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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Tax professionals feel a strong sense of purpose and a positive impact on their communities in helping clients deal with their taxes, according to a new survey.
January 31 -
EY's Marie-Laure Delarue discusses how accountants can help companies with their ESG reporting, and the formation of the new International Sustainability Standards Board.
January 31 -
The dervice is urging people to use the information in their online taxpayer accounts for the most up-to-date figures on the amount of the advance CTC.
January 30 -
The commission warned on Friday that filers are using the wrong XBRL tags for reporting their finance lease liability and future payments.
January 28 -
Hancock Askew has added Mason Advisory Group; and Reimer McGuinness and Hess Hopkins Alexander have merged.
January 28 -
After coming under pressure from an array of tax and accounting professional associations and hundreds of members of Congress, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would suspend issuance of some of its automated penalty notices to taxpayers, but tax and accounting groups say the agency isn’t providing enough relief.
January 27 -
The American Institute of CPAs has updated its practice aid for accounting and auditing of digital assets, with added material on cryptocurrency.
January 27 -
CEOs are turning their attention away from the pandemic to fighting inflation, according to a survey by PwC.
January 27 -
IASB vice-chair Sue Lloyd will become vice-chair of the new board, while Value Reporting Foundation CEO Janine Guillot will be special advisor to the ISSB's chair.
January 27 -
Eelco van der Enden is planning to work with the nascent board, while maintaining GRI’s independence.
January 26 -
The letters that the Internal Revenue Service has been sending to taxpayers about the amounts they received on advance payments of the Child Tax Credit may have outdated information.
January 25 -
The to-do list for corporate audit committees keeps expanding, with members taking on new responsibilities in overseeing cybersecurity, ethics and risk management, according to a new poll.
January 25 -
Schellman & Co., a Top 100 Firm based in Tampa, Florida, is expanding its cryptocurrency audit services by acquiring the firm of Scott S. Perry, CPA PLLC, based in Bellevue, Washington.
January 24 -
A revamped version of the ChildTaxCredit.gov site adds new features to help with filing taxes and accessing the full amount of unpaid credits.
January 24 -
The service faces a backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns, and warned taxpayers and preparers to be patient.
January 24 -
Two leaders of Congress’s main tax-writing committee introduced legislation Friday to undo tax refund delays for recipients of the Earned Income Tax Credit who file their taxes early.
January 21 -
Bill.com CEO René Lacerte has been growing his company with recent acquisitions that have been adding spend management and accounts receivable capabilities, with more deals perhaps on the way.
January 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service has implemented a new verification process for taxpayers who want to access their online tax accounts and self-help tools that includes taking a selfie and submitting a photo of their driver’s license or passport to a third-party service, ID.me.
January 21 -
The tax season that’s due to open when the Internal Revenue Service begins accepting tax returns next Monday is promising to bring a host of challenges.
January 20 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding to the western part of its home state.
January 20
