Monthly Archives: October 2011

What can a firm do to prevent corporate fraud?

Posted by & filed under Fraud Accounting.

Budget cuts and reorganizations raise the pressure for individuals to meet performance targets the risk of fraud increases.  Steps firms can take to help curtail corporate fraud: 1.     Know who you hire. Contact references and verify the education of potential hires. Conduct criminal and financial background checks on those being considered for financially sensitive positions…. Read more »

How do Accountants Add Value to a Small Medium Enterprise

Posted by & filed under Accounting Careers, Corporate Restructuring, Financial Accounting, Taxation & Planning.

To Some! CAs are dull and colourless, but to SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises), they are trusted advisers, valuable sources of information and providers of many services  Not True! Bland, boring and colourless are just a few of the common stereotypes that spring to mind when describing an accountant. But these are just urban myths. In… Read more »

Brilliant Futures Your Career: PWC perspective

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Brilliant Futures: During our College wide open house, most new College students are wondering, do we have a future:? Here is the PWC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) perspective. At PwC, the company will help you create your own brilliant future. You’ve worked hard at  College & University to give yourself that head start. We’ll build on your education and… Read more »

Quebec CA,CMA and CGA to merger! Update

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Recommend Going Forward  The CA, CMA and CGA Orders in Quebec recently announced that their respective boards of directors have recommended moving forward with a merger of their organizations. With this favourable recommendation to the Office des professions, the provincial government is expected to introduce legislation in early 2012 that would establish a new professional… Read more »

The Need for Tax Simplification – A Challenge and an Opportunity

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Foreword: According to Benjamin Franklin, taxation was an absolute certainty in this world. Taxation continues to be an inescapable fact of life in our modern global world. For CGA-Canada and our members – business and accounting leaders across the country – taxation has always been a key area of interest and concern. On an international… Read more »