October 23, 2024
by
Sean Grant-Young
In the tax policy world of 2024, Canadian accountants and businesses face many challenges as they try to properly administrate their existing corporate structures and execute their tax planning. Today’s tax laws are far more complex and ambiguous than they were a decade ago, particularly in the owner/manager or mid-market space. While the rules for large corporations and multinationals are no less complex, those businesses have many more resources then the typical owner/manager.
July 23, 2024
by
Blair Brown
Cyber criminals are constantly developing new techniques to compromise the security of unsuspecting businesses. The threat spectrum is always changing due to emerging technology and the expansion of cloud services, automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Against the backdrop of this evolving threat landscape, the risk paradigm for our public and private sector clients has evolved. What follows is an overview of the four most common cybersecurity threats and concerns we currently warn clients about.
June 5, 2024
by
James Hinebaugh
It’s rare to get through a day in 2024 without considering the state of artificial intelligence (AI) and where it is likely to go next. Just a few short years ago, it played a limited role in our daily lives, and it now seems to be everywhere.
March 26, 2024
by
Melinda Fleming
When most people learn they’re being audited, their immediate reaction is to feel scared and unsettled. As someone who worked as an auditor at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for six years, I have a good sense of what clients are facing in the audit process, why they end up there and how they can steer this process in the best possible direction.
January 23, 2024
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Riccardo Zerbino
Until recently, trusts had to file a tax return within 90 days of the trust’s year end, but there were some exceptions. If you didn’t earn income, dispose of capital property or make distributions of income or capital in a year, you were generally not required to file an annual return.
November 15, 2023
by
Brenda Scott
Technology is evolving so fast. Some might say that’s exhilarating, while others might see it as exhausting. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) being integrated into businesses at an unprecedented rate, it’s easy for a company to feel out of shape as it tries to keep up with technology trends, in order to remain current and competitive.