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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Board staff released a spotlight report to provide food for thought for committee members about fraud risks, cybersecurity, digital assets, critical audit matters and more.
June 21 -
The commission charged the firm with systemic quality control failures and violations of audit standards, mainly in connection with its audits of SPAC clients.
June 21 -
The Taxpayer Advocate's mid-year report to Congress said the service had improved its performance during this year's tax season, though.
June 21 -
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners held its annual conference last week in Seattle where it presented awards to people who uncovered corruption and financial fraud around the world.
June 20 -
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation expanded the global reach of the International Sustainability Standards Board by opening an office in Beijing.
June 20 -
Accounting and finance professionals have a role to play in building a more sustainable future and addressing social injustice, according to a new report.
June 20 -
The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard has prompted accountants to question how these technologies can be used without threatening their livelihoods.
June 16 -
The service had to scramble to reconcile the advance payments of the Child Tax Credit it distributed in 2021 with the amounts later reported by recipients.
June 15 -
People on the autism spectrum or with other conditions such as Tourette's syndrome, dyslexia and ADHD can help fill the pipeline.
June 15 -
Provisions from the IRA aim to spur investment in places that have experienced declines in fossil energy production, especially hard-hit coal-mining towns.
June 15 -
The board is seeing risks from the use of cryptocurrency assets.
June 14 -
The institute is holding its annual conference this week in Minneapolis as the organization showcased ways to bring the accounting profession to a wider array of people.
June 14 -
Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee advanced a series of bills aimed at reducing taxes but also rolling back parts of the IRA.
June 13 -
Jeff Thomson has become a senior strategic advisor to Competent Boards, a provider of ESG education programs for board directors and business leaders.
June 13 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a new chapter of its Conceptual Framework describing a reporting entity.
June 8 -
The service is asking approximately 1.5 million people to claim their refunds for tax year 2019 by the July 17 deadline.
June 8 -
Most nonprofit organizations have been experiencing either stagnant levels of funding or lower levels of funding over the last year, according to a new report.
June 8 -
Congress' move to shift $21.4 billion in funding away from the service as a condition for increasing the debt limit isn't deterring the tax agency from its plans.
June 8 -
PICPA is working to enable students to continue their education, begin working, and pass the CPA exam without skirting the 150-credit requirement.
June 7 -
A wave of new legislative proposals touch on a number of tax-related issues.
June 7
