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One way CPAs leak confidential information to the CRA
Accountants that unthinkingly send the Agency tax appeal invoices may improperly reveal solicitor-client communications and more, says tax litigator Peter Aprile
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.16: CRA strike talks continue and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Special Report: Overall audit quality drops at Canadian accounting firms as audit regulator pursues more transparency
Canadian Public Accountability Board annual inspection report reveals poor performance overall exaggerated by some audit firms
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When the CRA reassessed a taxpayer's tax returns beyond the normal reassessment period
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch explains how, in Goldhar v The King, a toy salesman successfully appealed a CRA reassessment
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.09: CRA strike vote, carbon tax, software dealbook, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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How would a CRA strike impact Canadian accountants and tax preparers?
We clear up some of the misconceptions around a strike vote by Union of Taxation Employees at the Canada Revenue Agency during tax season
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Taxpayer’s management services not a personal endeavour
Amit Ummat of Ummat Tax Law on a successful appeal of a Tax Court decision involving a dispute over non-capital losses and the concept of a personal element
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Sunday News Roundup 23.04.02: Fed Budget, CRA strike, EY showdown and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Supreme Court of Canada rejects Paletta, grants Iristel appeal in tax cases
Forex trading, carousel schemes, court jurisdiction and retroactive tax planning
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Millions in SR&ED tax credits are being missed in overlooked industries by accountants
Real-world examples from Richard Hoy of claims that may surprise accountants looking for Scientific Research & Experimental Development tax credits
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OSFI’s new guidelines: A step toward making banks and insurers more conscious of their climate impacts
New sustainability reporting standards will help determine who will pay for environmental cleanup costs when oilsands producers go bankrupt
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Why is it so difficult to handle whistleblower reports?
Accounting and ethics professors explain the agency theory behind effective whistleblower systems to avoid cases like LuxLeaks at PricewaterhouseCoopers
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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
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Sunday News Roundup 23.03.19: Tax change speculation, everything MNP everywhere and more Canadian accounting news
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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
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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
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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
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Sunday News Roundup 23.03.12: Accounting for grocery moguls, EY presses pause, and more Canadian accounting news
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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
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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
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Canadian audit regulator issues enforcement action against US accounting firm
CPAB bars Marcum from accepting high-risk audit engagement clients
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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
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Sunday News Roundup 23.02.26: Montreal accounting salaries, underground economy and more Canadian accounting news
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Sunday News Roundup 23.02.19: Tax Season GO!, EY churn, Deloitte summit, and more Canadian accounting news
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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
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