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 has posted a revenue procedure to give widows and widowers the ability to file for an extension of time on a tax exclusion until the fifth anniversary of their spouse’s death.
July 8 -
The two were subject to a rarely used program of intense scrutiny that is supposed to be randomly selected.
July 7 -
The board released a concepts statement to guide GASB when mandating note disclosure requirements for state and local governments.
July 7 -
Scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 went to 43 accounting students across the state.
July 7 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking for feedback on an exposure draft of the redesigned Uniform CPA Exam as the AICPA tries to expand the dwindling pool of young people entering the accounting profession.
July 6 -
Citrin Cooperman, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, completed the acquisition of Kingston Smith Barlevi, a Los Angeles-based firm that specialized in the media and entertainment industries.
July 6 -
Audit partners in the U.S. see the top economic risks to businesses as inflation, labor shortages, and supply shortages and supply chain disruptions, according to a new survey by the CAQ.
July 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies have been keeping watch as the capital markets go through a period of volatility amid rising inflation and interest rates, looking for telltale signs of financial fraud.
July 5 -
In recognition of the first Black CPA in 1921, the group named the recipients of the nearly $100,000 it committed to giving to 100 Black accounting students to help them become CPAs.
July 5 -
Small businesses kept adding jobs and increasing wages amid the tight labor market last month, but the pace declined from May, according to payroll company Paychex.
July 5 -
Marcum LLP, a Top 20 Firm based in New York, added Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company LLP, a CPA firm based in Providence, Rhode Island, in its latest expansion move.
July 5 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is getting set to impose new rules on climate-related disclosures and how funds can be named to promote investment strategies like ESG and sustainable.
July 1 -
The Criminal Investigation division worked with tax authorities abroad on an operation that led to the shutdown of Euro Pacific International Bank by officials in Puerto Rico.
July 1 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released an overview Thursday of its inspection priorities and areas of focus as the newly revamped board signals a tougher enforcement stance.
June 30 -
The Top 25 Firm became the latest accounting firm to receive PE funding with a strategic investment for an undisclosed sum from Parthenon Capital.
June 30 -
The board proposed requirements for governments to disclose information about risks that could affect the level of services they’re able to offer or their ability to meet obligations.
June 30 -
BPM combined with Avaunt; Carr, Riggs & Ingram merged in Pharr Bounds; Sikich acquired PKL; and Mauldin & Jenkins bought HSP.
June 30 -
CliftonLarsonAllen, a Top 10 Firm, is forming CLA Global Limited in collaboration with Evelyn Partners, a U.K.-based wealth management group.
June 30 -
The ASU aims to increase the comparability of financial information across reporting entities that have investments in certain equity securities.
June 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a report summarizing the feedback it received last year on the projects it should pursue in the future.
June 29
