Profession
Profession
Audit inconsistency remains a concern says Canada’s audit quality watchdog
Pandemic year delayed some inspections as CPAB worked remotely
Business
Friday News Roundup 21.05.07: Isle of Man, Laurentian, slow CRA on CRB and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends in this week’s Canadian accounting news
Partner Posts
Getting your SMB clients to embrace accounting technology
Faye Pang, Canada Country manager at Xero, on three ways to convince your small business clients of the merits of cloud-based accounting
Practice
Tax D-Day: As April 30 comes to a close, no extension for accountants despite 75k petition, CRA service disruptions
A tax season like no other is finally coming to a close. CPAs won’t soon forget it
Business
2021 Canadian federal budget – Top 5 tax measures
Jeremy Ho and Kabir Jamal, partners in the Tax Group at McCarthy Tétrault, on five key tax proposals, from interest deductibility limits to a new digital services tax
Transfer Pricing
Canadian budget proposes new cross-border interest deductibility limit
Jared A. Mackey, Brendan Sigalet and Philip B. Ward of Bennett Jones LLP on a fundamental change to the existing interest deductibility regime
Global
OECD Report: The role of corporations in fighting white collar crime enablers
OECD report recommends actions to battle global white collar crime accomplices
Thought Leaders
Sustainability rankings don’t always identify sustainable companies
An increasing numbers of investors depend on ESG information from third parties for their investment decisions but are the rankings meaningless?
Business
2021 Federal Budget – Spend, spend, spend (part deux) with some interesting tax measures
Kim G C Moody FCPA, FCA, TEP and members of the Moodys Tax Law team in Calgary provide commentary and analysis of Budget 2021
Technology
Accounting platform Dext continues growth with major European equity deal
Formerly Receipt Bank, Dext recently passed 1 million users globally
Partner Posts
Three ways accountants can leverage cloud-based software
Because the cloud knows no boundaries, it opens up endless possibilities
Profession
Canadian accountants petition CRA for tax deadline extension
More than 50,000 taxpayers are signing petition available on Change.org
Business
Friday News Roundup 21.04.16: Watch out! Covid accounting inspectors! Plus (no) tax deadline extensions, and more!
Wrapping up the odds and ends in this week’s Canadian accounting news
Profession
Regional accounting firms gained new publicly traded audit clients in 2020
2020 SEDAR filing data of Canadian accounting firms crunched by Audit Analytics
Profession
Big Four accounting firms fell short of net new client gains in 2020
But PwC Canada emerged a clear winner in SEDAR filing data crunched by Audit Analytics, in our annual review of audit client gains and departures
Practice
Tax Court: No penalty for tax return filed without person's knowledge
The CRA did not rightfully impose a gross-negligence penalty in Bowker v. The Queen, explains tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch
Business
Friday News Roundup 21.04.09: A capital (gains) idea, corporate tax, bashing bloggers, grumpy accountants and more
Wrapping up the odds and ends in this week’s Canadian accounting news
Profession
Seven Canadians in Practice Ignition 2020 Top 50 Women in Accounting
Recognizing female accounting and bookkeeping professionals globally
Thought Leaders
Filing tax returns, paying income tax, is saving us during COVID-19
Tax accountant and lawyer David J Rotfleisch says paying our income taxes is what keeps Canada a great country to live in
Business
How Canadian accountants can help small business recover post-pandemic
SMB surveys from Dext and Wagepoint reveal opportunities for accountants
Practice
CRA's views on charitable remainder trusts
CRTs can be a useful charitable giving tool say M. Elena Hoffstein and Brittany Sud of Miller Thomson LLP
Profession
A Taxonomy Of Tax Professionals
With a close look at US tax professionals from Jason Galek of Moodys Tax Law
Business
Tax litigators may represent corporations in Canada Tax Court appeals
But under certain conditions, accountants may represent taxpayers in Tax Court
Practice
A pending VDP application won't stop a CRA tax reassessment
Notably, says Canadian tax accountant and lawyer David Rotfleisch, a voluntary-disclosure application must indeed be voluntary
Profession
What can Canadian accountants expect from François Boileau, the new Taxpayers' Ombudsperson?
In a wide-ranging interview, Boileau discusses the OTO mandate and CRA service