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Laws control the lesser man… Right conduct controls the greater one. Mark Twain The Ancient Egyptians Measurement has been a necessity for many centuries in order to facilitate not only commerce but also everyday life. The ancient Egyptians were amongst the pioneers of this and as early as the 4th and 3rd millennia BC […]

“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.” -Warren Buffett New ERM Framework In September 2017, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) published its revised enterprise risk management (“ERM”) framework which is now titled ERM – Integrating with Strategy and Performance. The original framework called ERM – Integrated Framework was […]

“…but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Ben Franklin 2015 Personal Tax return You are not necessarily need to be an expertise on taxation but knowing key areas will be always beneficial to have educated discussion with your tax consultant. Following are the key updates that happened […]

A cyber-attack is the intelligent and sophisticated type of modern day robbery and fraud.

PKF Antares is delighted to announce the planned merger with GTA (Ontario) based accounting and business advisory firm CTN Accounting (CTN).

We would like to refresh your memory with the Corporate Rates. As we remember previous year brought us a new federal government, which also brought us some tax changes. Some of the taxes are more technical in nature. The federal general tax rates are unchanged and remain at 15% for 2016. However, some provincial general, […]

Every internal audit function has its own internal audit framework which is Internal Audit Charter (the “Charter”). The Charter outlines the organizational status and role of the internal audit function, independence and governance, etc. However the Charter usually provides high level guidance, and therefore, it is also essential to have a robust Internal Audit Manual […]

On April 10, 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton on its maiden voyage bound for New York. The disastrous events that unfolded during that voyage were so significant that children that were not even born at the time have vivid memories of the events and lives that were lost. Unfortunately the sad truth is […]

Preparing your annual tax returns is always considered a tedious task, however knowing the changes is very crucial and allows you to be proactive for the upcoming year.

Tax Planning challenges for Private Corporations – Items need to consider

It is never pleasant to be audited by CRA. The process takes time and valuable resources away from the running and growing your business.

Under the new rules, investment income will be tweaked with a number of adjustments to come up with a new amount called, “adjusted aggregate investment income”.

The draft rules announced by the Department of Finance on December 13, 2017, now extend the TOSI rules to certain family members over the age of 17.

It is crucial to have someone in the team who is able to manage company’s finances and keep financial house in order.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. (Winston Churchill) If it is not broken why fix it? – Is this practical or a myth? We have all heard about the theory of “survival of the fittest”, which is applicable for humans, animals and businesses. This theory has stood the […]