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 tax-filing season for individuals just opened recently, but businesses already got a head start on various tax incentives in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
February 6 -
The agency incorrectly labeled some taxpayers as hostages when providing tax relief, or failed to remove a special indicator after their release from captivity.
February 5 -
The Auditing Standards Board will be proposing a set of updates to its attestation standards to address sustainability information and other assurance issues.
February 5 -
Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren want to know if the DOJ plans to defend the IRS against Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns.
February 4 -
The professional and business services sector, which includes accounting and tax, lost 57,000 jobs last month, the largest loss since August 2024, ADP reported.
February 4 -
Small business job growth and wage growth last month largely followed the same pattern as late last year, payroll company Paychex reported.
February 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released proposed regulations on the clean fuel production credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
February 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted a contingency plan Friday indicating that it would be able to operate until Feb. 7, 2026, while keeping all 74,942 employees working.
February 2 -
The American Institute of CPAs introduced a new program to identify and develop the skills needed by early-career CPAs to succeed in an AI-driven market.
February 2 -
The SEC named Demetrios "Jim" Logothetis as chairman of the PCAOB, and Mark Calabria, Kyle Hauptman and Steven Laughton as board members.
January 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has voted to add a project to its technical agenda on market-return cash balance plans.
January 30 -
Lawmakers are demanding answers about the sharing of taxpayer information with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
January 30 -
The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a research study analyzing the economic impact of state income tax elimination.
January 29 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking for a contingency plan that keeps 100% of IRS employees on the job in case of a shutdown during tax season.
January 29 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board released a standard to help entities consistently report climate-related risks and opportunities.
January 29 -
Sorren, a rapidly growing firm based in Meridian, Idaho, has added Hess & Rohmer in Gainesville, Texas, bolstering its presence in the Lone Star State.
January 28 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins warned in her annual report to Congress that this tax season is likely to bring bigger challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with the Internal Revenue Service.
January 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted a fact sheet about its move away from paper checks to electronic payments for taxes and tax refunds.
January 27 -
AAFCPAs, a Top 100 Firm based in Westborough, Massachusetts, has acquired McLaren & Associates CPAs, a firm specializing in forensic accounting.
January 27 -
A group of Senate Democrats and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration are raising questions about the impact of IRS funding cuts.
January 27
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