Profession
Business
CRA reverses disability tax credit restrictions for diabetics
Canadian accountants critical of Canada Revenue Agency DTC policy decisions
Bridget Noonan
The 3 ways practitioners can improve disclosure quality in financial statements
Use your templates and checklists properly, says Bridget Noonan of Clearline Consulting
Profession
Teck Resources: The Best in Sustainability Reporting
Teck Resources won top global honours for its sustainability reporting in 2017
Profession
Integrated reporting creating new opportunities for CPA profession
Non-traditional reporting is aligning with the overall disclosure controls of companies today, says KPMG
Profession
Financial Reporting Excellence in a World of Voluntary Reporting
CPA Canada’s 2017 Awards of Excellence in Corporate Reporting
Profession
The 21st century appeal of integrated reporting
KPMG says voluntary reporting is growing. The positives outweigh the negatives, says IFAC's deputy chair
Profession
7 ways to protect yourself legally when preparing engagement letters
Limit your legal liability through your engagement letter, says professional liability lawyer James Lane
Business
These 3 US tax breaks could start a Canadian exodus
Divergent tax trends concerning to Canadian accountants with cross-border clients
Practice
Canada's MNP LLP growing again through merger with London-based accounting firm
Merger continues major changes in Canadian accounting public practice
Business
The Top 10 Canadian Accountant opinions & editorials of 2017
The most popular opinions and editorials on Canadian Accountant from the past year
Profession
The Top 10 Canadian Accountant stories of 2017
These were the accounting stories that grabbed your attention in the past year
David J. Rotfleisch
Death Knell: The Canada Revenue Agency Voluntary Disclosures Program
Tax Lawyer David Rotfleisch says that, contrary to popular opinion, the CRA's changes to the VDP will affect the poor and middle class more than the rich
Business
Deloitte liable for Livent audit in pivotal Supreme Court decision
UPDATED: Supreme Court decision sets legal framework for establishing audit liability, virtual guarantor
Profession
Auditors Beware: How Lavender v Miller Bernstein increased audit liability
Investors can rely on a report without ever seeing it, says professional liability lawyer James Lane
Business
Canadian angle to record revenues reported by KPMG International
Accounting firm now headed by Canadian Bill Thomas, praised for diversity promotion
Business
CRA tightens voluntary disclosures, targets offshore tax avoidance
The Canada Revenue Agency is starting a new, limited Voluntary Disclosures Program
Business
Morneau, Liberals head for the off-ramp, clarify new tax rules
Finance Minister has clarified rules around so-called "income sprinkling" and "off ramps"
Business
SEC appoints chair, board members to accounting watchdog
Appointments radically change the composition, outlook of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Opinion
Clutter to Clarity: Template financial statement tools are missing the mark
Bridget Noonan of Clearline Consulting takes a hard look at the templates used by Canadian accounting practitioners
Business
PwC Toronto opens doors to new Digital Experience Centre
New innovation hub a concrete example of hyper-competitive technology consulting business
Business
U.S. Senate Republicans pass massive tax bill, lower corporate rate impacts Canada
Lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate to 20 per cent will impact Canadian companies
Profession
Global firm RSM shakes up Canadian accounting, buys Collins Barrow Toronto
Global accounting firm RSM has shaken up the mid-tier market in Canadian accounting
Business
SEC's Kronforst, a non-GAAP metrics fighter, leaving in January
Chief accountant of division of corporate finance leaving after four years in post
Profession
Audit regulator reports fewer inspection findings for Big Four in 2017
Auditors must watch for pervasive risk of management bias
David J. Rotfleisch
What are the ethical obligations of a tax professional?
Tax Lawyer David J. Rotfleisch on the ethical obligations of accountants and lawyers in practice