It was my first day back to work today after passing the UFE on Friday, and I have to say it was pretty much like last Thursday. New client, but one I was at last year around this time. I can’t say as I felt more competent than last week, although inside I felt moreContinue reading “Back to work after passing the UFE”
Yearly Archives: 2006
Success!
The results of the UFE came out today at noon EST and I passed! There’s going to be a big party tonight, so that’s going to be awesome. It’ll be nice to be one of the guests of honour! What a relief! My fellow CA student blogger also passed, so as I commented on hisContinue reading “Success!”
Income trust standards (or lack thereof) and risk
So everyone and their grandpa is still upset about the recent change to income trusts introduced by the Canadian federal government. The change was, of course, to implement a tax on trust income similar to corporate income tax. The outrage epicentre is Bay Street, Canada’s version of Wall Street, in the heart of the financialContinue reading “Income trust standards (or lack thereof) and risk”
Vista not even out yet but still pirated
Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, the successor to XP, isn’t out yet but it has still managed to be cracked (in a sense). Vista will be out Jan. 30, 2007 to consumers, earlier for Microsoft’s preferred big business clients. With Windows Vista only just going “gold” … the first cracked versions have already hit the pirateContinue reading “Vista not even out yet but still pirated”
Big 6 accounting firms call for changes
The Big Four audit firms – Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and KPMG – along with the number five and six firms – BDO and Grant Thornton – have joined forces to call for significant changes to the way public companies report their results. They propose businesses report realtime financial data via the Internet, ratherContinue reading “Big 6 accounting firms call for changes”