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Capital Cost Allowance in Canada is designed as a handy reference that includes all relevant primary and secondarymaterials, as well as extensive commentary to help maneuvre through the rules affecting a broad range of corporate and individualtaxpayers, and answer all of your capital cost allowance questions. This valuable resource will save you valuable research time whileproviding the security and convenience of being able to reference supporting legislation. It's everything you need to know in one handyreference!

Features include:

• Extensive commentary on all aspects of the capital cost allowance system, including transfers, restrictions, trusts, goodwill, and other intangibles, as well as many other issues relating to depreciable property
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This webcast was recorded on June 11, 2008

CCH IFRS Webinar Series 2008 – Seminar 3
On the surface Canadian GAAP and IFRS appear very similar. However, the devil is in the details. Understanding how reporting will be impacted under International Financial Reporting Standards is important to making decisions regarding presentation on financial reporting.

CCH Canadian presents the third in a series of online seminars on IFRS for Canada. This 90-minute webinar is presented by Peter D. Chant, FCA, PhD, Partner at Deloitte Canada and author of iGAAP 2008: IFRS for Canada.

Agenda

• Inventory
• Property, plant and equipment
• Investment property
• Intangibles
• Goodwill

Format
Participate right from your desk or office. All you need is an Internet connection and a sound card.

The Speaker
Dr. Peter D. Chant, FCA, is a partner in the National Assurance and Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a former member and Chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and was co-Chair of the CICA/FASB Task Force that developed the current Canadian and FASB standard on segmented information. He was also a member of the FASB's Task Force on Business Combinations that developed the FASB's current standard on that topic, and a member of the G4+1 Group of Standard Setters, which included the Chairs of the IASB, FASB and the Canadian Accounting Standards Board.

Peter has published a textbook on advanced accounting in Canada, and was co-author of a research paper on accounting for joint ventures that was published by the G4+1. He is currently Chair of the Task Force on Non-GAAP Performance Measures of the Canadian Performance Reporting Board of the CICA. He has a Ph.D. in Accounting and Information Systems from Northwestern University.

Related Webinars

• Introduction to IFRS: What's it All About?
• Business Combinations and Consolidations Under IFRS

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The 2010 CCH GAAP Guide, Volumes I and II, is the perfect bridge between the existing GAAP hierarchy and the new FASB Codification. This new two-volume set’s pre-/post-Codification dual-reference system, detailed cross-reference table, and index help you quickly locate the information you need in the way you are most comfortable with. Content is current and authoritative — written by leaders in the field, with analysis, practice pointers and illustrations to filter the complexities.

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Available: September 2011

Author: George Georgiades, CPA

• Provides over 750 examples of realistic sample footnote disclosures to assist in the preparation of financial statements for an audit, a review, or a compilation engagement.
• Facilitates compliance with U.S. GAAP by integrating, in each chapter, the specific disclosure and key presentation requirements with the sample footnotes.
• Provides sample disclosures that are technically sound, understandable, and comprehensive and that cover a variety of scenarios, from the most common to the most unusual.
• Incorporates all currently effective accounting standards, including those that cover areas of unusual difficulty, such as financial instruments, fair value, business combinations, consolidation, income taxes, pensions, accounting changes, and variable interest entities.

All of the sample disclosures in the GAAP Financial Statement Disclosures Manual are included on the accompanying CD-ROM. Therefore, once you’ve identified the disclosure suited to your specific needs, you can simply select it from the CD-ROM, place it into your financial statements, and then modify it as necessary. Also included is a financial statement disclosures checklist that provides a centralized resource of the required and recommended GAAP disclosures and key presentation items currently in effect, using the style referencing under the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as well as references to pre-Codification FASB literature. It is designed to assist the user in determining whether the required financial statement disclosures and key presentation matters have been addressed.

This Manual is arranged into the following major parts, consistent with the Codification’s broad structure:

• Part 1 General Principles (Topic Codes 100s)
• Part 2 Presentation (Topic Codes 200s)
• Part 3 Assets (Topic Codes 300s)
• Part 4 Liabilities (Topic Codes 400s)
• Part 5 Equity (Topic Codes 500s)
• Part 6 Revenue (Topic Codes 600s)
• Part 7 Expenses (Topic Codes 700s)
• Part 8 Broad Transactions (Topic Codes 800s)
• Part 9 Other

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Book available: December 2011
Standalone CD available: December 2011

Volumes I and II provide the most comprehensive resource for understanding and applying authoritative GAAP literature in clear language. Each FASB Accounting Standards Codification pronouncement/topic is discussed in a comprehensive format that makes it easy to understand and implement in day-to-day practice. Practical illustrations and examples demonstrate and clarify specific accounting principles.

