRA tax audit versus a criminal tax investigation, explains David J Rotfleisch

Accounting News

Practice

Audit watchdog inspection report reveals numbers behind continued expansion of MNP LLP

Homegrown national accounting firm shows no sign of slowing down expansion through multiple mergers with small firms and agencies across Canada in 2026
Practice

Panama Papers 10th anniversary: Canadian tax implications, CRA results & compliance lessons for taxpayers

The Panama Papers significantly raised the visibility and compliance costs of offshore secrecy, explains Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
Profession

CPAB updates restrictions, releases inspection reports for regional accounting firms

Manning Elliott LLP, Smythe LLP, and American auditors Macias, Gini & O’Connell LLP previously restricted by Canadian Public Accountability Board enforcement
Profession

No significant findings reported by Canadian audit watchdog in reports on four Vancouver-based accounting firms

Davidson & Company LLP, D&H Group LLP, De Visser Gray LLP, and WDM Chartered Professional Accountants each have one office in Vancouver, British Columbia

From transactional to trust: How Canadian accountants are redefining their role

The Scotiabank Accountant Banking Program addresses three barriers that prevent Canadian accountants from growing their practices, explains Pouya Zangeneh



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