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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U.S. public companies lost an average of 1.06% of their annual revenue to known frauds last year, amounting to billions of dollars, according to a new report.
July 31 -
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants weighed in on private equity investment in accounting firms and ethical and independence concerns.
July 31 -
The American Institute of CPAs supports a bill to allow survivors of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment to file their taxes as if they weren't married.
July 31 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is offering optional guidance on the measurement of credit losses for accounts receivable and contract assets.
July 30 -
The pace of growth in small business jobs and wages across the country stayed on an even keel in July, according to payroll provider Paychex.
July 30 -
Payroll giant ADP reported signs of improving employment trends in some sectors in July, with average pay up 4.4% year-over-year.
July 30 -
The IRS has been mailing out letters to federal workers saying they are among 525,000 current and former employees who owe back taxes.
July 29 -
A deadly shooting occurred Monday evening in Midtown Manhattan at a building where KPMG offices are located.
July 29 -
The Top 50 Firm based in Troy, Michigan, has merged in AGL CPA Group, giving it a foothold in the greater Atlanta region.
July 28 -
Douglas O'Donnell, former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has joined KPMG US in its Washington national tax practice.
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