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Improving financial statement effectiveness in 5 easy steps
Are you looking for a way to streamline your financial disclosure with minimal resources, while complying with disclosure requirements? CPA Canada’s Five Steps to Simplifying Financial Statements offers a viable solution.
Expert advice and resources
Tax disputes: 5 myths that hinder timely resolution
Despite the best efforts of the parties involved, misinformation and lack of communication can significantly slow the tax system’s operation. For instance, common beliefs about the Canada Revenue Agency’s procedures spur some CPAs and their clients to unknowingly employ strategies that thwart problem resolution, as opposed to facilitating it. Learn how to arrive at an early settlement faster
Expert advice and resources
AcSB Exposure Draft: Subsidiaries and Investments
The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) has issued an Exposure Draft that proposes to clarify the accounting for a subsidiary and an investment subject to significant influence when the cost method is used. Submit your comments by January 6, 2016
Expert advice and resources
New version of the restatement guide for CMHC-subsidized organizations
The Affordable Housing Centre of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) – Quebec region has made a minor change to the capital assets (“Immobilisations corporelles”) section of the restatement guide (Guide de redressement des états financiers). Consult the new version along with the new guides and model financial statements.
Expert advice and resources
Appointment • Fannie Pelletier, CPA, CMA
Fannie Pelletier, CPA, CMA, a été nommée présidente, Addendum. Source : membre
Member news
Appointment • Chantal Farley, CPA, CA
Chantal Farley, CPA, CA, a été nommée directrice principale, Marcil Lavallée. Source : Le Droit
Member news
CPA Plus • Top story • CPAs are the right fit for business!
This fall, CPA’s brand campaign will land on billboards, in subway stations and newspapers, on the web and social media with the #CampagneCPA hashtag and more. The puzzle concept—along with the tagline “The right fit for your business”—cleverly shows how the many attributes of CPAs directly contribute to business success.
Newsletters
Mention • Frédéric Saint-Laurent, CPA, CA
Frédéric Saint-Laurent, CPA, CA, comptable associé chez Deloitte, a été cité dans un article intitulé « 9e édition de bicyclons avec la Fondation ». Source : Le Quotidien
Member news
The Foundation’s 2015 golf tournament: another successful year!
The Foundation of Quebec CPAs held its annual golf tournament on September 14 at Saint-Raphaël Golf Club on Île-Bizard. Under the honorary chairmanship of Guy Blanchette, FCPA, FCA, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at Lassonde Industries, the many participants once again showed their commitment to the next generation of accounting professionals by helping to raise nearly $87,500.
Media releases
Brief submitted to the Committee on Institutions as part of the special consultations and public hearings on Bill 51, An Act mainly to make the administration of justice more efficient and fines for minors more deterrent
The proposals in the bill are intended to address concerns expressed by the Order in its brief submitted as part of the special consultations on Bill 17 in the spring of 2013. However, we believe that Bill 51 is incomplete, in that the proposed provisions raise numerous questions about the hybrid structure they would create. (in French only)
Briefs