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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John Wiley & Sons has updated its annual J.K. Lasser series of tax guides with information for preparing tax returns this year.
January 12 -
Bloomberg Tax has added new features to the Tax Provision product it acquired last year from Tax Prodigy.
January 12 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins expressed deep concerns Wednesday about the upcoming tax filing season in her annual report to Congress on the 2021 filing season.
January 12 -
The service has updated the information on its FAQ page for the CTC and advance CTC payments.
January 12 -
The Center for Audit Quality began a new initiative to bring more young people into the accounting profession, particularly from Black and Latino backgrounds.
January 12 -
Corporate governance received a grade of B- and has slipped over the past year, according to a new survey of chief audit executives.
January 11 -
Barry Melancon is warning that the backlog at the service threatens to make this tax season a difficult one for tax professionals and their clients.
January 11 -
The network saw rising demand from business clients needing help with recovering from the pandemic.
January 11 -
The vast majority of tax and finance leaders see a need for improved technology and data skills in their employees, according to a new international survey.
January 11 -
The board has a new leader, Erica Williams, after its new chair was sworn in Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a virtual ceremony.
January 10 -
The firm, which in real life is based in New York, is setting up shop in Decentraland, a 3D virtual world, as part of a joint venture with Banquet LLC, a metaverse studio.
January 10 -
The IRS will begin processing and accepting 2021 returns on Monday, Jan. 24, with a filing deadline of Monday, April 18.
January 10 -
The megadeal will add an expected $138 million to CBIZ’s annual revenue.
January 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service has updated its guidance on claiming the Recovery Rebate Credit and issued a report Friday on how it responded last year to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 7 -
Nonprofit organizations grew their operating reserves over the last year and experienced other positive changes, according to a new survey.
January 7 -
The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 3.9% in December as employers added 199,000 jobs, including 3,400 in accounting and bookkeeping services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
January 7 -
FICPA held its second annual Virtual Advocacy Day on Thursday, with members meeting online with lawmakers.
January 6 -
The institute is allowing candidates for its Certified Management Accountant and Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis exams to take them remotely.
January 6 -
UHY adds LWBJ and TGM Group; Wheeler Accountants merges in Just, Gurr & Associates; and Capital Care Group Certified Public Accountants combines with Wallace & Associates.
January 6 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is adding a major project on going concern uncertainties and severe financial stress to its technical plan for the first third of this year.
January 6
