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 Regional Leader firm based in Rochester, New York, has acquired a firm also headquartered in Rochester.
November 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service has posted guidance in the form of questions and answers on digital asset broker reporting on the new Form 1099-DA.
November 6 -
The deal expands the firm's franchise services group with a number of restaurant and food franchise clients.
November 6 -
The Top 25 Firm is expanding its presence in Southern California by acquiring GPW in San Diego, its latest M&A deal since receiving private equity funding.
November 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year.
November 6 -
The International Accounting Standards Board is facing the prospect of a substantial deficit estimated at £5 million ($6.5 million).
November 5 -
The IRS and the Treasury Department issued guidance giving penalty relief to employers and other payors for tax year 2025 on the new reporting requirements.
November 5 -
Frazier & Deeter acquired RS&F and Pesta Finnie; Thomas Howell Ferguson bought Hamic Previte & Sturwold; and Capstone Accounting and Tax merged in Nissen & Meyer.
November 5 -
Employers boosted employment in October, while annual pay rose 4.5% year over year, payroll giant ADP reported.
November 5 -
Hourly earnings growth for small business employees slowed slightly last month, but the average number of hours they worked increased, Paychex reported.
November 4 -
CPA Canada is asking the Canadian government to advance a framework for independent assurance over artificial intelligence systems.
November 3 -
Joseph Vanator of Vantors & Associates in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, was arraigned in late October and charged with one count of accounting violations, a five-year felony.
November 3 -
Democrats are asking TIGTA to investigate reports that the administration plans to have the Internal Revenue Service target left-leaning nonprofits and donors.
October 31 -
Voters in 20 states will be asked to weigh in on ballot referendums and measures concerning an estimated total of $3.1 billion in potential tax hikes.
October 30 -
The International Accounting Standards Board and the International Sustainability Standards Board are developing standards for rate-regulated activities and carbon.
October 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have been lightening the load on audit firms.
October 30 -
The International Federation of Accountants is teaming with the International Bar Association to combat money laundering, while signing a pact with audit groups.
October 29 -
Sens. Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren want to know how Frank Bisignano can simultaneously run the IRS and the Social Security Administration.
October 29 -
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 25 Firm based in Enterprise, Alabama, is adding Abroms & Associates PC, based in Florence, Alabama.
October 29 -
Intuit debuted Intuit Accountant Suite and Intuit Intelligence, partnering with a group of accounting firms leveraging AI, during its Intuit Connect conference.
October 28
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