Professor Andrew Bauer of the School of Accounting and Finance examines some of the things to consider when filing your taxes this year.
Listen to the CBC Radio interview with Prof. Andy Bauer.
Tony Wirjanto, a curator for Insurance and Asset Management for the World Economic Forum and professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, takes us through how COVID-19 has affected the insurance industry, and what can be done about it

Ken Klassen and Nick Pantaleo's research paper: Assessing the Canada Revenue Agency: Evidence on Tax Auditors’ Incentives and Assessments
RESEARCH PAPER: ESG didn’t immunize stocks against the COVID-19 market crash.
Whistleblowers play an important role in the detection and deterrence of corporate fraud.

Gift card rewards may be an effective means of sustaining the motivation of weaker performers to work hard – a problem of particular importance when employees compete against one another for rewards.

Relationships matter when auditors and IT specialists work together but they don’t always see their relationship the same way, or in a good way.

When reading an analyst’s report, pay special attention to where the analyst is from, not which brokerage the analyst is affiliated with or where the firm that is covered is headquartered.

They do when incentives like shareholder credits for corporate taxes paid exist.

This study provides empirical evidence on the association between independent directors’ compensation and related party transactions suggesting that overcompensating directors has an adverse effect on their independence and the effectiveness of board monitoring.

Policy makers and regulators generally believe firms should enlist directors with more expertise.

When a firm suffers from a credit downgrade, will it be possible for the firm to record a large unrealized gain in its income?

Do firms first exhaust relatively “safe” tax planning strategies before turning to “risky” strategies, as they pursue more tax savings?

RESEARCH PAPER: Connections between the Market Pricing of Accruals Quality and Accounting-Based Anomalies

RESEARCH PAPER: The Unintended Consequences of Material Weakness Reporting on Auditors’ Acceptance of Aggressive Client Reporting

RESEARCH PAPER: Revising Audit Plans to Address Fraud Risk: A Case of ‘Do as I Advise, Not as I Do’?

RESEARCH PAPER: Economic Consequences of Corporate Governance Disclosure: Evidence from the 2006 SEC Regulation on Related-Party Transactions

RESEARCH PAPER: Institutional Trading around Corporate News: Evidence from Textual Analysis

RESEARCH PAPER: The Influence of Firms' Emissions Management Strategy Disclosures on Investors' Valuation Judgments

RESEARCH PAPER: The Interaction of Perceived Subjectivity and Pay Transparency on Professional Judgment in a Profit Pool Setting: The Case of Large Law Firms

RESEARCH PAPER: Behavioral implications of using an online slot machine game to motivate employees: A cautionary tale

RESEARCH PAPER: Board expertise and executive incentives