Tax Insights: Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Daishowa — Tax treatment of reforestation obligations on sale of forestry assets

John Saunders of Wilson & Partners LLP was successful in arguing the Daishowa - Marubeni case in the Supreme Court of Canada.

Asset Management – Strategic imperatives for asset managers

This report identifies the strategic imperatives for the asset management industry and the key implications for asset managers, and the questions firms should ask to best adapt their strategies.

2013-05-13 First-time IFRS annual financial statements, Investment funds - An illustration

This Newsletter contains the illustrative first-time IFRS annual financial statements prepared to help investment funds transitioning from Canadian GAAP to IFRS.

Mission control: First quarter 2013 global aerospace and defence industry mergers and acquisitions analysis

The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the aerospace and defence sector continued to be dampened by US sequestration and related defence budget uncertainty.

PwC’s 5th Annual Digital IQ Survey – Digital conversations and the C-Suite

PwC’s 5th annual Digital IQ study clearly shows that strong executive leadership and collaboration are crucial to building lasting value from information technology

Tax Insights: Does your documentation reflect the five questions?

To support a scientific research and experimental (SR&ED) claim, contemporaneous documentation should reflect the current 5-question assessment approach – a refinement of the three-criterion approach.

2013-05-03 Market value: Professional investors’ views about financial reporting in Canada

‘Market value: Professional investors’ views about financial reporting in Canada’ shares investors' views on current issues such as the transition from Canadian GAAP to IFRS for public companies.

2013-05-09 FYI Accounting Standards - April 2013

This Newsletter contains the April 2013 edition of the CICA FYI Accounting Standards Report.

Cross border taxation: Transfer pricing - Whose dollar is it anyway?

Though there is a tax treaty in place between Canada and the US to ensure that the same dollar is only taxed once, there is still some work to be done to reach this result.

2013-05-08 Practical Guides to IFRS

PwC's 'Practical guides to IFRS' series provides updates on the guidance in recently released discussion papers, exposure drafts and final standards from the IASB.

2013-05-09 PSAB Matters - April 2013

This Newsletter contains the PSAB Matters bulletin for April 2013.

Tax Insights: Changes to Quebec's mining tax regime

After several months of deliberation and uncertainty, the Quebec government has finally announced changes to its mining tax regime.

2013-05-08 IFRS in practice - Commodity prices raise concerns over impairments

This newsletter contains the May 2013 edition of IFRS in practice.

Tax memo: US federal payroll tax requirements: Action must be taken by June 30, 2013

Outlines a US program that gives employers a way to reduce US federal payroll tax penalties if they act before June 30, 2013.

Directors' Cut - Cloud computing and IT risks

As directors and audit committee members, it’s time to re- evaluate how companies are adopting new technologies and what it means for the security of their sensitive and critical information.

US GAAP Today - Spring 2013

This Newsletter contains the Spring 2013 issue of US GAAP Today.

Global IRW Newsbrief: The widespread reach of FATCA: How will it affect your business?

Understanding the impact of FATCA and the path forward for non-financial multinational businesses.

C2-MTL: The future is in commercial creativity

After the success of its collaborative workshops in 2012, PwC is proud to participate in the second edition of C2-MTL from May 21 to 23, 2013—the event that reinvents the business conference.