Government control of education is accepted without a second thought by most citizens of our society today, but there are growing ranks of those who believe government should have a hand only in financing education, and not administering it. This idea, that a government could fairly finance education based on a voucher system, is oftenContinue reading “Improving education through vouchers”
Category Archives: Accounting
BDO and Grant Thornton decide against merger
It was only a few weeks ago I was blogging about the the potential merger in Canada of BDO Dunwoody and Grant Thornton. They announced that they were in talks and conducting the necessary due diligence procedures to see if a merger would be good for the two firms and their clients. They announced todayContinue reading “BDO and Grant Thornton decide against merger”
UFE study materials available
I received an email recently from a US CPA who is moving to Canada and hopes to write the UFE this year. She asked me if I knew where she could find relevant study materials for it. Densmore immediately came to mind, since I’d taken the course last summer and it served me exceedingly well.Continue reading “UFE study materials available”
Accounting news roundup
Congress wants financial reporting simplified for easier understandability. I can’t honestly say their desire for more regular updates on what the industry is doing to modernize itself is a bad thing, however. Seems like a good prod for the stiff collars at the helm. Here in Canada, there are rumors the federal government may tieContinue reading “Accounting news roundup”
UFE buddy for everyone
I got a mass email about a week ago from the person in my firm who runs the UFE prep program for our UFE writers. She wanted to know if any of the recipients, who were passers of the exam in recent years, would be willing to be a “UFE Buddy” to a 2007 writer.Continue reading “UFE buddy for everyone”