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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Taxpayers who aren't under examination have a new option that promises to make it easier to request relief when they need to file international tax forms and documents past a deadline.
August 11 -
The service developed an indicator to lock the accounts of millions of taxpayers whom the agency assumed had died, but for tens of thousands of people, it may have been wrong.
August 10 -
The board saw high rates of deficiency last year, with little to no improvement over prior years.
August 10 -
The guidance could spur development of renewable energy under the Inflation Reduction Act.
August 10 -
The Top 30 Firm is expanding into Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
August 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on the use of employee stock ownership plans as a way to avoid taxes.
August 9 -
Deloitte Tax chair and CEO Carin Giuliante is watching closely as new rules are taking effect in both the U.S. and internationally while recruiting new talent.
August 9 -
The National Treasury Employees Union, whose members include Internal Revenue Service agents and revenue officers, elected Doreen Greenwald, a longtime federal employee and local union leader as the next national president.
August 8 -
The Kentucky senator plans to block legislation to reduce double taxation for those involved in U.S. and Taiwan cross-border investment.
August 8 -
Several prominent trade groups are objecting to the board's proposed changes in auditing standards related to noncompliance with laws and regulations.
August 8 -
An Israeli startup that's advised by former IRS officials is using artificial intelligence to fight financial crimes.
August 7 -
The service may revive the extra payments it provided to employees in 2020 to coax them back to the office, according to a new report.
August 7 -
The organizations are piloting a program to make it easier for accounting students to earn 150 credit hours.
August 7 -
Marna Ricker, global vice chair of tax at EY, discusses the latest developments on the global minimum tax and digital service taxes, and how they will affect the U.S.
August 7 -
The Treasury Department said Friday they will be issuing rules for prescription drug makers and importers about a new tax imposed by the IRA.
August 4 -
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada signed a memorandum of understanding.
August 4 -
The service released information on how taxpayers can claim the energy efficient home improvement credit.
August 4 -
The unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a point to 3.5%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
August 4 -
The service is trying to fully staff its in-person TACs around the country, but first it has to make them easier to locate.
August 3 -
The service isn't doing enough to safeguard sensitive information when it's shipped between tax processing centers, according to a new report.
August 3
