Welch LLP Hosts Annual Accounting & Tax Updates Seminar at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club

On October 4th, Welch LLP hosted two sessions, one for non-profit organizations and one for private enterprises, on new accounting and tax updates. Both sessions were moderated by Partner Garth Steele, CPA, CA and featured experts from Welch LLP in their respective service areas. The sessions explored a variety of topics vital to help prepare businesses and organizations for the upcoming year.

Featured speakers and topics for the NPO session were:

• HST Hot Topics presented by Mona Tessier, CPA, CA – Principal, Welch LLP
• Accounting Standards Update presented by Christa Casey, CPA, CA – Partner, Welch LLP
• Top 5 Most Common Management Letter Points presented by Peter Berry, CPA, CA – Senior Manager, Welch LLP
• Trends in Group Benefits presented by Sarah Sanderson – Senior Consultant, Cowan Insurance Group
• Charity & NPO Tax Issues presented by Damian Laflamme – Principal, Welch LLP
• New Audit Reporting Standards presented by Shawn Kelso, CPA, CA – Partner, Welch LLP
• Employment Law Update presented by Karin Pagé – Partner, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall

Featured speakers and topics for the Private Enterprise session were:

• Impacts of Tax on Split Income (TOSI) presented by Don Scott, FCPA, FCA & Jim McConnery, CPA, CA, TEP – Partners, Welch LLP
• Passive Investment Income Rules presented by Gary Donell – Tax Consultant, Welch LLP
• Changes to Government Funding presented by Josh Smith, CPA, CA – Partner, Welch LLP
• Preferred Shares & Agriculture presented by Shawn Kelso, CPA, CA – Partner, Welch LLP
• IFRS Update presented by Bryan Haralovich, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois) – Partner, Welch LLP
• Employment Law Update presented by Karin Pagé – Partner, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall