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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A survey of Hoosier accounting and business students found some encouraging news.
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The agency is anticipating over 128.7 million individual tax returns by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline.
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is planning to make some minor adjustments in its quality management and global audit standards to align them more closely with international ethics rules for accountants.
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The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has joined a collective effort of organizations including the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
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The Michigan-based firm has expanded to Massachusetts.
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The Internal Revenue Service will be hosting a Tax Professional Awareness Week starting Monday, Jan. 8.
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The Internal Revenue Service is extending the period for dealers and sellers of so-called "clean" vehicles such as electric cars to submit time-of-sale reports by a few days to qualify for tax credits.
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The Regional Leader merged in a firm in Winter Park, Florida.
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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The company has introduced two options to help companies comply with the new requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.
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The contract will provide development support to two mission-critical systems at the agency.
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The service-providing sector added 155,000 jobs, including 1,000 in professional and business services.
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J. Russell George, the longtime Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, died Monday after an unspecified prolonged illness.
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Nearly half the states are increasing their minimum wages this year, boosting the pay of an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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Fifteen states are reducing either individual or corporate income taxes this year, with some states trimming both individual and corporate taxes, among 34 states starting the year with significant tax changes.
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The average pace of job growth in 2023 remained above the growth rate leading up to the pandemic.
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Auditor disclosures of client-specific quantitative materiality thresholds, which are required in the U.K. but not the U.S., could be encouraging some businesses to massage their earnings reports.
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The double taxation treaty between the U.S. and Hungary has been terminated as of Monday.
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A study finds the negative effects of such events can lead to pessimistic risk assessments of financial reporting choices and a decline in accrual-based and real earnings management for companies in the impacted areas.
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The Wayne, Pennsylvania-based firm has expanded to Marlton, New Jersey.
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