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SUPREME COURT NOMINEE INVOLVED WITH QUESTIONABLE E&Y TAX SHELTER[OCT12]

An U.S Senate investigation has found that U.S Supreme Court Nominee, Harriet Miers, had helped E&Y sell tax shelters which were later found to be abusive. The incident occurred back in 1999, when Harriet Miers was the head of the law firm, Locke, Liddell & Sapp. E&Y later settled the tax shelter issue with the IRS in 2003 by paying a fine of $15 million. Learn More.

KPMG, SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD TO SETTLE WITH TAX SHELTER CLIENTS [OCT4]

In further development of the KPMG tax shelter case, the firm along with the law firm Sidley, Austin Brown & Wood LLP has agreed to settle with its former clients for tax shelters for a sum of $ 225 million. KPMG has admitted criminal wrongdoing in relation to the selling of the tax shelters in question in August to avoid a criminal prosecution by U.S federal prosecutors. Learn More.

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANCY [SEP8]

With businesses more closely integrated around the world than ever before, the need for international accounting standards has never been greater. In this special report from the Financial Times, you will find the latest discussion on this constantly developing issue. Learn More.

Deloitte, Canada's leading professional services firm, provides audit, tax, financial advisory services and consulting through more than 6,600 people in more than 46 offices. Deloitte & Touche LLP, operates in Québec as Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche s.e.n.c.r.l. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel.

Deloitte and Touche LLP

Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to restoring the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 103,000 people in more than 140 countries around the globe pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality and professionalism to provide clients with solutions based on financial, transactional and risk-management knowledge in Ernst & Young's core services of audit, tax and transaction services.

Ernst & Young LLP

KPMG is the global network of professional services firms whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries, and business trends into value. With nearly 100,000 people worldwide, KPMG member firms provide audit and risk advisory, tax, and financial advisory services from more than 750 cities in 150 countries.

KPMG LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in all markets. More than 120,000 people in 139 countries connect their thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for clients and their stakeholders. In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (www.pwc.com/ca) and its related entities have more than 4,200 partners and staff, and offices in 25 locations.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fuller Landau was voted one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers by Maclean’s Magazine in 2004.  The firm is headed up by an inspirational and truly visionary Managing Partner whom is genuinely and sincerely interested in people and plays a very active role in developing team members.  Recently, they received the 2005 Leading Edge Alliance award for the Best Internal Technology Innovation beating out other leading mid-sized accounting firms in Canada and the United States.

Fuller Landau LLP

Established in Toronto in 1958, Soberman is now ranked as one of the premier chartered accounting firms in Canada. Soberman works with a large amount of industries, from Retail to Not-for-Profit. In terms of international, Soberman have accountants in over 300 cities throughout Canada, the United States and around the world.

Soberman LLP

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the governing body of Ontario's over 31,000 Chartered Accountants and 3,500 CA students. As a self-regulatory body, the Institute protects the public interest through the CA profession's high standards of qualification and its enforcement of the profession's rules of professional conduct. The Institute works in partnership with the other provincial institutes of Chartered Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants to provide national standards and programs that are used as examples around the world.

Learn more about the CA designation here.

The Certified General Accountants of Ontario is a self-governing body, which grants the exclusive right to the CGA designation and controls the professional standards, conduct, and discipline of its members and students in the province of Ontario. Certified general accountants occupy key financial and management positions in business, industry, education, and government. Additionally, as partners and owners of their own firms, many CGAs offer accounting and financial services to the public.

Learn more about the CA designation here.

Certified Management Accountants (CMAs) are strategic and financial management professionals who combine accounting expertise with professional management skills to provide leadership, innovation, and an integrating perspective to organizational decision-making. CMAs apply advanced management practices in a wide array of business functions, including strategic planning, sales and marketing, information technology, human resources, finance, and operations.

Learn more about the CPA designation and Becker Convisor here.

Becker CPA Review is the leading international training firm preparing students to take the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant professional examinations. Currently, there are 135 Becker sites in the United States, as well as eight international locations in the Middle East, Pacific Rim and Canada.

Learn more about the CPA designation and Becker Convisor here.