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Appointment • Lise Croteau, FCPA, FCA
Lise Croteau, FCPA, FCA, a été nommée présidente directrice générale par intérim d’Hydro-Québec. Source : fr.canoe.ca
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Mention • Josée St-Onge, CPA, CA
Josée St-Onge, CPA, CA, associée, PwC, a été nommée dans un article intitulé « Défi "Atteindre des sommets" ». Source : Les Affaires
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CPA Plus • Top story • Godbout report/ Leitão budget: a promising combination
Thanks to current events, the Order has been very present on the public stage in the last two weeks. For instance, the Order applauded the thorough work conducted by Luc Godbout’s team, an exercise the Order had been requesting for many years.
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Appointment • Jacques Plante, CPA, CA
Jacques Plante, CPA, CA, a été nommé président du conseil d’administration de Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins. Source : capitalregional.com
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CPA Newsletter • Top story • Annual election to the board of the Order: It’s time to get involved!
In recent days, members of 3 electoral regions — Capitale-Nationale/Chaudière-Appalaches, Montreal and Laval – Laurentians — received a notice of election to the board of the Order. This means that they will be asked to elect 4 new members to the board of the Order in May 2015, including 2 in the Montreal electoral region.
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Consultation Paper – Conceptual Framework Fundamentals and the Reporting Model
PSAB’s Conceptual Framework Task Force has issued Consultation Paper 3 that proposes a new reporting model and draft principles on public sector characteristics, financial statement objectives, qualitative characteristics, elements, recognition, measurement and presentation. Submit your comments by August 31, 2015
Expert advice and resources
Audits of school boards
On April 22, 2015, auditors will be informed by the Financial Operations Directorate of the Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MEESR) of the external audit mandate for fiscal 2014-2015 applicable to school boards. Are you an auditor appointed by a school board? Watch for communications from the MEESR!
Expert advice and resources
Do your clients have securities transactions to report?
If your clients have carried out securities transactions on capital markets (for example the sale of shares, bonds or mutual funds), these transactions must be indicated on their tax return. Note that this is not a new requirement but one that applies to all taxation years. Accordingly, to help your clients meet their tax obligations, don’t forget to ask them if they have securities transactions to report. Consult the Revenu Québec website for more details
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2014-2015 annual financial report for educational childcare service providers
The 2014-2015 annual financial report for educational childcare service providers can now be filed electronically with the Ministère de la Famille. To access the service, the company must register with clicSÉQUR. You can then access the form on the homepage of the company’s online financial file.
Expert advice and resources
Joint Policy Statement Concerning Communications with Law Firms: In-depth review
The current requirements concerning communications with law firms are undergoing a major revision by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB). In this first article written on behalf of the Technical working group on assurance, Lise Rioux, CPA, CA, explains the fundamental changes that will affect this type of communication and discusses whether confirmation from lawyers is always required.
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