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 service provided details late Friday on the federal tax status of special payments made by 21 states in 2022.
February 10 -
The act contains a dizzying array of provisions related to retirement savings accounts and distributions that tax professionals' clients should know about.
February 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service added a new option Thursday for taxpayers who electronically file an amended tax return, giving them the ability to select direct deposit to speed up their refund.
February 9 -
The service is planning to issue guidance as soon as today on whether special state tax refunds, rebates and payments from states like California, Virginia and others are taxable.
February 9 -
The American Institute of CPAs sent a lengthy to-do list to Capitol Hill with a wide-ranging set of tax proposals large and small.
February 9 -
Payroll and HR services provider Gusto let go of 126 of its employees, the latest in a string of layoffs in the tech sector this year.
February 8 -
The inflation crisis is adding to wage pressures, creating retention challenges and affecting employee mental health in the accounting profession around the world.
February 8 -
Andersen Global, the revived follow-up to defunct Big Five firm Arthur Andersen, is widening its footprint across the U.S.
February 8 -
In his State of the Union address, the president urged Congress to approve raising taxes on wealthy taxpayers and big corporations.
February 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service recently suspended a half dozen of its modernization programs, including two deemed essential to its plans for replacing its aging systems.
February 7 -
The institute has released a guide to help auditors deal with a new standard on assessing the risks of a material misstatement.
February 7 -
The service is cautioning taxpayers in states like California that offered special tax refunds or payments to wait to file until it's clear whether the money is taxable or not.
February 7 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is pushing back against part of a proposed new standard on audit confirmations from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
February 6 -
The board released additional information to clarify earlier guidance on how to account for subscription-based technology for state and local governments.
February 6 -
The 15% minimum tax on multinationals aims to deter them from moving their profits to low-tax countries,
February 3 -
The latest jobs report shattered expectations as the unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%, the lowest rate since 1969.
February 3 -
The board offered insights on the remediation process that audit firms need to undergo when addressing problems with their quality control.
February 2 -
CBIZ MHM, Doeren Mayhew and Cohen & Co. made major combinations.
February 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service audits Black taxpayers at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers, according to a new study.
February 2 -
New deals between firms in New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas and Oregon.
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