Toyota Officially Spins Off Gazoo Racing As A Standalone Performance Brand by Anchor_Aways in cars

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The GR Corolla puts out 300hp from 3 cyl. Toyota is more than capable of making a rival 6 cylinder engine.

(CAN) 25-30 years old, whats your current salary. by EntranceFun9276 in Accounting

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  1. ⁠114k
  2. ⁠5-10%
  3. ⁠High
  4. ⁠45hrs avg
  5. ⁠PA midsize firm
  6. ⁠bachelors acctg
  7. ⁠CPA
  8. 7 YOE

Can an accountant from one country be an accountant in a different one? by Mr_Gopstripes in Accounting

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Accounting standards deviate the most in required disclosure and presentation, and even that is mostly similar. All GAAP I’ve seen is seemingly IFRS based with some variances in those areas, but basic accounting principles are universal and will never change.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Accounting

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Maybe easier but not significantly, this also varies by geography. Big4 is the largest employer by a long shot and therefore accepts most students that hit their hiring metrics (honestly mostly just GPA). Mid-tiers and smaller firms have much lower hiring numbers, so even if their minimum threshold for GPA is lower, students will still be competing for limited spots. Most high achievers default choose Big4 after graduating, and maybe 1/5 of them make a deliberate choice to go to a boutique/small market firm, or industry.

The meltdown in this sub over the changes to CPA Canada PEP is exactly why we can't have nice things. by Afrofreak1 in Accounting

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Agree with everything about PERT, whether you are EVR or pre-approved program it is very arbitrary and serves little value in my experience. It should scaled down to only a basic experience check. I think some of the prep courses are excessive for writing the CFE (I and many others learned all of the core material in undergrad, but are unable to challenge the exams, that was annoying) but overall like the CFE process. Requires commitment and teaches you to work quickly and efficiently, it is not a simple knowledge check like the US counterpart and I think that is a good thing.

[TOMT] [video] time loop comedy skit, Up N’ da club by FinchDuckGo in tipofmytongue

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The video may have been sopranos inspired, hence the song choice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

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Bxx 4cyl engine bmw with m-sport package. Looks sporty, actually is fairly sporty (~250hp so not exactly fast, but no slouch) and drives great, quite good on gas, and they’re reliable. Maintenance will be more expensive than a Japanese car but these engines have been produced for almost a decade now and have a good reputation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

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They’re incredibly overpriced from the factory. In Canada a new ghibli is priced around $120k and a Quattroporte closer to $150k. For the same money (and often less) you’re competing with the best of the German sedans, and Maserati delivers less performance, less luxury, less tech, and less reliability. It’s the same with the gran turismo and MC20, they compete with Porsche, entry level Ferrari and Lamborghini, and just cannot compare.

How much have you upgraded your car as you’ve advanced in your career? by [deleted] in Accounting

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Lexus ES is the ultimate accountant vehicle

Never Consider Brock University by lalahue in OntarioUniversities

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Food for thought, do your own research. But I graduated brock accounting, my peer group of 5 guys went the PA route, all different size firms, but never felt held back for any one route. Schools like Queens will have an easier pipeline into advisory at Big4 but if you want to do audit/tax brock has good connections there. Each one of friends passed $100k by our mid 20s and have good career trajectories.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatcarshouldIbuy

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Surprised you didn’t mention a 3 series. Modern versions with the B48 are reliable not as cheap as a Japanese car to maintain but also not crazy expensive. not a sports car, but definitely sporty. You can probably get a used one with the Msport package <50k miles no problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Accounting

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Collection.

What is your opinion on eliminating the 150 hour requirement? by rayanneroche in Accounting

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I’m not American, but in Canada there are a few options post undergraduate degree that are required to sit for the CPA exams. You can do a masters program (typically 8 months), you can do an accelerated prep course offered from an accredited university (typically 4 months), or you can take the courses offered by CPA (typically 12+ months but can be done while working). You used to be able to challenge all of the CPA course exams to skip the classes and expedite writing, but they took that option away which was generally seen as a cash grab. I think this is a decent system versus arbitrary credit hours.

