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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Accounting for real estate owners has become more difficult since the pandemic broke out last year as tenants stopped paying rent, rules changed for leases, and unused office space proliferated.
May 11 -
The Institute wants help for businesses facing foreign trade obstacles to maintaining inventory during the pandemic.
May 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is adjusting the limits for health savings accounts and high deductible health plans for inflation in new guidance Monday.
May 10 -
The Top 20 Firm has added Boston-based Starter-Fluid, which offers outsourced finance, accounting and executive support services.
May 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is having a hard time hiring enough staff to help it get through this year’s extended tax season and overcome its backlog of unprocessed tax returns.
May 7 -
RSM US is buying Rego Consulting’s ServiceNow workflow automation practice and plans to combine it with RSM’s own.
May 7 -
Despite the additions, the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.1 percent.
May 7 -
At the same time, the SEC is increasingly focusing on environmental, social and governance reporting.
May 6 -
The program aims to train CPAs and financial professionals in how to apply the technology.
May 6 -
The service plans to offer online Tax Pro Accounts in the third quarter of this year, on a timeline accelerated by the pandemic.
May 6 -
The Ways and Means Committee approved bipartisan legislation Wednesday to expand automatic enrollment, among other things.
May 5 -
The company's creative ways for accountants and tax pros to relax before the hectic deadline also include guided meditations.
May 5 -
Employers added 742,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, as the economy bounces back despite the pandemic.
May 5 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update Wednesday to better line up a company’s hedge accounting with its risk management strategies.
May 5 -
The estate of the late singer prevailed on the valuation of his name and likeness and the taxes owed to the IRS in a long-awaited Tax Court ruling.
May 4 -
The Big Four firm has bought a large London-based firm that provides U.K. and U.S. personal tax services.
May 4 -
The numbers reflect a strong bounce back in the economy as companies emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 4 -
The Center for Audit Quality released an alert Monday discussing the audit considerations surrounding a private company entering the public markets through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
May 3 -
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP has managed to secure $11 million in opportunity zone funding for a client building a multifamily development in South St. Paul, Minnesota.
May 3 -
The board released a standards update to improve the accounting for modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options, such as warrants.
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