Major standards, and interpretations of major standards, are covered in Volume I, and guidance for more narrow transactions is provided in Volume II.

The Practice Pointers throughout this edition explicate, in plain English, how to apply the standards just discussed. Observations enrich the discussion by presenting interesting aspects of GAAP, such as conflicts within the authoritative literature.

The GAAP Guide satisfies all AICPA peer review standards and requirements.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles:

• Accounting Changes
• Accounting Policies and Standards
• Advertising
• Balance Sheet Classification and Related Display Issues
• Bankruptcy and Reorganization
• Business Combinations
• Capitalization and Expense Recognition Concepts
• Cash Flow Statement
• Computer Software
• Consolidated Financial Statements
• Contingencies, Risks, and Uncertainties
• Convertible Debt and Debt with Warrants
• Deferred Compensation Contracts
• Depreciable Assets and Depreciation
• Development Stage Enterprises
• Earnings per Share
• Equity Method
• Extinguishment of Debt
• Fair Value
• Financial Instruments
• Foreign Operations and Exchange
• Government Contracts
• Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
• Income Taxes
• Installment SalesIntangible Assets
• Interest Costs Capitalized
• Interest on Receivables and Payables
• Interim Financial Reporting
• Inventory
• Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
• Leases
• Long-Term Construction Contracts
• Long-Term Obligations
• Nonmonetary Transactions
• Pension Plans
• Personal Financial Statements
• Postemployment and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
• Product Financing Arrangements
• Property Taxes
• Real Estate Transactions
• Related Party Disclosures
• Research and Development
• Results of Operations
• Revenue Recognition
• Segment Reporting
• Stock-Based Payments
• Stockholder

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Available: November 2011

This book helps accountants solve many complex accounting and disclosure problems. Superior technical analysis and practical explanations of accounting principles are provided. The Guide uses a helpful three-step approach for each topic covered. First, flowcharts illustrate the decision process and accounting procedures. Then, general discussion of the major provisions provides a context for understanding; and, finally, detailed examples show the specific computations and accounting requirements.

To reflect the structure of the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), the U.S. Master GAAP Guide is organized into nine chapters that correspond to the areas of the ASC.

• Topically arranged to follow the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).
• Three-level approach to explanation and analysis, including flowcharts, general discussion, and detailed examples, makes the official pronouncements easy to understand.
• Serves as a working guide so practitioners can find solutions to complex practice problems quickly.
• Helps prepare CPA Exam candidates for the GAAP pronouncements portion of the Exam.
• Enables clear understanding of the accounting requirements of the pronouncements.

Chapters:

• General principles
• Presentation
• Assets
• Liabilities
• Equity
• Revenue
• Expenses
• Broad transactions
• Industry

Also contains:

• Conceptual framework
• Accounting Standards Updates
• Exposure Drafts
• How to cross-reference the Codification and pre-Codification standards
• Present value factors

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CCH, in partnership with Advocis, provides this study text for use in the CFP® Education Program. The contents within the text, the module tests, and the comprehensive financial plan are designed to prepare course registrants to write the Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2) administered by Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC).

CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course also comes bundled with the FPSC’s Financial Planning Case Studies, Series 1.

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The CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course gives students all the materials required to summarize and integrate the core curriculum learning and prepare for the FPE2 exam.

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Each text includes two CDs. Disc 1 holds oneSource, CCH’s reference library for advisors. The educational version of this extensive electronic research library gives you a wealth of planning information, including the bas

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Written from a Canadian perspective for Canadian IFRS practitioners

The comprehensive commentary of iGAAP: IFRS for Canada is unique in that it is Canadian. It is authored from a Canadian perspective for Canadian practitioners and it draws on Deloitte's global IFRS experience. Commentary is provided on each significant Standard, organized topically into chapters, and contains explanatory information, analytical discussions, and illustrative examples of the application of IFRSs.

New and updated commentary includes:

• Financial Instruments, reflecting new standard IFRS 9 and other recent amendments
• IFRS 1, First-Time Adoption of IFRSs
• Related Party Disclosures, Interim Reporting, and Presentation of Financial Statements and Share-based Payments
• 2010 Annual Improvements changes and other recent amendments to IFRSs
• Significant recent Exposure Drafts and anticipated developments, including commentary on Leases, Revenue Recognition, Deferred Taxes, Contingencies, Employee Benefits, Extractive Activities
• Practical implications of applying IFRS in a Canadian environment.

