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CPAB updates restrictions, releases inspection reports for regional accounting firms

According to its enforcement report, the American accounting firm is now allowed to accept new medium-risk reporting issuers, ...
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Panama Papers 10th anniversary: Canadian tax implications, CRA results & compliance lessons for taxpayers

10 Years Later: What the Panama Papers Mean for Canadian Taxpayers and Offshore Compliance ...
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No significant findings reported by Canadian audit watchdog in reports on four Vancouver-based accounting firms

After several years of flawed audit engagements by accounting firms based in British Columbia, the Canadian Public ...
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New Brunswick: Property tax reforms ‘fall short’ for some local governments

Property tax reform recently released by the provincial government in New Brunswick has fallen short for some municipalities ...
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Get Connected Toronto 2026: What AI means for Canadian accounting professionals

The clearest takeaway was also the simplest: the firms that move toward advisory, and use AI to get there faster, are the ones best positioned for what's coming Intuit QuickBooks used its annual ...
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In Vancouver, a billionaire developer catches a garden tax break

Taxpayers on hook for million dollars due to tax avoidance scheme of reclassifying future development properties as gardens, parks while awaiting market uptick VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2026 – A patch ...
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Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

Municipalities increasingly sit on the front lines of housing, climate and social challenges, but funding has lagged behind their growing responsibilities CITIES now manage far more than just roads, ...
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Forgotten, missing tax records and unreported income will cost you penalties

David J Rotfleisch, CPA, JD is the founding tax lawyer of Taxpage.com and Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C., a Toronto-based boutique tax law corporate law firm. The case of Karlozian v. The King deals ...
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CRA’s conduct slammed for unnecessarily prolonging tax litigation, increasing costs

David J Rotfleisch, CPA, JD is the founding tax lawyer of Taxpage.com and Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C., a Toronto-based boutique tax law corporate law firm. Marine Atlantic is a federal Crown ...
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2023 Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame inductees includes forensic accountant Al Rosen, prominent critic of profession

Rosen is frequently quoted by the media when it comes to corporate fraud, audit failure and weaknesses in accounting standards. In 2018, Rosen levelled a scathing critique of cannabis companies and ...
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The accountant in the loop: why AI adoption is creating the biggest advisory opportunity

Key findings from the Intuit QuickBooks 2026 AI Impact Report, which surveyed 34,000 SMB owners, and three questions to bring to your next client meeting This article draws on findings from the Intuit ...
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Region of Peel rejects Doug Ford’s ‘major financial burden’ on taxpayers to fund his growth

BRAMPTON, ON, June 3, 2026 – In Doug Ford’s Ontario, no one knows who will pay for the one million-plus new homes he wants built over the next half-decade. What we do know is that his developer ...