My son and I got into a conversation about Trump the other day. And of course the inevitable what do we do here in Canada about our own leadership. As we talked I realized that our discussion was less about the specifics and more about our own generational concerns and how the implications would affect us personally. So with that
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Statement of Principles – A Revised Reporting Model for the Canadian Public Sector. As reported by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. Weigh in on proposals for a new reporting model! PSAB has issued a Statement of Principles proposing a revised reporting model for the Canadian public sector. Stakeholders are encouraged to submit their responses by November 28, 2018. Give us
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Are you running out of runway? Feeling tired and not prepared to do any more work on the business? Maybe you waited too long to sell and the end is still not in sight. The kids are now older and not interested in running the company. Employees are not prepared to buy or run the business. You may have had
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TheGAAP.net & TFN Present: Know Succession/Business Transition or Get Left Behind!! Sponsored by: Jeffrey Gregory Of Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. Free Raffle Prize: Google Home mini Join us on June 26th Who should attend? 1. You are a trusted advisor to an Owner/Manager business either internally or externally. 2. You work for or advise medium or large companies trying
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As a trusted advisor in-house or outside you need to be as up to date on business transition as you can. Want a seat at the table? Bring something of value specifically related to business transition. I’ve noticed lately how older Owner/Operators tend to view business transition differently than younger. It has been interesting to watch the changes in attitude
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CPDOnline is proud to present its 3rd Annual Conference on Business Law & Legal Issues Facing Finance Professionals. Everyone is talking about the subscription economy. What’s not to like – recurring revenue make subscription based businesses enjoy increased valuation multiples . This year’s conference “Feeling SaaS-y: Data Security, Privacy, and IP Protection for CFOs” will bring CFO’s current with some
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Excerpt from my book Moving Forward ‘ Get the Triple Effect – Sell your business for 3 x more and 3 x faster.’ If you don’t prepare properly, the fallout will be far worse than you think: 1. Your spouse/family will be left to run or sell the business. Your spouse may be forced to work with your partner. That goes two
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You recently read (in Part 1) about three recommendations to prepare for meetings that will transform the value of meetings. They were: 1) Develop a clear, tangible objective to be accomplished; 2) Be sure that a meeting is the best way to achieve your objective; and 3) Start the meeting when it’s time (that doesn’t always mean “on time”).
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By issuing International Financial Reporting Standard #13 (IFRS 13), the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) defines fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The IASB says IFRS 13 applies when another Standard “requires or permits fair value measurements or disclosures about fair value measurements (and measurements based on fair value,
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TheGAAP.net & TFN Present: Transfer Pricing so you don’t get your company in trouble !! Sponsored by: Jeff Gregory of Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. Free Raffle Prize: Google Home mini At our May 29, 2018 Dinner-Learn what you need to know about Transfer Pricing so you don’t get your company in trouble !! Many of you have worked for
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