what to do about the dollar?

The first question I was asked when I walked into a client, based out of Vancouver, BC, today was:
what should we do with our US cash?
It’s a very good question.  Since last fall, when we covered foreign exchange, a lot of Canadian companies have not been thinking about currency too much as the Canadian dollar [...]

obsessed with taxes?

OK, yes, as an American living in Canada I am obsessed with my personal taxes right now.  Not to mention my US taxes are due tomorrow but my Canadian taxes are due by April 30th but I have to file in Canada before I file in the US because they get the majority of the [...]

is there a US equivalent to the Record of Employment?

In Canada, when an employee stops working for the company (layoff, dismissal, mat leave, termination, etc.) there is a mandatory requirement to provide a Record of Employment (ROE) within five calendar days. This record is required for the employee to claim unemployment insurance. I was recently asked if there is a similar equivalent in the [...]