Business & Finance

The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (CICA) Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) has released ground-breaking standards that reform what the federal, provincial and territorial (senior) governments report to their stakeholders. A new government reporting model will move these governments to a full accrual system of accounting and a more comprehensive set of financial statements that places less emphasis on the annual surplus or deficit number and is tailored to the unique characteristics of each government.

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An eight-book series

The Accounting for Successful Farm Management – Model Financial Statements for Canadian Agricultural Producers series of publications provides a common framework for reporting the results of farm business activities and producing more consistent and reliable management information. Ultimately, the standardization of Canadian accounting and financial reporting practices in the agriculture industry will help your farm clients significantly improve operations … and the bottom line.

Published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and developed by the Canadian Farm Business Farm Management Council (CFBMC)

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A Parent’s Guide to Raising Money-Smart Kids is a practical resource to help parents explain to kids the importance of learning about money. By guiding parents through the five aspects of money management – Earn, Save, Spend, Share and Invest – the book provides hands-on suggestions that parents can apply to teaching kids about money at any age.

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The essential valuation resource for your business or practice!

This comprehensive guide provides an in-depth explanation of the principles, methodologies and approaches used in business valuation today. It addresses key issues frequently encountered in valuation assignments, such as minority discounts, income tax considerations and balance sheet adjustments. It also covers special topics such as the valuation of intangible assets, establishing royalty rates and deal structuring in open market transactions.

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This Guide assists CAs and CA firms in understanding the obligations imposed by the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA). The PCMLTFA makes it mandatory for CAs and CA firms that serve as financial intermediaries on behalf of their clients to report on certain financial transactions to an anti-money laundering agency called the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).

For over 25 years, small and medium-sized businesses have turned to CICA’s Canadian Business Compliance Manual for up-to-date, reliable answers to their accounting, legal and financial questions. Covering the issues that matter, it is your essential guide for critical information on the legal and business requirements, and the administrative and compliance issues every Canadian business must know.

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Canadian Financial Reporting Collection is a comprehensive library of CICA official pronouncements and financial reporting resources, including the CICA Standards and Guidance Collection, Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRS, Guide to Accounting Pronouncements & Sources, and Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises.

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Canadian Financial Reporting Collection is a comprehensive library of CICA official pronouncements and financial reporting resources, including CICA Handbook - Accounting and Assurance, Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRS, Guide to Accounting Pronouncements & Sources, and Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises.

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Corporate Reporting to Stakeholders aims to promote effective communication between a company and its stakeholders by providing useful guidance to preparers of corporate reports.

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This Research Report provides guidance on accounting and financial reporting by Canadian investment funds. The Report addresses current requirements and practices in Canada, and the consequences of the transition from Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Includes Canadian accounting and auditing pronouncements as well as pronouncements from the United States, the United Kingdom, the International Accounting Standards Board and the International Auditing Practices Committee.

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Non-GAAP financial measures are increasingly popular among preparers and investors. Measures such as Free Cash Flow and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) can offer additional insight into an entity’s performance and financial condition. But few rules govern their construction and disclosure, and reporting practices vary, even among entities competing in the same industry. This guidance sets out general principles for reporting EBITDA and Free Cash Flow. Applying these principles can improve the comparability of these measures between entities and enhance financial reporting communications.

These briefing notes have been specially prepared for Chief Executives, members of Audit Committees, Boards of Directors and others who want a broad overview of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Accounting Standards (IASs) and of the business implications of implementing them.

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The CICA Assurance Services Development Board (ASDB) and the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee (ASEC) have released a new booklet on risk management. Directed primarily at CAs who provide or plan to provide risk services to their clients or employers, Managing Risk in the New Economy was developed by the ASDB/ASEC Risk Advisory Services Task Force to help provide a common language and framework for understanding and communicating information on risk management.

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A practical collection of more than 300 sample agreements, resolutions and commercial contracts designed to assist financial professionals in both industry and public practice, who need straightforward sample agreements or other documents to meet a variety of commercial, corporate, tax and other business needs.

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These model financial statements for not-for-profit organizations include several sets of financial statements, as well as accompanying notes and comments. They have been designed to apply to a wide range of situations and to provide examples of the various financial statement disclosure and presentation options offered by the new standards.

Note: This publication pertains to Part III of the CICA Handbook – Accounting

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This comprehensive, practical guide gives you finger-tip access to the myriad of facts, figures, definitions, strategies and general information required to do a financial plan today. Updates keep you current with all the changes that affect this rapidly growing field.

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A key resource for business owners, corporate executives and their professional advisors, Purchase & Sale of Privately-Held Businesses is a practical guide to managing the purchase and sale process more successfully.

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In today’s fast evolving legal and business environments, it’s imperative that existing REITs plus their trustees and staff, income trusts, and other entities considering conversion be as fully informed as possible. REALpac’s Canadian REIT Handbook, Second Edition provides deep and extensive coverage on the key aspects of REITs in a timely, accurate, and relevant fashion.

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This straightforward and practical guide provides business owners with a sound understanding of the stages involved in the private company sale process and what they can do when planning for and executing the sale to better achieve their personal and financial objectives.

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Using Graphics in Corporate Reporting sets out basic principles and best practices for preparing graphics in corporate reporting. It will help management ensure that graphics are accurately and effectively portrayed in a manner that investors and other stakeholders reading corporate reports can easily understand.

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