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 accounting profession is undergoing a reexamination of its efforts to address the lack of diversity, not only in the U.S. but in other parts of the world.
May 6 -
Over 30,000 extra taxpayers may now qualify because of a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act that expanded eligibility.
May 6 -
The service faces challenges that are holding back efforts to process both last year’s and this year’s tax returns, according to a new report.
May 5 -
A great many organizations that received stimulus funding during the pandemic are now finding themselves facing unexpected audit requirements.
May 5 -
The Top 5 Firm is acquiring a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based marketing firm.
May 5 -
The National Association of Black Accountants is partnering with the Center for Audit Quality to help community-college students successfully make the transition to historically Black colleges and universities.
May 5 -
Organizations will need to test more frequently for an increasing number of risks to internal controls, according to a recent poll by Deloitte.
May 4 -
The service plans to migrate its online services for tax pros to ID.me this summer, despite congressional objections to the authentication company.
May 4 -
The revamped board updated its standard-setting and research agendas Wednesday as it takes on new projects.
May 4 -
Employers in the private sector added 247,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, as the labor market slowed amid inflationary pressures and rising interest rates, with small businesses losing ground.
May 4 -
A pair of Top 50 Firms plan to combine in a huge deal.
May 3 -
Hourly earnings growth continued for the 11th month in a row at small businesses, payroll giant Paychex reported Tuesday, while small business job growth job growth also stayed strong, but moderated slightly.
May 3 -
RubinBrown merges with JMW & Associates; MGO combines with Eckhoff; and PYA acquires Crux Strategies.
May 3 -
Governmental Accounting Standards Board chair Joel Black has plans as GASB prepares to issue new standards on compensated absences, accounting changes and error corrections, while also weighing issues like digital assets, electronic financial reporting and subsequent events.
May 2 -
The institute is continuing a tradition that dates back to the 1990s as a way to highlight the work of the profession.
May 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts next year as the inflation rate surged to the highest level in decades.
April 29 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins is urging the Internal Revenue Service to expand online services for taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses while reducing its reliance on paper to improve taxpayer service.
April 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service revised its answers to frequently asked questions on the Child Tax Credit, adding a new set of six commonly asked filing season questions.
April 27 -
The two Top 100 Firms unveiled the name Wednesday for their combined firm, Forvis, which stands for 'forward vision.'
April 27 -
The board is setting up a new working group of representatives from various jurisdictions around the world, including the SEC.
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