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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BKD CPAs & Advisors, a Top 20 Firm based in Springfield, Missouri, is adding Ledgeview Partners, a marketing and customer relationship management consultancy in Appleton, Wisconsin.
February 28 -
The CFA Institute has created a voluntary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Code for the Investment Profession in the United States and Canada as financial firms wrestle with expanding a more diverse workforce.
February 25 -
The Employer-Provided Child Care Credit can save employers with eligible expenses more money in taxes than using a deduction alone, and it also helps employees, according to a new report.
February 25 -
The Institute of Management Accountants released a guide to the steps that businesses can take to cut carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions in their operations under the leadership of accountants.
February 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service updated its frequently asked questions page on the Premium Tax Credit for subsidizing health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
February 25 -
The board censured PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Canadian firm and imposed a $750,000 penalty, saying over 1,200 employees shared answers to tests during mandatory training courses.
February 25 -
Tax professionals and their clients are dealing with extra challenges this tax season from tax breaks that ended last year and haven’t yet been extended, including the enhanced Child Tax Credit.
February 24 -
The firm is merging in a regulatory compliance firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, ahead of a megamerger with another Top 20 Firm, Dixon Hughes Goodman.
February 24 -
The Top 30 Firm is expanding its presence in the Greater Hudson Valley.
February 24 -
Two legislators want to open an investigation into personnel moves between the five largest accounting firms and the upper echelons of the Treasury and IRS.
February 23 -
CFOs rank supply chain disruptions, the talent shortage and tax reform as higher risks than COVID-19, according to a recent survey from BDO USA.
February 23 -
The champion golfer was quoted making comments about the PGA Tour, a rival golf league sponsored by Saudi Arabia, and slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
February 23 -
Andrew Gragnani, the recently named president of Mayer Hoffman McCann, has plans to increase the firm’s national presence, including acquiring other accounting firms.
February 22 -
The record number of companies going public through special purpose acquisition companies and initial public offerings last year could be facing some extra hurdles when it comes to Sarbanes-Oxley rules.
February 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service is allowing taxpayers to create online accounts through a live, virtual interview with agents, instead of submitting a selfie or other biometric data, after a backlash erupted over privacy concerns.
February 22 -
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee are asking Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to keep both parties in Congress involved in negotiations.
February 18 -
The board proposed a set of revisions to address the impact of technology innovation on the profession.
February 18 -
Ernst & Young elected Julie Boland as EY US chair, as well as managing partner and Americas area managing partner, effective July 1.
February 18 -
Avalara certified 20 more application integrations with its own tax compliance software, including several accounting, ERP, e-commerce, POS, mobile commerce and CRM systems.
February 17 -
The two Top 20 Firms are combining to form a $1.4 billion firm that would vault them into the Top 10 in the U.S., with further plans for a national growth strategy.
February 17
