

CPABC in Focus
CPABC in Focus serves as the voice of the accounting profession in BC. Published six times a year, it is distributed to approximately 30,000 CPA members, students, and candidates. Each issue focuses on professional matters facing the accounting profession, ranging from taxation and changes to standards, to ethical dilemmas and a broad variety other topical subjects.

CPABC in Focus – November/December 2023
In this issue: Our November/December cover story gleans insights from CPABC's latest economic report, BC Check-Up: Work, which looks at employment trends amid ongoing economic headwinds.
Plus: improvements in ESG reporting; digitalization in the natural resources sector; important regulatory updates from CPABC; amendments to legislation for intergenerational business transfers; new considerations for the accounting standards for private enterprises and more!
Past Issues
CPABC in Focus Articles in Newsroom

Celebrating a decade of CPA financial literacy education

ASPE and the changing world

How digitalization is driving change in the natural resources sector

Amendments to Bill C-208: Opportunities and new restrictions for intergenerational business transfers

Order out of chaos

Combatting money laundering: important regulatory updates from CPABC

Work in BC

Ransomware 101

A cybersecurity update for CPAs

The GST/HST Self Supply Rules: What residential builders should know

Optimize your workday with a proactive routine

Making his mark on the profession

Life in BC - Immigration driving growth as housing crisis persists

Why Power Query is a game-changer

Avoiding the perils of misinformation and disinformation

Business travel to the US: The implications for employer payroll and employee tax

Three keys to enterprise success (or failure)

AI will change your job - so what should you do about it?

Understanding the proposed EIFEL rules

Celebrating Excellence

Managing hybrid teams with mental wellness in mind

Toward a global baseline of sustainability reporting: Movement gaining momentum

Mental wellness in the profession: A follow up

CPABC's Indigenous strategy: Progress update

How bias can affect decision-making

Owning Canadian residential real estate - recent federal and BC developments

Breaking the cycle of perfectionism

Toward a more flexible future: Employment trends for CPAs in BC

Future-proofing: Ensuring the ongoing attractiveness of the CPA profession

A look at the federal underused housing tax

CPA supply and demand: What's the forecast in BC?

CFE success stories!

The Cullen Commission: What's next?

Quality management – Implementation advice for smaller firms

Claiming the lifetime capital gains exemption on holding company shares

Your duty to report conduct matters and other events to CPABC

Work in BC

The impact of Federal Budget 2022 on CCPCs with investment income

An update on ESG: What you should know

Celebrating CFE Success!

A perfect start

Plagiarism: Its Scope and Its Repercussions

Alter ego and joint spousal trusts: requirements, benefits, and drawbacks

The high cost of living in British Columbia

How daily routines can make you happier and more productive

Tools to help you navigate the hybrid work world

Five tips for creating effective data visuals

Giving the gift of life insurance to charity

Detoxifying the office: How to create healthy and secure workspaces

The future of work - what it means for leaders

Envisioning the post-pandemic workspace

Mental wellness in the CPA profession

Bill C-30: Changes to the taxation of employee stock options

Twenty years later: Lessons from Enron

BC Check-Up: Invest

Women in the C-suite: The long road to gender parity

Breaking down communication breakdowns

Generational diversity at work

Doughnut Economics and the push for regenerative, distributive systems

How to strengthen your writing skills (And why you should)

Celebrating CFE success!

What's the buzz? Considerations on the current and temporary BC PST rebate program

Insolvency expert turns memorable cases into thrilling fiction

Maintaining confidentiality and public confidence

Bill C-208 opens the door to new tax-planning opportunities for family businesses

Digital transformation: The national picture

Work in British Columbia

Managing cash difficulties

Declaring revenue: Is it a hobby or a business?

Understanding the need for an ESG strategy

Celebrating CFE success!

One cool customer: New CPABC chair Karen Horcher, FCPA, FCGA, CFA, has a knack for navigating uncertainty

Looking ahead: CPAs weigh in on the future of work

Leveraging your CPA designation in the boardroom

Working from anywhere - the tax implications for employers

Zooming your negotiations

Life in British Columbia

"It just clicked" - Why Rhian Quarry made the switch from science to the CPA

Taking the first step to a digital transformation

Family business continuity: How to secure the family legacy

Improving the mental health of Canadian workers

Prioritizing mental health at work

When it comes to the debt forgiveness rules, is all really forgiven?

The fight continues

CPABC’s Indigenous strategy

Celebrating CFE success!

BC Check-Up: Work

Bringing calm resolve to turbulent times

The ethics of technology

Finding opportunities in an economic downturn: Estate freezes (and refreezes)

Accelerating business agility: Maximizing organizational effectiveness in the age of COVID-19

Keeping the numbers up

Family trusts: Recent changes and continued benefits

#MeToo – Empowering women leaders is good business

The office of 2020 and beyond: What is the future of work?

Why is strategy so hard?

Harnessing the power of diversity

Practice makes happiness

What do diversity and inclusion in the workplace truly look like?
