Michael Cohn, editor-in-chief of AccountingToday.com, has been covering business and technology for a variety of publications since 1985. Prior to joining Accounting Today and WebCPA, he worked for Red Herring, Internet World, Beyond Computing, Accounting Technology and PC Magazine, and freelanced for a variety of other business publications. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English, he studied accounting at the Wharton School of Business, and currently lives in New York City.
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The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has unveiled a set of ethical standards for business tax planning in response to complaints over tax avoidance by multinational companies.
By Michael CohnApril 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service reported stronger performance on Monday, April 15, as it concluded this year's tax filing season, saying it had answered 1 million more phone calls from taxpayers and helped 170,000 people in person compared to last year.
By Michael CohnApril 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service is getting ready for an onslaught of tax returns arriving by Tax Day, though many taxpayers will be eligible for automatic extensions due to natural disasters.
By Michael CohnApril 12 -
The Chicago-based firm is expanding in Southern California in the third M&A deal it has announced this month.
By Michael CohnApril 11 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is examining the possibilities of artificial intelligence in the accounting profession while undergoing staff cutbacks.
By Michael CohnApril 11 -
The two boards both published new strategic plans for the next few years in coordination with each other.
By Michael CohnApril 11 -
A new report shows that, increasingly, the respondents in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board enforcement actions are firms, rather than individuals.
By Michael CohnApril 10 -
The new standard represents one of the biggest changes to IFRS in decades.
By Michael CohnApril 10 -
Crete Professionals Alliance added Reid Tax & Advisory Services; and Financial Independence joined Level Four Financial.
By Michael CohnApril 10 -
The board imposed its largest-ever penalty of $25 million against KPMG's firm in the Netherlands, in addition to $2 million in fines against Deloitte's firms in Indonesia and the Philippines.
By Michael CohnApril 10