Upskilling in Canadian Firms: How Accountants Are Building Advisory-Ready Talent in the AI Boom If you open a conversation with an accountant or accounting student, the talk isn’t centred around audits or tax season anymore. It’s about using AI tools, advisory training, and upskilling accountants to do more than reports. AI is taking over and […]
Cloud Accounting & Workflow Tools in Canada: How Firms Are Keeping Work Simple and Smart When I sold my business, I remember my controller only wanted one thing to take with him—his almost desk sized calculator. If you walk into a Canadian accounting office today, a big movement is underway. Those big calculators are long […]
Mandatory Stability Reporting – Does it affect you? The news is out. Mandatory sustainability reporting is coming to Canada. Businesses of all sizes will soon need to disclose how they manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. If you own or manage a business, this change affects you. And its not just about complying to […]
How Canadian Accounting Firms Are Using AI and Automation to Help Clients Plan Ahead When the industrial revolution started, excited and adventurous people abandoned their rural fields and moved into unfamiliar urban offices. They were immediately met with a selection of confusing new tools— Industrial tools. The same type of machine-driven revolution is taking place […]
From Startup Scrambles to Smooth Sailing: Accountants Steering New Businesses Let’s begin where many new businesses do—right in the middle of a big mess. Receipts stuffed in a shoebox, bills scattered or forgotten, and the only financial “system” in place is a spreadsheet full of hope and guesses. That’s often the reality in the early […]
Managing Remote Teams: Accounting for a Globalized Workforce What one of the side business effects of the Covid 19 pandemic is still with us. Remote work is here to stay. Whether we like it or not, it’s part of how teams work now. For small and mid-sized businesses, managing a remote team across borders can […]
Invisible Assets: Recognizing and Valuing Intellectual Property in Financial Statements I’ve got an idea. Before we jump into evaluating your IP, let’s start with your supply closet. What’s in there? Paper? Pens? Maybe some dusty old out-of-date toner cartridges? Now look at your balance sheet. You’ll see all that stuff listed with a value attached. […]
Navigating the Gig Economy: Accounting Solutions for Freelancers and Contractors Freelancers and independent contractors keep growing in number. Maybe you’ve noticed that or even know someone with a ‘side hustle.’ I know many. Freelancers now make up a big part of today’s workforce. Many of them work solo. That usually means they also oversee their […]
Making Sense of Mergers: Accountants as the Guiding Force in Corporate Consolidations Mergers sound big. And they are. Two companies come together to try and become one stronger business. But here’s what most people don’t see—behind every single deal, accountants are doing the heavy lifting. They’re the ones making sure it all adds up in […]
Navigating Multi-Provincial Taxes: What I Wish My Clients Knew Expanding your business into another province usually feels like an immediate win. More customers, more growth, and more profit. But then comes the tax side of success—where each province seems to play by its own rulebook. I’ve seen business owners learn this the hard way, and […]
