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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Citrin Cooperman, a Top 25 Firm in New York, has acquired Mibar, a business software consulting firm also located in New York.
January 17 -
A Dallas-based private equity firm is looking to expand its presence in the accounting sector in partnership with a Kansas-based firm it invested in last year.
January 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service offered information about how business owners can avoid electronically filing their income tax forms if it violates their religious beliefs.
January 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department told businesses they won't have to report on the digital assets they receive until regulations are issued.
January 16 -
The Connecticut-based financial advisory firm has added a CPA firm, as well as a registered investment advisory firm.
January 16 -
The New York-based Top 20 Firm has acquired a firm headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut.
January 16 -
The chairs of Congress' two main tax committees announced a deal to extend a number of expired tax credits and tax breaks, including the expanded Child Tax Credit.
January 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service provided initial guidance to aid employers in establishing pension-linked emergency savings accounts, an outgrowth of the wide-ranging SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
January 15 -
The International Federation of Accountants reviewed the most helpful research by academics, accounting organizations and firms on the role accountants are playing in ESG reporting and assurance.
January 15 -
CEOs are increasingly enthusiastic about deploying generative AI technology like ChatGPT as part of their strategic plans, but they're wary about climate change and regulations, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
January 15 -
Over 60 members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs visited 65 high schools in the Garden State last fall to tell students about accounting careers and how to become a CPA.
January 15 -
In parallel with stricter enforcement, the tax authority is improving service for taxpayers and tax pros, and working on its technology.
January 12 -
The service reported on its increased enforcement efforts on Friday, including collecting over half a billion dollars from millionaires who didn't pay their taxes.
January 12 -
The official start date of tax season for individual taxpayers will be on Jan. 29, but the Internal Revenue Service plans to accept business tax returns as soon as Jan. 16.
January 11 -
The Top 60 Firm is expanding its footprint in North Carolina.
January 11 -
Salary, burnout and work-life balance are among the factors affecting retention of accountants, according to a report from the Illinois CPA Society.
January 11 -
The AICPA & CIMA have begun accepting nominations for their EDGE in Teaching Awards and Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Awards.
January 10 -
The Illinois CPA Society and its affiliated CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois recognized the 12th and largest group of young people to date to complete its Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program.
January 10 -
The Washington, D.C., Attorney General's office accused the tax prep chain of illegally overcharging thousands of residents and misleading consumers.
January 10 -
The deal will deepen PKFOD's private client services offering.
January 10
