What's wrong (and right) about professional development for accountants

Imagine four accountants on divergent career paths. Do current continuing professional development models serve both professionals and the public interest?

Rebate among initiatives to assist businesses

Small and medium-sized businesses will benefit from three federal initiatives says Federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hadju in Thunder Bay, Ontario

New Brunswick: Milestone or millstone? Shared-risk pension, 10 years on

Proponents say switching public sector workers to the shared-risk PSPP helped save provincial taxpayer dollars. Critics say the plan has performed poorly

Markham high school student turning accounting into a fun lesson with cartoon videos

Markham high school student Holly Zhang has created a new cartoon video series on the subject of accounting and financial literacy for her fellow students

What's wrong (and right) about professional development for accountants

Imagine four accountants on divergent career paths. Do current continuing professional development models serve both professionals and the public interest?

Rebate among initiatives to assist businesses

Small and medium-sized businesses will benefit from three federal initiatives says Federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hadju in Thunder Bay, Ontario

New Brunswick: Milestone or millstone? Shared-risk pension, 10 years on

Proponents say switching public sector workers to the shared-risk PSPP helped save provincial taxpayer dollars. Critics say the plan has performed poorly

Markham high school student turning accounting into a fun lesson with cartoon videos

Markham high school student Holly Zhang has created a new cartoon video series on the subject of accounting and financial literacy for her fellow students

Accounting News

Profession

DMCL continues PCAOB audit inspection results with lower deficiency rates

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States releases audit inspection results for Vancouver-based Dale Matheson Carr Hilton LaBonte LLP
Profession

Canadian accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP rebrands nationally, shifts business focus

Doane Grant Thornton brand celebrates Canadian roots as national accounting firm shifts from public company audits to assurance, tax and advisory services
Profession

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
Business

A $50 million battle is brewing at Niagara Region: St. Catharines mayor wants taxpayer dollars to help developers

Taxpayers in the Niagara Region will be on the hook for $50 million for developer incentives if the mayor of St. Catharines convinces regional councillors
Practice

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
Practice

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

2024 Tax Planning: Opportunities & Strategies with the Tax Immersion Program

CPA Ontario's inaugural Tax Immersion Program equips Chartered Professional Accountants with the skills needed to thrive in the evolving tax landscape



Accelerating the CPA’s role in the innovation economy: Sattwica Goyal’s Innovation Leadership Accelerator experience

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The tax profession's talent crisis: The transformative Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice

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