Standards
Practice
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
Thought Leaders
Valuing your workforce: Why the accounting profession should focus on intangibles, not operating costs
Nick A. Shepherd on assessing the value of a workforce in an asset-light economy
Profession
PCAOB publishes three Canadian accounting firm inspection reports
US audit regulator provides transparency into Canadian audit deficiencies
Profession
We called it: Former CPA Canada head appointed ISSB regional director
Charles-Antoine St-Jean appointed Regional Director—Americas of the International Sustainability Standards Board — an appointment we predicted
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.06.19: CSSB, Supreme Court tax dissent, vax policies and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Thought Leaders
Most companies buying renewable energy certificates aren’t actually reducing emissions
Accounting sustainability standards must change say academics
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.06.05: Global accounting seismic changes, CPA reports, M&A and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Thought Leaders
Canada faces huge physical costs from climate change, making net zero a great investment
Tackling climate change more than pays for itself say new finance study
Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.05.22: Big Four audit split, accounting standards setter goes global, and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Profession
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
Profession
Is Canada’s audit watchdog ready to bare its teeth?
The Canadian Public Accountability Board says it's planning changes to its disclosure practices amidst media scrutiny and changing best practices
Thought Leaders
Why Canadian accountants are needed in human capital reporting
Nick Shepherd explains why a recent corporate case shows the financial cost of ignoring HR intangible assets
Thought Leaders
Everyone should have a say on the future of green accounting
Canada may adopt international sustainability reporting rules that focus on investors, not the public, warn three Canadian accounting professors
Business
Letters: ASC at the forefront of climate change-related disclosure
Alberta Securities Commission Chair & CEO Stan Magidson responds to oilpatch lending crunch article by Robert Ascah of Parkland Institute
Profession
Ontario Auditor General wants better communication between audit and securities watchdogs
Bonnie Lysyk and Carol Paradine comment on the Auditor General's report into the structural relationship between the Ontario Securities Commission and the Canadian Public Accountability Board
Profession
Canadian accountants thrilled with awarding of new ISSB disclosure standards hub
Montreal one of three global hubs for new accounting body based in Frankfurt
Practice
Contesting a will in Ontario: Canadian tax lawyer guide
Provincial legislations are carefully crafted to include provisions that infringe upon and restrict an individual's testamentary freedom, says tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch
Profession
The future of auditing: why plans to sharpen up the industry could actually make it worse
Unintended consequences of UK audit reforms will hurt smaller companies and non-profits
Thought Leaders
When companies massage the books, the environment takes a hit
It’s time the accounting profession take earnings management more seriously, says financial accounting professors at Queen’s University in Kingston.
Practice
Budget 2021 – Tax enforcement, audits, and oral interviews
If proposed legislative amendments receive Royal Assent, the Canada Revenue Agency will have the power to compel oral interviews
Management
Fill in the non-GAAP: New disclosure requirements to become mandatory in August 2021
Marie-Christine Valois and Janie Harbec of Fasken review the new National Instrument 52-112, Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure
Profession
Friday News Roundup 21.06.04: Sustainability standards, Isle of Man, PwC diversity and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends in this week’s Canadian accounting news
Practice
Preparing for the new quality management standards: CSQM 1 system evaluation and monitoring
Part four of a four-part series from Kirsten S. Albo of ASK KSA Consulting Inc.
Practice
Preparing for the new quality management standards: CSQM 1 risk responses
In part three of a four-part series, Kirsten S. Albo of ASK KSA Consulting Inc. explores the design and implementation of risk responses
Practice
Preparing for the new quality management standards: CSQM 1 quality objectives and quality risks
In part two of a four-part series, Kirsten S. Albo of ASK KSA Consulting looks at CSQM 1 and its quality management process for all firms, regardless of size