• First-time Canadian Readers Guide provides an overview of individual Standards from a Canadian perspective
• Summary of Major Differences between Canadian GAAP and IFRS highlights key areas of change for Canadian practitioners
• Implications for Canadian Preparers summarizes significant practical implications for Canadian practitioners upon transition

In addition, comments specific to Canada are separately highlighted throughout the content, as are interpretive commentary and examples.

About the Authors of iGAAP: IFRS for Canada

Dr. Peter Chant, FCA, is a partner in the National Assurance and Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a former member and Chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and was co-Chair of the CICA/FASB Task Force that developed the current Canadian and FASB standard on segmented information. He was also a member of the FASB's Task Force on Business Combinations that developed the FASB's current standard on that topic, and a member of the G4+1 Group of standard setters, which included the Chairs of the IASB, FASB and the Canadian Accounting Standards Board. He has published a textbook on advanced accounting in Canada, and was co-author of a research paper on account

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The University of Chicago Law School held its 64th Annual Federal Tax Conference at the business school’s Gleacher Center on a memorable date: 11/11/11. Published exclusively each year in the special March Issue of Taxes—The Tax Magazine are the papers presented at this prestigious conference.

• The Past and Future of the Foreign Tax Credit (By Philip R. West and Amanda P. Varma)
• PFICs (By Kimberly S. Blanchard) discussing the policy and purpose of the PFIC rules and suggesting ways in which the PFIC rules could be made more workable by IRS guidance.
• Mayo Deference Examined Under the Six-Year Statute of Limitations Cases—A Proposal for a Constitutionally Sound Allocation of Lawmaking Authority (By Irving Salem) discussing the proper role of judicial deference to the agency.
• Updating the Tax-Free Reorganization Rules—Attributes, Overlaps and More (By Michael L. Schler, Eric Solomon, Karen Gilbreath Sowell, Jonathan J. Katz and Gary Scanlon) analyzing tax-free reorganization rules.
• To Err is Human; to Rescind, Divine (By Philip B. Wright) examining the role of rescission and other remedies to retroactively alter the tax consequences of a prior transaction.
• The Mysterious Case of Disappearing Debt in Partnership Transactions (By Phillip Gall and Franny Wang) analyzing the five primary cases of disappearing debt in partnership transactions.
• Employee Benefits Corner (by By Elizabeth Thomas Dold and David N. Levine) covering all types of employee benefits, including qualified plans, IRAs, governmental plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare plans.
• The Estate Planner (By Lewis Saret) examining the tax and legal aspects of trusts and estates and significant current developments
• International Tax Watch (By Stewart R. Lipeles, John D. McDonald) looking at the world of tax beyond the U.S.
• Tax Practice (By William D. Elliott) focusing on tax practice and procedure issues.
• Tax Trends (By Mark Luscombe) keeping you up-to-date on the latest trends in the tax world.

Special Feature:

• Unwinding or Rescinding A Transaction: Good Tax Planning or Tax Fraud (by Sheldon I. Banoff). In the seminal 1984 article, Shelly examines when unwinding, rescission or substantial modification will be respected for federal tax purposes.

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Authors: Richard H. Gesseck, CPA, and Lawrence Gramling, Ph.D., CPA

Helps accountants solve many complex accounting and disclosure problems. Superior technical analysis and practical explanations of accounting principles are provided in this insightful volume. The Guide uses a helpful three-step approach for each topic covered. First, flowcharts illustrate the decision process and accounting procedures. Then, general discussion of the major provisions provides a context for understanding; and, finally, detailed examples show the specific computations and accounting requirements.

This one comprehensive volume provides you with new insights into, and practical understanding of, the standards that constitute U.S. GAAP. To reflect the structure of the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), the U.S. Master GAAP Guide is organized into nine chapters that correspond to the areas of the ASC.

• Topically arranged to follow the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).
• Three-level approach to explanation and analysis, including flowcharts, general discussion, and detailed examples, makes the official pronouncements easy to understand.
• Serves as a working guide so practitioners can find solutions to complex practice problems quickly.
• Helps prepare CPA Exam candidates for the GAAP pronouncements portion of the Exam.
• Enables clear understanding of the accounting requirements of the pronouncements.

1. General principles
2. Presentation
3. Assets
4. Liabilities
5. Equity
6. Revenue
7. Expenses
8. Broad transactions
9. Industry

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