CA Magazine 1995 - Abstracts

CA Magazine 1995
TitleSubjectAuthors
Access denied. (corporate computer security)BusinessDon Sheehy, Gerald Trites
Accounting through Windows: one company's struggle.(Special Information Technology Issue)(Cover Story)Business 
A greener audit. (environmental auditing)BusinessBarb Scott
A living product.(Comprehensive Auditing)BusinessJean-Pierre Boisclair
All in the family. (Empire Company Limited Vice President Paul David Sobey)BusinessBrian Flinn
Assuring business. (environmental liability insurance)BusinessJim Harries, Angus Ross
Auditing derivative financial statements.Business 
Back in the black. (Canadian forest products companies) (Industry Overview)BusinessRobert Colapinto
Beneath the tip of the iceberg; customer-focused research should provide the foundation for your firm's marketing strategy.BusinessRichard Broadwith, Thomas Peters
Better information - guaranteed. (government loan guarantees)(Studies & Standards)BusinessJoy Keenan
Blueprint for success. (tips in starting a private accounting practice)BusinessLaura Pratt
Border crossings. (amendments to the Canada-US income tax treaty)BusinessRobert Lewis Raich
By degrees: a PSAAB task force finds that accounting for restricted-use assets and revenues is both complex and controversial. (Public Sector Accounting and Auditing Board)BusinessStephanie Fox
Cash, change and GST.(Taxation)BusinessRichard D. Parker
Client/server solutions.(Technology at Work)BusinessPaul Bachteal, Jeffrey Read
Collective wisdom. (public accounting)BusinessSylvia Smith
Court-appointed conflicts.BusinessGraham McLennan, Stephen Livingstone
Covering your assets. (covered call writing)BusinessMark A. Ryan
Creating standards for standards.BusinessDonald J. Cockburn
Cyber crooks. (technological crime) (Cover Story)BusinessTim Falconer
Different strokes. (generally accepted accounting principles)BusinessWendy D. Rotenberg
Discussing workplace diversity.Business 
Diversity is the best policy. (insurance investment portfolio planning)BusinessStephen Stuart
Drawing the line. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant's guidelines on illegal acts)BusinessVaike Murusalu
DuPont Canada proudly moves into first place. (award for best annual report) (Annual Report Awards)Business 
Ease of entry? (job opportunities for young accountants) (Cover Story)BusinessHoward Akler
Embracing change. (technological innovations in computer hardware and software)BusinessTom A. Dagenais
Final offerings: proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act will curtail a capital gains deferral previously available on the death of a shareholder.BusinessMark D. Brender, Jeffrey Mandel
Finding the right fit: a call to recognize the special nature of not-for-profit organizations.BusinessJohn C.C. MacIntosh
Fine China. (state of China's auditing and accounting sector)BusinessWendy I. Torno
Following your own lead. (personal leadership training)BusinessJennifer Mackie
Foolproof projects. (information technology)BusinessDeryck Williams
Four-part harmony: a pressing need exists to harmonize life insurers, banks, trust companies and securities dealers under one GAAP model. (generally-accepted accounting principles)BusinessDonna Bovolaneas, Pankaj Puri
Fourth year of university for future CAs in Quebec. (chartered accountants)BusinessChristian Bellavance
French submersion. (challenges to francophone accountants)BusinessMurielle Arsenault
From strength to strength. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' advertising campaign)Business 
Gentle persuasion. (Canadian Auditor General Denis Desautels)BusinessMichel Vastel
Getting results. (accountability reporting)BusinessFred Gingell
Get wired! A primer for unlocking the mysteries of online services, bulletin board systems and the Internet. (Cover Story)BusinessTim Falconer
Government responds to year-end blues. (yearends)BusinessTamar Sarov
Green spending in black and white. (BC Hydro's environmental communication approach)BusinessNicole Deveaux
Guaranteed impact. (debt guarantees)BusinessA. Scott Davidson
Guidance for directors - governance processes for control. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Criteria of Control Committee proposed guidance)Business 
Guidance on control.(Studies & Standards)BusinessPeter (New Zealander movie director) Jackson
Higher stakes. (stakeholder accountability)BusinessLeonard J. Brooks
Improving on GAAP. (generally accepted accounting principles)(property insurance)(Studies & Standards)BusinessJocelyne Gosselin, Marco Spain
Informal proceedings: why CAs should exercise caution before acting as a client's agent. (chartered accountants)BusinessViolet A. Antonakos, S. Fay Sulley
In step with the law; in matters legal, it's essential for CAs to know what they don't know. (chartered accountants)(includes related articles)BusinessSusan Lightstone
Invisible persuaders - part II. (using economic instruments to achieve environmental goals)(includes related articles)BusinessAdam C. Plackett
IOSCO stalls on endorsement of standards. (International Organization of Securities Commissions) (Standards)Business 
Islamic law meets western finance.BusinessFaisal Kutty
It's not just the economy: when a company fails, the cause can often be found in its own backyard.(Insolvency)BusinessBrahm Rosen
Joint enterprise; the growing number of companies doing business jointly has led to revisions in the handbook. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant's Handbook)BusinessPatsy Willet
Judgment in jeopardy.(Cover Story)BusinessRoss Skinner
Law and audit. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant's new guidelines)Business 
Lifting the fog on related party transactions.BusinessIan P.N. Hague
Lover of the law numbers. (assistant accounting professor Mark Nigrini)BusinessMichael Tutton
Marketing might. (accounting firms)BusinessMary Ann Freedman
Matters of life and death: within "exempt" limits, life insurance still offers a cost-effective means for meeting future obligations.(Taxation)BusinessGeorge F. Lengvari, Ronald S. Joshua
