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do you like your job?

There was a common theme amongst my friends this past holiday season: assessing their lives, work situations, relationships, etc.  It wasn’t just a new year it was a new decade! - and time for some big shifts.  A lot of them wanted to hear about new ventures I was working with in hopes of being [...]

in memory: Alice Usher

This time of year many publications offer their person(s) of the year.  People, living and dead, who have made a great impact and should be noted for their contributions to the greater good.  I like those which include the household names (e.g. Ted Kennedy) but more importantly I really enjoy the recounts of those who [...]

2010 payroll deduction changes

Who knew payroll changes were going to be such a huge hit on this site (#9 in 2009).  So, keeping up with the reference theme here are the changes for 2010:
Per the Canada Revenue Agency (”CRA”) payroll site:
Annual employment insurance to be deducted from employee pay is $747.36 in 2010 (up from $732 in 2009) [...]

new audit standards?

You  may have already noticed that your auditors are a bit more perky (chirpy?) about preparing for their 2009 audits.  What you may not know is the reason: effective December 15, 2009 your auditors are being held to a new standard - the Canadian Standards on Quality Control (”CSQC 1“).
Uhm, why do I care?
Fair enough.  [...]