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 American Institute of CPAs is urging the IRS not to merge its Office of Professional Responsibility with its Return Preparer Office to avoid confusion.
November 20 -
The 2016 standard on leases met its objective of providing investors with useful information, but the costs of implementing and maintaining it were high.
November 20 -
Mauldin & Jenkins merged in LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors; Ascend's TSS Advisors added John G. Burk & Associates; Ascend's Walter Shuffain Advisors integrated Richardson & Co.; Cross Financial joined Crete Professionals Alliance.
November 20 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to add a project to its technical agenda related to the accounting for cryptocurrency asset transfers.
November 19 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has made a pact with Lithuania's audit regulator to allow the two organizations to cooperate on overseeing firms.
November 19 -
The International Accounting Standards Board discussed adding new projects to its agenda, along with ongoing work on the equity method and intangible assets.
November 19 -
Economic pessimism is on the wane among audit partners, though they're not feeling as confident as last year, according to a CAQ survey.
November 18 -
The Top 50 Firm acquired two more firms in Tennessee and Michigan.
November 18 -
A group of former Internal Revenue Service leaders discussed the state of the IRS at an AICPA tax conference after a wave of departures and layoffs.
November 18 -
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration will examine the workforce reductions by the Trump administration and the elimination of paper checks.
November 17 -
Nasty behavior by individuals at client companies toward auditors is widespread and can negatively affect auditor judgment, according a new academic study.
November 17 -
Borrowers who receive discharges of their student debt under the Income-Driven Repayment program could be facing tax bills as high as $10,000 next year.
November 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service increased the annual retirement plan contribution limits for 2026 thanks to cost-of-living adjustments for inflation.
November 13 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board aims to improve the accounting for purchased loans as it confronts a potential threat from House Republicans.
November 12 -
CBIZ has released its 2026 Tax Planning Guide, offering a resource to help businesses and individuals navigate the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
November 12 -
Crete Professionals Alliance added Acuity; and Mercer Advisors acquired Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland.
November 12 -
A new report finds internal audit professionals adjusting to flat and shrinking budgets and the encroachments of artificial intelligence.
November 12 -
Aprio is uniting its Aprio Firm Alliance with the Professional Services+ Alliance it inherited from RSM US to create a combined Aprio Alliance.
November 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service has provided a safe harbor for certain trusts enabling them to stake their digital assets without jeopardizing their tax status.
November 11 -
Citrin Cooperman merged in KBFM; Brown Edwards acquired DesRoches; and Pinion added Gifford & Cox.
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