Message in a hologram; properly functioning internal control systems can improve the viability of today's organizations and industries.BusinessBrenda J. Zimmerman
Messy business. (protecting against environmental cleanup liability)BusinessLori J. Nicholls-Car
More hype than hits: in the land of Windows software, the offerings this year promise a lot and deliver a little. (includes related article)(Special Information Technology Issue)(Cover Story)BusinessTom A. Dagenais
NAFTA helps keep the Salinas legacy alive. (North American Free Trade Agreement; former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari)BusinessRuben Shiffman
New report on international corporate governance.BusinessIan Percy
One solution for uncertainty. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants new rules on measuring uncertainty in financial reporting)BusinessBryan Walker
Opining for the future. (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' planned Standards for Assurance Engagements and Criteria of Control)BusinessDonald J. Cockburn
Paying the boss -- and how. (executive compensation)(Education)BusinessThomas W. Scott, Peter Tiessen
Performing to a higher standard.(Environmental Manager)BusinessAlan Knight, John Wolfe
Phone on the range.BusinessRobert Colapinto
Pick of the patch. (Norcen Energy Resources Pres. and CEO Grant Billing)BusinessBrian Hutchinson
Playing with blocs. (competing in the international marketplace)BusinessL. Denis Desautels
Powering up for change. (Nova Scotia Power Inc.'s reengineering program)(includes related article)BusinessWayne J. Crawley, Bryan J. Mekechuk, Gary K. Oickle
Privileged information. (accountant and client)BusinessRobert McMechan
Project power; managing the audit process just got easier with project management technology.BusinessNat D'Ercole
Public property. (going public)BusinessSheldon Gordon
Quick recoveries: auditors can play a role in ensuring that client's disaster recovery plans are adequate - and affordable.(Auditing)BusinessGary Baker
Reality check: when it comes to valuing a business, real market data can be more helpful than theoretical models.(Business Adviser)BusinessRudolph Dorner
Re-interpreting the myths. (pensions)BusinessRonald Olsen
Renewable reporting. (reporting on environmental matters)BusinessRandy Billing, Barb Scott
Renewing reviews: the Auditing Standards Board has approved an updated and more comprehensive guideline on performing reviews of financial statements.(Studies & Standards)BusinessKaren M. Duggan, Kenneth J. Caplan
Reviews redux. (surveys on review engagements)BusinessKaren M. Duggan
Rules for reports: a valuator's guide to practice standards and recommendations.BusinessAndrew J. Freedman, Sheldon M. Garfinkle
Rural route to the infobahn: the Internet can put CAs in small centers on a level playing field with big-city professionals. (chartered accountants)(includes related article)(Special Information Technology Issue)(Cover Story)BusinessIssie Rabinovitch
Search and seizure. (police searches)BusinessMichael P. Bury
Silent partners. (client-adviser relationships)BusinessDon Crossley
Smart talk. (techniques in public speaking)BusinessTed Nichols
Splitting the spitting image: to reap the benefits of electronic document integration, you first have to re-engineer your business processes. (includes glossary of terms and related article)(Special Information Technology Issue)(Cover Story)BusinessDeryck Williams
Standards for assurance engagements.Business 
Statement for a new generation. (Canada's Public Sector Accounting Statement 4)BusinessTim Beauchamp
Steeped in tradition. (teaching accounting)BusinessJohn Friedlan
Step-up transactions. (capital gains election)BusinessRay Pare
Sun 'n' shelter; accountants can help high net worth clients protect their assets by using offshore trusts and companies.BusinessScott F. Elphinstone, William Messer
Takin' care of business. (accountants of musicians)BusinessLiza Finlay
Taking a WACC at private companies. (weighted average cost of capital)BusinessMarvin J. Painter
The auditing marketplace. (economic research on the auditing services sector)BusinessDan A. Simunic, Michael T. Stein
The culture connection: in the 1990s, Canada's cultural mosaic is creating a new market niche - one with enormous growth potential.(Cover Story)BusinessFina Scroppo
The dream maker. (accountant Kofi Hadjor) (People)BusinessMarie Wiese
The global perspective. (international markets and Canadian investment managers)BusinessDavid P. Keeley
The goodwill game. (International Accounting Standard for amortizing goodwill)BusinessTony Brookes
The price is right. (buying or selling a practice using the account method)(In Practice)BusinessJack Perelmuter
The profit GAAP. (generally accepted accounting principles)BusinessJoanne E. Magee
The super. (profile on Canadian Financial Institutions Superintendent John R.V. Palmer)BusinessDeborah Read
Through the looking glass. (high value services)BusinessDwayne Wanner
Transfer reactions. (audits of transfer prices)BusinessAndrew McCrodan, Brenda Humphreys
Treasure hunter. (Terrawest Industries Inc. Vice-President Ian Riggs)Business 
Trial by treasury. (challenges facing the corporate treasury)BusinessAsher Drory, Craig Robbins
Two engines, one track. (public accounting firms' entry into management consulting)(includes related article)(Cover Story)BusinessDouglas Bell
Under control. (Criteria of Control Committee's exposure draft on 'Guidance on criteria of control')BusinessVaike Murusalu
Virtual customs. (automation of customs regulation)BusinessMaria D. Sheppard
Voyage into the digital universe: are CAs ready to meet the challenges posed by the new electronic frontier? (chartered accountants)(Special Information Technology Issue)(Cover Story)BusinessDwight Wainman
Wage freezes thaw out. (wage survey of Canadian CEOs for 1993)Business 
Whistle blowing revisited.BusinessJ. Efrim Boritz
Windows dressing: as with any operating system installation, users need to weigh the pros and cons before upgrading to Windows 95.BusinessIssie Rabinovitch
Windows of opportunity. (Microsoft's Windows)BusinessHarry R. Moore
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