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Taxpayers must articulate reasons for not responding to questions in motions in Tax Court
Quigley v The King outlines the appropriate questions and responses during the discovery stage, explains tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
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Layoffs at Big Four accounting firm PwC Canada face media scrutiny over severance
Confirmation this week of layoffs at Big Four Canadian accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers followed PwC staff reductions in the UK and Australia
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November News Roundup, 23-11: Australian lessons, CEWS clawbacks and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past month in Canadian accounting news
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Navigating CSQM 1: Monitoring and Remediation Process, Strengthening Performance
In part two of a two-part series, Kirsten S. Albo of ASK KSA Consulting explores the benefit of the CSQM 1 monitoring and remediation process
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Navigating CSQM 1: Risk Assessment Process, Beyond Manuals
In part one of a two-part series, Kirsten S. Albo of ASK KSA Consulting explores the value of the CSQM 1 risk assessment process for Canadian accounting firms
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Tax obligations for foreign home buyers In Canada: Bakhtiari v British Columbia
Can a refugee avoid paying the foreign buyer’s tax on human rights grounds under the Canadian Constitution? David J Rotfleisch comments on the Bakhtiari case
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Seven reasons why you should attend Accountex Canada 2023 this week
There’s still time to attend one of the premier accounting conferences of the year, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
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Fifth BC accounting firm censured by audit regulator CPAB thus far in 2023
WDM Chartered Professional Accountants censured by the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which has released seven enforcement actions this year
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Multiple deficiencies cited by US audit watchdog in two Canadian firms' inspection reports
The Public Company Accountability Board has released inspection reports for two accounting firms, Crowe MacKay LLP and SRCO Professional Corporation
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CPA Ontario scores two rare regulatory wins against large accounting firms
Million-dollar settlements with Deloitte Canada and Marcum LLP over professional conduct breaches make headlines during uneasy times
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Canadian taxpayers, beware: The CRA gets away with defective pleadings during tax litigation
In Canada v. Preston, the Federal Court of Appeal sided with the Canada Revenue Agency and overturned the Tax Court's decision, over the issue of assumptions
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Vancouver accounting firm Smythe LLP censured again by audit watchdogs
Months after Canadian regulator censured Smythe over audit quality, US audit watchdog censures Smythe for using unregistered overseas firms
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Intuit QuickBooks launches new Payroll plans in Canada to streamline payroll and time tracking, all in one place
Canadian accountants and bookkeepers now have a new payroll solution, Intuit QuickBooks Payroll, for managing the payroll needs of your small business clients
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Are hybrid sales of private businesses still a viable tax planning tool for business owners?
David J Rotfleisch explores whether the Foix decision by the FCA radically undermines the tax benefits of a hybrid sale when selling a private business
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The GAAR reinforcements — What even is economic substance?
With the economic substance wording in the general anti-avoidance rule, Finance Canada has given a present to the tax judiciary, says Raymond G. Adlington
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CPAB: Mystery Big Four accounting firm will not meet audit threshold this year
Audit regulator's mid-year inspections report suggests Canada’s largest accounting firms are showing little audit quality progress as a group
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Tax planning is changing in 2024
MaryAnne Loney of McLennan Ross LLP looks at three areas of tax planning related to private corporations that will change in 2024
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A Canadian tax lawyer's guide to the In-Trust-For (ITF) Account
Canadian tax accountant and lawyer David J. Rotfleisch discusses ITFs, including tax implications, issues and alternatives to these unregistered investment accounts
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Canadian taxpayer involved in a bad will investment scheme granted additional relief on accrued interest
Relief requests beyond the statute of limitation may still be available, depending on the circumstances, explains tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch
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Court orders delivery of tax planning memo prepared by accountants to CRA
Laurie Goldbach and Steve Suarez of BLG on disclosure of tax planning documents and the Tax Court's treatment of accountant-client privilege
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Tax fraud and tax evasion in the same case: Analysis of Regina v Reynolds
A case before the BC Supreme Court included violations of the Income Tax Act and Excise Tax Act explains Canadian accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch
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Deans Knight will have a serious impact on tax planning & tax disputes
The courts will increasingly gravitate toward the minority approach in the Deans Knight decision, assert the tax lawyers of Counter Tax Litigators
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SR&ED Tax Credits upheld by Tax Court Of Canada in Canafric Inc. v. The King
Developing new recipes qualifies for Scientific Research and Experimental Development credits, explains David J Rotfleisch, when you make frozen pies
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PCAOB finds faults in more than half of PwC Canada, BC accounting firms' audits
US audit watchdog releases inspection reports with multiple deficiencies for PwC Canada, De Visser Gray LLP, and Harbourside CPA LLP
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Another BC accounting firm punished by audit regulators
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in the United States has censured Canadian firm K.R. Margetson and its principal, Keith R. Margetson
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