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 Internal Revenue Service cautioned taxpayers to steer clear of promoters who claim their services are needed to handle unpaid debts, saying such businesses often charge excessive fees and often produce no results.
September 19 -
Officials from the IRS's Criminal Investigation division are meeting with leaders from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the U.K. this week for a Cyber Challenge.
September 19 -
Prosperity Partners, a private equity-backed firm in Chicago, has completed the acquisition of Detroit-based Cendrowski Corporate Advisors.
September 18 -
A new Deloitte survey shows 58% of CFOs saying the result of the presidential election will be extremely or very consequential for their organization.
September 18 -
After the leaking of Donald Trump's and a number of billionaires' tax info, House lawmakers voted to stiffen the penalties for unauthorized disclosures.
September 18 -
The Regional Leader firm based in Jackson, Tennessee, has received a strategic investment from Copley Equity Partners LLC.
September 17 -
The firm agreed to settle charges with the SEC over negligence for its work for the now shuttered crypto exchange.
September 17 -
The International Accounting Standards Board has begun a research project to review the requirements for the statement of cash flows and related matters.
September 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on consistent basis reporting between an estate and a person acquiring property from a decedent.
September 17 -
The business advisory and consulting firm is adding a San Jose-based accounting advisory and financial operations firm.
September 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice on Friday excluding from gross income the value of any tribal general welfare benefit.
September 13 -
The Ways and Means Committee advanced five tax-related bills, including one that would eliminate a requirement to report payments of $600 from third-party networks.
September 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury issued proposed regs on the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax.
September 12 -
The cutbacks are a sign of further retrenchment among the Big Four firms.
September 12 -
Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Geoffrey Brown and chair Deborah Rood discussed some of the hot topics in the profession during a recent ICPAS Summit.
September 11 -
The debate Tuesday night between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump included little discussion about taxes, but pointed to at least some of their economic policies.
September 11 -
Climate change remains a top issue for global business leaders in the C suite, according to a report by Deloitte.
September 11 -
Springline Advisory, a private equity-funded firm, is growing by bringing in accounting firms.
September 10 -
Landmark CPAs merges in Garland & Greenwood CPAs; and Forvis Mazars completes acquisition of ConTech360.
September 10 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board staff released a report Monday on last year's banking crisis.
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