Profession
Thought Leaders
Why is it so difficult to handle whistleblower reports?
Aaccounting and ethics professors explain the agency theory behind effective whistleblower systems to avoid cases like LuxLeaks at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Practice
Accountants negligent in review engagement of Ponzi scheme
Marco Baldasaro and Graham McLennan of McLennan Ross LLP on an Alberta court decision involving a disclaimer clause in an accounting firm's Review Engagement Report
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.03.19: Tax change speculation, everything MNP everywhere and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
Canadian accountants take note as SEC reminds accounting firms of the rules involving other auditors
KPMG Canada fined in 2022 over use of other auditors in multinational audit
Practice
Trustees need to be prepared for new trust reporting rules
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch explains the new trust reporting rules to take effect In the 2023 taxation year
Practice
When a tax-free savings account is a business & stripped of tax benefits
David J Rotfleisch comments on a recent Tax Court of Canada case
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.03.12: Accounting for grocery moguls, EY presses pause, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
SR&ED: The CRA cannot use its civil tax audit power to gather information for a criminal investigation
David J Rotfleisch explains why the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the CRA in a Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits case
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.03.05: Future of accounting standards setters and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Canadian audit regulator issues enforcement action against US accounting firm
CPAB bars Marcum from accepting high-risk audit engagement clients
Thought Leaders
The Foix decision: The long and uncertain reach of subsection 84(2)
The broader interpretation by the Federal Court of Appeal in a tax case involving a complex hybrid sale was a breath of fresh air says Allan Lanthier
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.02.26: Montreal accounting salaries, underground economy and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.02.19: Tax Season GO!, EY churn, Deloitte summit, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
Sweet v Canada: Federal Court Of Canada certified privacy breach class action against CRA
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on the latest privacy class action lawsuit to be certified by the Federal Court of Canada
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.02.12: CRA war of words, Timmies Americanas and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Thought Leaders
Few of South Africa’s chartered accountants are black: hearing their stories suggests what to fix
In recognition of Black History Month, this article from South Africa provides insight into systemic barriers to the accounting profession for black accountants
Practice
KPMG Canada falls short in audit inspection report from US audit watchdog
PCAOB finds deficiencies in its inspections of four Canadian accounting firms, including nearly half of the audits it reviewed from Big Four accounting firm KPMG
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.02.05: KPMG success, property taxes and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
Special Report: Deloitte Canada tops rival Canadian accounting firms in annual revenue
The Canadian member firms of the Big Four global accounting brands earned almost $10-billion on the strength of consulting contracts last year
Practice
The reasonability requirement for administrative suspension of EFILE rights
Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch on Virgen v Canada (Attorney General), a Federal Court decision in favour of an Ontario tax preparer
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.01.29: Consultants criticized, Deloitte deal, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
The CRA's new power to compel oral interviews
To delineate the limits to its new power, the Canada Revenue Agency should adopt these best practices for audit interviews, argue three tax lawyers from Davies
Profession
Canadian accountants cannot resign membership to avoid discipline hearings
Alberta court denies accounting professional’s attempt to stay proceedings
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 23.01.22: Man bites dog — Conrad Black and CPAB, livid CRA workers, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Practice
Rectification saves taxpayers from adverse tax consequences arising from drafting error
A KPMG tax planning document saved Sleep Country from the consequences of a numerical error, explains Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch
