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Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons)

About Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons)

Apolone Gentles is a CPA, CGA and Ontario lawyer and editor with over 20 years of business experience. Apolone is leveraging 20 years of business and accounting experience to build a commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on construction law. She has held senior leadership roles in non-profit organizations, leading finance, human resources, information technology and facilities teams. She has also held senior roles in audit and assurance services at a “Big Four” audit firm. Apolone has also lectured in Auditing, Economics and Business at post-secondary schools.

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COVID-19 vaccines: Encourage, not mandate

The best advice to employers may be to encourage, not mandate, COVID-19 vaccines. Workplace vaccination is a matter of compliance (with health and safety and other legal requirements to keep workplaces safe) and risk management (mitigating the risk that outbreaks could disrupt business continuity).

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Apply for property tax rebates

Apply for property tax rebates if your organization is a qualifying charity or other not-for-profit. In addition to COVID-specific government relief which may be available, municipal property tax rebates may be a valuable source of cashflow as not-for-profits navigate the impact of COVID-19 on revenues.

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Miscommunications between HR and Payroll lead to $115,000 overpayment

Miscommunications between HR and Payroll, and documentation shortcuts resulted in a $115,000.00 overpayment of separation payments. (See Kearns v. Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“Kearns”)).

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