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 83 publicly disclosed accounting and auditing enforcement actions in FY 2023 represented the highest number of actions initiated since FY 2019.
February 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is reopening access Tuesday to its Direct File free online tax prep system after temporarily closing it to new users.
February 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice granting an administrative exemption from the electronic filing requirements for the Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons.
February 27 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is proposing a new rule to prevent auditing firms from making false or misleading statements about being registered or overseen by the PCAOB.
February 27 -
The Regional Leader has added a firm that offers financial guidance to businesses and nonprofit organizations in the Atlanta area.
February 26 -
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against tax prep giant H&R Block accusing the company of deceptively marketing "free" online tax filing.
February 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a FAQ on a program that offers help to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination by the USDA in farm lending.
February 23 -
It's not just the 150-hour rule for obtaining a CPA license that may be the culprit for the talent shortage, according to an academic study.
February 23 -
The changes underway in setting global taxes are leading to confusion for many countries that authorities are trying to alleviate.
February 23 -
Most companies are providing some disclosures about their sustainability efforts, but not as many are getting assurance on their numbers from auditing firms.
February 22
