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 Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued guidance answering questions related to educational assistance programs.
June 17 -
Clark Schaefer Hackett is adding Rolfes & Swisher; and RKL Virtual Management Solutions is merging in Kauffman CPA.
June 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is setting up a new unit to target the use of basis shifting between related parties as a way for partnerships to avoid paying taxes.
June 17 -
The Institute of Management Accountants held its annual conference this week in San Antonio, Texas, where it discussed ways to attract more people to join the profession.
June 14 -
CFOs remain divided on the prospects for the economy and continue to see risks from inflation, cybersecurity, generative AI and talent shortages, according to a new survey from Deloitte.
June 14 -
Ernst & Young's U.S. firm intends to invest $1 billion over the next three years in talent and technology to improve the attractiveness of the accounting profession.
June 12 -
A variety of business groups have been filing lawsuits to stop the Department of Labor's overtime rule, which is set to go into effect on July 1.
June 11 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reappointed Erica Williams to another term as chairperson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
June 11 -
The Internal Revenue Service has been making efforts to reduce the overall amount of space it rents, but it nevertheless has lots of unnecessary space that it's paying hundreds of millions of dollars for every year.
June 11 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levied sanctions and $150,000 in penalties against L&L CPAs and three of its auditors.
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