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 Center for Audit Quality has introduced a new guide to assist audit committees at overseeing their companies efforts to comply with the new credit losses accounting standard.
May 7 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a set of amendments to its rules governing the kind of information provided to investors.
May 6 -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to offer tax relief to children who have lost a parent serving in the military after recent reports that “Gold Star” families are facing unexpectedly heavy tax bills because of the implications of a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
May 6 -
The tax and consulting firm has added a firm that specializes in cost segregation studies.
May 6 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released guidance in the form of questions and answers to help state and local governments apply its standards.
May 6 -
The American Institute of CPAs released non-authoritative guidance to help nonprofit organizations deal with a recent accounting standard on collections.
May 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service has decided to once again expand a program that allows retirement plans to receive determination letters after announcing four years ago it was curtailing the program.
May 6 -
The acquisition brings a number of Fortune 500 clients, and new technology tools.
May 3 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may begin asking auditors to look at cybersecurity when assessing risks at the companies they audit.
May 2 -
The report discusses some of the main developments this past season that are likely to affect taxpayers for the rest of the year.
April 30 -
The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council also 'severely reprimanded' the firm, as well as two partners.
April 30 -
Small-business job growth remained relatively consistent in April, but hourly earnings growth moderated slightly, according to payroll giant Paychex.
April 30 -
A new program requiring the IRS to hire collection agencies is falling far short of its goals and putting taxpayers at risk of falling prey to scammers.
April 29 -
The Council of Institutional Investors is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies to explain any non-GAAP metrics used to set executive compensation within their proxy statements.
April 29 -
The 2017 tax law had no discernible impact on consumer tax filing patterns or the market share of tax prep vendors, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
April 29 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors reported a milestone Monday, with membership numbers now topping 200,000.
April 29 -
The longtime head of the Financial Accounting Foundation will step down after 11 years of running the organization that oversees FASB, GASB and the PCC.
April 26 -
In the first tax season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average size of tax refunds was down 2 percent.
April 26 -
The tax and accounting software maker reported a 5 percent increase in TurboTax units sold this tax season compared to last year, thanks to a 7 percent increase in TurboTax Online sales.
April 26 -
The Institute of Management Accountants has issued a new report with best practices for developing an effective costing model.
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