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 Top 10 Firm is increasing its presence in New York State.
September 18 -
Kess, a renowned tax accountant, attorney and educator, died at the age of 97 on Sunday.
September 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service released a sneak peak of some of the changes it's hoping to make to the form for claiming research credits.
September 15 -
The service is asking for comments from business taxpayers and their advisors about ways to improve and expand its programs for resolving tax issues upfront.
September 15 -
The immediate moratorium will be in effect until the end of the year.
September 14 -
Some worry the proposed regulations could make it more difficult for small and midsized businesses to obtain coverage in case of disaster.
September 14 -
Inflation-adjusted amounts in the Tax Code are predicted to increase 5.4% in 2024, according to a new report from Bloomberg Tax.
September 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division is targeting illegal activity tied to sports betting as the pro football season gets underway.
September 13 -
The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with other groups to help accountants cope with natural disasters, as well as learn more about the environmental, social and governance area.
September 13 -
Professional accountants continue to be the single most trusted stakeholders in tax in every G20 country, according to a new survey.
September 13 -
Ernst & Young saw one of the biggest revenue increases in its history despite the cancellation of its plan to spin off its consulting practice.
September 13 -
The Top 30 Firm has acquired a provider of outsourced accounting, business advisory, technology and business process consulting services, plus its executive recruiting arm.
September 13 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $30,000 civil penalty against K.R. Margetson and its sole partner for quality control violations and revoked his firm's registration for a year.
September 12 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the former national assurance services leader at Marcum LLP with failing to address and remediate a number of deficiencies in the New York-based auditing firm's quality controls.
September 12 -
Despite over two decades of experience, complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 doesn't seem to be getting any easier for audit and finance leaders.
September 12 -
Corporate controllers can play an important role in environmental, social and governance reporting as the U.S. and other countries prepare to impose new reporting requirements.
September 12 -
The Big Four firm plans to stop offering some types of services to SEC-registered audit clients, and to cut the compensation of top leaders if the firm's audits fall short on quality.
September 11 -
The service will need to tread carefully with how it uses artificial intelligence amid growing questions about the reliability of the technology.
September 11 -
The tax-focused financial planning and wealth management company that partners with accounting firms is going private and joining a larger financial firm.
September 11 -
The SEC's recently finalized rule on private fund advisors will impose new requirements.
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