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 far-reaching tax reconciliation bill from Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee would add significant new provisions to the Tax Code.
May 15 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board staff released a new publication highlighting the perspectives of audit committee chairs.
May 15 -
The changes deal with the intersection of the requirements of FASB's revenue recognition and stock compensation standards as they involve customers.
May 15 -
The American Institute of CPAs is concerned about a provision in the tax reconciliation bill limiting deductibility of state and local taxes paid by firms.
May 14 -
The American Institute of CPAs and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy OK'd model legislation providing an alternative path to a CPA license.
May 14 -
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to mark up the "one, big beautiful bill" extending expiring provisions of the TCJA and adding other tax breaks.
May 13 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board wants input on accounting issues and questions related to reorganizations and abolishments amid DOGE cuts.
May 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service has not yet satisfied the goal of the Payment Integrity Information Act to reduce improper payment rates to less than 10%.
May 12 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an update to improve the requirements for identifying the accounting acquirer in business combinations.
May 12 -
Approximately three-quarters of large global companies are receiving assurance services on their sustainability reporting, according to a new report.
May 12
