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Barrs v The Queen: Taxpayer relief under S.220(3.1)
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on a Federal Court of Appeal case involving a CRA's review officer's failure to engage with a request for equitable treatment
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US audit watchdog PCAOB censures Vancouver public accounting firm
Hay & Watson barred by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board over backdating of files related to California oil & gas company
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Ready for the CSQM changes? Part three: monitoring and remediation
Part three of a three-part series on preparing your accounting firm for new SQM
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Ready for the CSQM changes? Part two: Designing your risk responses
In part two of a three-part series, Kirsten Albo, Justin Reid and David Stevens on preparing your accounting firm for the new suite of standards on quality management
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Ready for the CSQM changes? Part one: quality objectives and quality risks
In part one of a three-part series, establishing quality objectives and the importance of quality risk identification and assessment
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US audit watchdog publishes four new Canadian accounting firm inspection reports
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board inspection reports provide unique transparency into Canadian audit deficiency commonalities
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MNR v Zhao: CRA collection action when there are reasonable grounds for delay
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch on the Canada Revenue Agency’s successful jeopardy order in a high-profile BC real estate case
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How accountants and bookkeepers can become the tech advisors of the future
Aaron Doucet, CPA on enabling technology change for your small business clients
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Sunday News Roundup 22.07.31: Big Four split, CPA salaries and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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"Not Authentic" CERS claims result in jeopardy order
A recent Federal Court decision shows the benefits of a submission letter in CRA jeopardy cases
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Expert witness perils in SR&ED appeals
Stevan Novoselac of Gowling WLG on practical considerations for resolving SR&ED appeals, in light of a recent decision by the Federal Court of Appeal
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Tax pipeline planning: A Canadian tax lawyer's guide and case study
A pipeline plan is a tool used to avoid paying tax on dividends to pay tax on capital gains explains David J Rotfleisch
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Accounting industry resilient, surpasses pre-pandemic levels: StatCan
The accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services sector posted modest but stable revenue growth in the past three years
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Sunday News Roundup 22.07.17: Cheating, acquisitions, software and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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GST/HST input tax credit claims: Does the supporting documentation need to be issued by the supplier?
Jean-Guillaume Shooner of Stikeman Elliott on a recent decision by the Tax Court of Canada that recognizes the benefits of electronic record-keeping
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FCA overturns Tax Court's decision because the CRA's evidence was about the taxpayer’s spouse
Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J. Rotfleisch on the Khanna v The Queen decision by the Federal Court of Appeal, which overturned a Tax Court ruling
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Sunday News Roundup 22.07.10: Rogers outage, Paletta FCA tax case and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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The Queen v Paletta – The legal test for business income
Tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch on the CRA's successful appeal of a Tax Court of Canada ruling regarding foreign currency trading
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PCAOB publishes three Canadian accounting firm inspection reports
US audit regulator provides transparency into Canadian audit deficiencies
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Canada's top court decides against equitable rescission in Collins Family Trust
Supreme Court decision marks loss of important remedy against unjust and onerous taxation, say tax law experts from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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Zvilna v. The Queen: Director's liability for unpaid taxes, a note of caution to directors
Tax lawyer and accountant David J. Rotfleisch on the successful appeal of a director’s liability assessment before the Tax Court of Canada
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Remote life: How to hire and retain accounting professionals
It's hard to find and retain capable staff in a cloud-based practice, when anyone can work from anywhere, says Bianca Mueller of Wagepoint
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5 tips arising from Ontario Divisional Court's denial of property tax exemption for lands owned by places of worship
David Tang and Jesse White of Miller Thomson on judicial treatment of satellite sites in a recent Ontario court property tax decision
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CPAB: No gap in Canadian audit watchdog’s fraud thematic review
Canadian Public Accountability Board publishes recommendations for auditors amidst global scrutiny of fraud detection failures
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