ust For Laughs Inc. is an incorporated corporation under the laws of Ontario. It is also a successful and busy retail business owned by Jack and Jill Busybody and operated by them and their son Leroy. Jack and Jill Busybody are the sole directors of the corporation. The company has operated in the Danforth Avenue area of Toronto since 1997, supplying party favours to the local community. Misty Numbers is a chartered accountant and limited liability partner of Numbers & More LLP, a chartered accountancy firm. Ms. Numbers provided bookkeeping and accounting services for Just For Laughs Inc. from 2002 to 2012. Ms. Numbers and her firm was retained by Just For Laughs Inc. by way of a review engagement that was signed in 2002 and not updated. Misty Numbers was not retained to audit the company. In accordance with the review engagement, Misty Numbers prepared the companys financial statements and corporate tax returns on a yearly basis. The review engagement provided that neither Misty Numbers nor her firm was liable for any errors or omissions in the financial records of Just For Laughs Inc. The Busybodys had several staff who worked in the store, as well as their son Leroy who supervised the staff when the Busybodys travelled to Mexico for January to March every year to escape the Canadian winter. However, in addition to Leroy, the Busybodys relied on their staff, some of whom had worked for the company since 1997. In 2000, Just For Laughs Inc. was audited by the Canada Revenue Agency. It was revealed that the company was not recording and remitting the proper levels of retail sales tax for that year. A notice of assessment was issued, and Canada Revenue Agency found that the company owed $73,071 in unreported sales tax for the year. After that audit, the Busybodys re-trained their staff in how to record sales tax. It was discovered that when the staff collected a deposit on an order for party favours, they would not charge sales tax on the deposit. When the order was picked up by the customer, sales tax would be charged only on the balance that was owed, rather than on the total order. As part of the training, the Busybodys ensured their staff understood that they must record and charge sales tax on the total amount of the order. A further spot audit was conducted in 2001 by the Canada Revenue Agency which found that Just for Laughs Inc. was collecting and remitting sales tax properly. The main contact for Misty Numbers at Just for Laughs was Leroy Busybody, the Busybodys son who ran the company while his parents were away in Mexico each year. Leroy was never particularly good at math or financial information. He was an introvert who day-dreamed of becoming a murder mystery novelist and moving to a remote village in Mexico. Nevertheless, he was a dutiful son who managed his parents party business out of loyalty, and relied on the staff to know how to process orders. Leroy and Misty became quite good friends often sharing meals together for which.