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The Order’s strategic directions: Making change a driving force behind the profession

 
 
 

Relevance, change, influence and agility: 4 meaningful words that will guide the Order’s strategies over the next 5 years. In keeping with its primary purpose—to protect the public—the Order is looking ahead to 2022, providing CPAs and the profession with the necessary tools to go digital and strengthen their leadership in Canada and abroad.

 
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Annual election to the board of the Order: Cast your vote

 

Members who are eligible to vote in the following 3 electoral regions will soon receive the voting documents by mail:

  • Mauricie/Centre-du-Québec/Estrie/Lanaudière
  • Montérégie
  • Montreal

Note: The Order must receive your ballot by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Also note that the messages of candidates to voters will be posted online in the coming days.

 
READ THE CANDIDATE FILES
 
 
 
 

EXPERT ADVICE AND RESOURCES

 
 
 

Partial rebate and quick method of accounting for public service bodies

 

Public service bodies may qualify for a partial GST/HST and QST rebate on certain expenditures.

 
READ THE ARTICLE BY JEAN LANOUE, A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ON TAXATION AND COMMODITY TAXES
 
 
 

New Building Canada Fund-Quebec, Small Communities Fund: Instructions for auditors

 

The Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Occupation du territoire issued instructions (in French only) on the declaration on completion of eligible infrastructure work for sub-component 1.1 “Renouvellement de conduites d’eau potable et d’égouts”.

 
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
 
 
 

Ministère de la Famille: The 2016-2017 Règles de reddition de comptes (accountability rules) for educational childcare service providers are available online

 
CONSULT THE RULES (IN FRENCH ONLY)
 
 
 

Survey: Revenue recognition under ASPE in Part II of the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting

 

Take this opportunity to influence the Accounting Standards Board in deciding whether to undertake a project on revenue in Part II.

 
COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY MAY 17
 
 
 

Reminder – Signature for reports and engagement letters

 

To help you comply with your obligations when signing reports and engagement letters, the model signatures to be used are provided on the Order’s website.

 
VIEW THE MODEL SIGNATURES
 
 
 

Practitioner client briefing on review engagements

 

This document will help you explain to your clients what to expect for their review engagements for periods ending on or after December 14, 2017.

 
READ THE CLIENT BRIEFING
 
 
 

Answers from the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec on personal taxation

 

The roundtable discussion during the symposium entitled Colloque sur la fiscalité des particuliers et la planification financière personnelle held in February provided answers to many frequently asked questions.

 
READ THE ANSWERS (IN FRENCH ONLY)
 
 
 

Canada Revenue Agency launches ReFile for electronic filing (EFILE)

 

This service allows you to make adjustments to T1 returns using EFILE certified software instead of submitting a paper form.

 
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RénoVert tax credit extended to 2018

 
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Income tax returns: Elimination as of 2016 of the health contribution for low- and middle-income individuals

 
SEE FULL DETAILS
 
 
 
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