Contents July/August 2018
Cover Story In Focus
5 Notes & News
24 This and That
CPABC Regulatory Report to the
Public for fiscal year 2017/2018
44 Professional Development
Upcoming PD titles and programs
46 Members in Focus
16
Working, investing, and living
in BC in 2017
2018 RCU reports show BC still in strong shape
26
Can Audit Quality
Be Measured?
CPAB’s new CEO weighs in
30
Reignite Your Passion
for Work
Tips from an Olympian on the
merits of a practice-based focus
Announcements and accolades;
in memoriam; Convocation recap;
Spring Pacific Summit recap;
#CPABCfit
54 Member Profile
Ray Walia, CPA, CMA
CEO, Launch Academy
Recurring Columns
34 Career Development
Job search: Starting from
ground zero
36 Ethics
What gets public practitioners
in trouble?
40 Tax
Holding passive investments
in a private corporation
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Notes from the Chair
Scorecard 2018
BC CFO Awards
Become a FinLit leader
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