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 intend to issue proposed regulations involving the transfer of United States real property interests.
August 20 -
The government could collect up to $1.5 billion more in tax revenue over five years if pipe tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco were taxed the same as cigarettes.
August 20 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury issued a notice saying they intend to issue proposed regulations withdrawing the DPL rules for multinationals.
August 20 -
Taxpayers are unable to get through to live help through the IRS's toll-free phone lines, even when the IRS claims its wait times are only about three minutes.
August 19 -
The FAF Board of Trustees selected Dalia Blass to serve as its new board chair and appointed Erin Hill as the FAF's new executive director.
August 19 -
The IRS failed to follow its own procedures when terminating thousands of probationary employees or consider their individual performance.
August 19 -
The Top 10 Firm based in Chicago plans to acquire a Boston-based strategy consulting firm that specializes in services for private equity firms.
August 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to open the 2026 Compliance Assurance Process program application period for public companies with at least $10 million in assets.
August 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service is disputing claims that spread on social media last week about $1,390 stimulus checks being mailed to taxpayers.
August 18 -
The deal bolsters FMS's position in delivering managed accounting services to independent restaurants and food retail businesses.
August 18 -
A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland law that prevents companies from displaying a digital ad tax charge on a bill.
August 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service didn't do enough to verify the identity of callers to its Practitioner Priority Service and Business Specialty Tax phone lines.
August 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged in a court filing that it is now sharing taxpayer data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
August 15 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board posted new documents to help jurisdictions implement its recent standard on sustainability assurance.
August 14 -
The Top 75 Firm based in Parsippany, New Jersey, plans to buy MNK in Florham Park, New Jersey, effective Nov. 15, 2025.
August 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service won't renew a $500,000 annual contract to repair the self-service kiosks after a contractor failed to keep them in working order.
August 14 -
The sprawling new tax law includes a number of provisions that present opportunities for accountants and tax professionals to discuss estate and gift planning.
August 14 -
A new study predicts the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state, but the impact will differ.
August 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is working on a new initiative for requesting financial records from banks to track illegal activity such as money laundering.
August 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service has overhauled its technology modernization plans in response to reductions in funding and staffing under the Trump administration.
August 12
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