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 Internal Revenue Service's CI unit opened more than 2,550 criminal investigations and identified over $31 billion from tax and financial crimes.
November 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service released three notices asking for comments on the guidance it should issue related to some of the renewable energy-related provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
November 3 -
Baker Tilly US entered the Southwest by adding Henry+Horne; and EisnerAmper expanded to Southern California by merging in Lindsay & Brownell.
November 3 -
Four out of five executives believe there will be a recession in the next six months, according to a survey from PwC.
November 2 -
Worrisome job losses occurred in a number of sectors, including professional and business services.
November 2 -
The firm is expanding in Michigan with its latest M&A deal.
November 2 -
Hourly earnings and hiring slackened at small businesses, although workers put in more hours, boosting their weekly pay, Paychex reported.
November 1 -
Weaver merges in PRM; Rea & Associates combines with Arcis Technology Group; Gross Mendelsohn adds Burden; and Ragone Lacatena Fairchild & Beppel joins Bowman & Co.
November 1 -
TaxAct will belong to an affiliate of Cinven, a U.K.-based private equity fund.
November 1 -
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's board selected the Deloitte US CEO as global CEO, subject to a ratification vote by member firm partners.
November 1 -
The transaction will expand the Top 50 Firm's footprint in the D.C. area in its biggest M&A deal to date.
November 1 -
The International Accounting Standards Board hopes to improve the information provided by companies about their debts.
October 31 -
The draft instructions may clear up some confusion, adding a new domestic filing exception.
October 31 -
Most states will be able to absorb the impact on their revenue from tax cuts, even if they face a mild recession next year, but some could have trouble.
October 31 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules this week requiring public companies to claw back erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by their current or former executives only months after issuing a set of rules on pay versus performance.
October 28 -
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen picked the agency veteran, who has been deputy commissioner for services and enforcement since last year, to head the service.
October 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its plans to recruit an additional 10,000 employees, signing up 4,000 customer service representatives to help the overloaded agency next tax season.
October 27 -
The financial controllership function is evolving, but it only seems to be giving corporate controllers more work to do.
October 27 -
The Milwaukee-based firm expanded in Louisville with the addition of Oliver Group.
October 27 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update to give investors more information about a joint venture's financial statements.
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