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Ask A CPA uses humour, history to sell profession

New campaign positions Chartered Professional Accountants as being on the right side of change
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Terry LeBlanc, FCPA, FCGA, named chair, board of directors, CPA Canada

Amanda Whitewood, FCPA, FCMA, named vice-chair, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
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Is the CPA-designated accounting professor endangered?

In a two-part series, a new study tells a cautionary tale for Canadian accounting academia
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NOCLAR raises many questions from Canadian accountants

Chartered Professional Accountants weigh in on the challenges of complying with a new ethics standard
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NOCLAR demands careful weighing by Canadian Accountants

New IESBA ethics standard addresses client confidentiality vs. public interest
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MNP Leads All Canadian Audit Firms in 2016 New Clients

PwC leads in new clients by market cap and audit fees, says Audit Analytics
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Ethics and trust in a digital age

New ACCA report offers scenarios and solutions to digital ethical challenges
David J. Rotfleisch

VDP Consultation: Read David Rotfleisch's submission to National Revenue Minister

Consultation on changes to the Voluntary Disclosures Program has ended
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Meltdown Under: How a governance controversy turned CPA Australia into a national scandal

Does it hold any lessons for Canadian accountants?
Book Reviews

How the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact accounting

Review: The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum
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CPA Canada building on sustainability, climate change initiatives

National accounting body supports Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project as part of the Prince of Wales's Charities Foundation
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Recent news from Canada's accounting standards boards

A proposed new standard on public private partnerships from the PSAB leads off our updates
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CPA Canada supports globally consistent climate-related financial reporting

Even as the Trump administration dismisses global warming, an international task force has laid the groundwork for consistent global reporting standards
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Seismic Shift: Why SME firms across Canada are consolidating

As technology and demographics disrupt the accounting profession, insiders say SME firms are consolidating across Canada
Thought Leaders

Why A.I. scares auditors

In part two of "Catching up with Baruch Lev," the author of "The End of Accounting" tells a story about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the audit profession through machine learning
Thought Leaders

Catching up with Professor Baruch Lev

"The End of Accounting" author says his book has resonated because accounting and financial reporting no longer meets the needs of investors or CFOs
Profession

Mississauga firm makes case for flat accounting fees

Phoenix Management in Mississauga implemented a flat fee system three years ago. Founder LaMar Van Dusen says his business model is a success
Profession

Canada 150: Five things you didn't know about the history of accounting in Canada

The history of accounting in Canada is as rich and varied as the history of Canada
Business

Another Great Year? How one MD&A levelled Home Capital

Class-action lawsuit naming two CPAs slated to be settled by Home Capital
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Part Three, Seismic Shift: Community concern

SME practitioners claim consolidation is happening across Canada, with implications for the communities they serve. Part three of a three-part special report focuses on the impact of consolidation
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Part Two, Seismic Shift: Bulking up at the big firms

SME practitioners claim consolidation is happening across Canada, with implications for the communities they serve. Part two of a three-part special report
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Part One, Seismic Shift: public practice consolidation

SME practitioners claim consolidation is happening across Canada, with implications for the communities they serve. Part one of a three-part special report
Profession

A trust deficit: Five surprises from the G20 Public Trust in Tax survey

The Canadian tax system is suffering from a serious trust deficit. So say the numbers in a recent global survey
Thought Leaders

Ian Lee: From the Panama Papers to capital gains

CBC Television personality Ian Lee of the Sprott School of Business is outspoken on the subject of taxation in Canada
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