In the world of business, with the notable exception of “creative” indus­tries, IT is dominated by Microsoft Windows. Apple’s Mac enjoys niche success in art and media related circles, but hasn’t been able to crack into mainstream business use. This is not for lack of trying. Apple’s website has a section devoted to how some […]

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There’s some inter­esting Canadian audit industry data in the March 2007 CA Magazine. In an earlier post I revealed my ignorance when it comes to public company auditing in Canada. I was incred­ulous that the small, one-office accounting firm could attract large, public company audits, simply because the perception in industry is that only a […]

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Dan Meyers of Tick Marks is caught up in the spirit of giving in his own way — he’s revis­iting his special 12 Blogs of Christmas from last year around this time and giving us all a refresher on the more memorable posts from the accounting blogos­phere from the year nearly ended. Since my blog […]

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If you’re into this sort of thing, you have probably noticed that about 95% of accounting related blogs are focused on the impending death of profes­sional services firms, because of course all PS firms have lost the plot and have ceased to be useful to business. I can’t even link to all of the accounting […]

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The Institute of Chartered Accoun­tants in Canada has recently launched a new ad campaign extolling the virtues of the desig­nation. The campaign shows CAs joining various sports teams and helping the team. The message: CAs can complement your business’ existing expertise. Here’s the copy from one of the print ads: Sometimes even great teams need more […]

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