Contents CPA MAGAZINE MAY 2015
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DEPARTMENTS Letters 4
Professional Matters 10
News and Views for Members 10
A new chapter begins in China and Hong Kong 12
Standards Speak 13
Public Sector Accounting Board Reaches for the Stars
46 NEWS ETC.
Globetrotting 6 News From Around the World
Crosscountry 7 Canada at a Glance
Variables 8 Fit as a Fiddle
Collectors’ Gallery
By the Numbers 68 Game of Monopoly
FEATURES Simons Says Shop 28
La Maison Simons, a venerable Quebec retailer, plans to go national. Can it succeed in markets where it’s not a known entity?
The Theory of Everything Debt 34
Is there a time when debt is good and a time when it’s bad? Should we cut up our credit cards? There are no simple answers
On the Job With Difficult People
The CPA Gender Pay Gap
While there have been great changes for women in the workplace, there’s still a gender gap in compensation. Why?
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Some expert tips on how to deal with those annoying colleagues at work
46 COLUMNS Editor’s Note 2
Canadian Issues 20 Are We Really Living in an Age of Austerity?
The Right Thing 21 The Charm Offensive
Tax Files 22 Seeing Red
From Here to Equality 24 Time to Hit Fast-Forward
Workplace 14 Business Etiquette 14 Profile 14 News 15 Management 16 Leadership 19
Technophilia 26
Cash, Credit or Cloud? 26 Tech Review 27
On the Money 52
Financial News and Advice 52
The Price of Cheap and Free 53
Fraud 54 Scams and Shams 54 In Vino Veritas 56
After Hours 58 Profile 58 Fashion 59 Health 60 Books 61 Travel: France 62
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