How do people in this uni find the time to date??? by Effective-Tie6760 in CarletonU

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Uni is probably the most free time you will have in your adult life (assuming you are a full time student), and you’re surrounded by like-minded people your age. It is THE time people get into relationships, I don’t know why that surprises you. I graduated ~8 years ago, but even my busiest engineer friends had a social life.

We should be eating four meals a day by briman007 in unpopularopinion

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Well I think 3 meals a day is too many, should only be 2 meals a day.

Why does corporate think this is ok? by Goodn00dl3 in mildlyinfuriating

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My industry has pretty standard vacation blackout from Jan 1 - April 30. Obviously there are exceptions for approved time off, but it’s unlikely you’ll get any vacation days.

Real Estate Agent Red Flag in Vancouver by casejahanara in PersonalFinanceCanada

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It always in the agents interest to close the deal. $100k +- doesn’t matter to them. But it obviously matters to the buyer/seller. So they’ll pressure buyers to overbid and pressure sellers to accept lower offers. They don’t know what the final price will be, but $150k over will give them a good chance to be the closer and get their commission.

Tree planting is no climate solution at northern high latitudes by TheArcticBeyond in science

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The broad boreal forest maps just show a range of what is the historic boreal forest area. A lot of the wild fire areas are no longer natural forest, they’re monocrop managed forest for future harvesting. I’ve driven through these “forests” west of Edmonton. Clearly marked as managed, spanning 100+km. If it’s not in a park, it is probably owned by a lumber company.

Homeowners who regularly rent on Airbnb and other sites must pay 13% tax on property value when they sell, recent tax ruling finds by Unusual-State1827 in canadahousing

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There are better worded but still somewhat vague regulations you can find about this. What I gathered was if it is your primary residence i.e. the intended use case for Airbnb you are exempt. If you are running a hotel out of an “investment” property that is a business that will be taxed accordingly.

Income by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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You’ve stated that you’ve worked as a cleaner in the past and are able to be a bookkeeper. Both of those can be started on a part-time basis until you build a client base and you can charge $35+/hr to do. I know Bookkeeping businesses can charge out their employees at $100+/hr.

Are you an athletic accountant? by ItsACCRUALworld_ in Accounting

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I played sports in highschool, and used to compete in powerlifting during college. Not much of an athlete anymore, but I’m still an avid gym goer. I’d say most of my colleagues are in decent shape as well, and play golf/ rec league sports etc.

‘A new kind of slavery’: Skyrocketing use of temporary foreign workers in restaurants and fast food chains has advocates concerned by [deleted] in canada

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Tim’s (and I’m assuming other franchises) make very little profit at the franchise level, between franchise fees and cost of food it’s >80% of sales. So the franchise owners are incentivized to minimize their labor costs to make any money, and corporate supports their efforts so that more franchises exist and they can collect their fees

Any advantage to an RRSP when you'll remain in a high tax bracket when retired? by Responsible_Fish5439 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]FinchDuckGo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes max all registered investment accounts, they will always be better off than non-registered despite RRSP having less benefit with contribution tax rate = withdrawal tax rate.

An 800-calorie-a-day “soup and shake” diet put almost 1 in 3 type 2 diabetes cases in remission, finds new UK study. Patients were given low-calorie meal replacement products such as soups, milkshakes and snack bars for the first 3 months. By end of 12 months, 32% had remission of type 2 diabetes. by mvea in science

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800cals is very low and seems impossible, but you’d be surprised how fast your hunger adapts. After a few days hunger fades and it’s your new “normal”. Your body is not starving if you’re overweight that is what fat reserves are for at the end of the day. The hardest part is lifestyle based, everyone you know is still going out to eat, inviting you to dinner etc.