Regulatory Bodies in the Accounting Profession

Regulatory Bodies in the Accounting Profession

The 20th century saw a proliferation of professions from the original three:First, theology;Second, medicine;and third, the law. Religion has recently lost out to ideology. But law and medicine, and their new 20th century cousins (which are all really just occupations with a sense of entitlement) have lobbied successfully for regulations in order to protect the … Read more

Canada’s Paperwork Costs and the GST

Just this morning I was on a video conference with a chartered accountant from India and our shared client and his local accounting technician. One of the issues was the complexity of Canada’s goods and services tax regime. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. I was around when the conservative government of the day … Read more