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 Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have signed a three-year renewal of their existing agreement.
December 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service has been expanding its telework programs during the pandemic while also trying to fend off cyberattacks.
December 27 -
Aprio merges in Henderson & Godbee; RSM’s German firm acquires HTG; Roer & Co. joins Sweeney Conrad; and Paul A. Garcia merges with Eric E. Santa María.
December 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service will now provide publicly available information on tax-exempt organizations only through its TEOS search engine starting Dec. 31, 2021, and no longer through Amazon Web Services.
December 27 -
Kate Barton of EY, discusses tax-related trends highlighted by the recent COP 26 gathering.
December 20 -
Robotic process automation has become a necessary technology for many accounting firms that are trying to achieve more efficiency as the staff becomes harder to find during the ongoing pandemic.
December 10 -
A group of 99 House Republicans has sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service commissioner Charles Rettig asking for information about how the IRS plans to fix the backlog of unprocessed tax returns before the 2022 filing season.
December 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is asking more charities and tax-exempt organizations to file their information returns electronically as required by the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, but its aging systems are experiencing delays that are frustrating tax professionals.
December 9 -
The IMA hopes that next year the public will come to view accountants as action heroes, helping them meet the many difficulties confronting society.
December 9 -
KPMG International reported the annual aggregated revenues of its member firms around the world grew 10% to $32.13 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021.
December 9 -
Consistent environmental, social and governance standards are gaining support internationally, according to a new poll.
December 9 -
Two Top 100 Firms combine; and PKF O’Connor Davies added LB Goodman & Co.
December 8 -
The resources include articles and checklists that taxpayers and tax professionals can use to prepare for the new year.
December 7 -
The cloud-based financing system for accounting firms has grown to include a business term loan option for firms’ small business clients.
December 7 -
A global survey of investment professionals covers accounting for goodwill, related disclosures, and how those issues are affecting analysis and investment decision-making.
December 7 -
The Value Reporting Foundation released a set of Integrated Thinking Principles and updated Sustainability Accounting Standards for three different industries.
December 7 -
BDO USA merged in Culbert Healthcare Solutions; McCarthy & Co. added Borislow, Factor & Kaufmann; Baratz & Associates merged in Metter & Company; and KNAV added Jonathan W. Kaplow, P.C.
December 7 -
Doctors and health care organizations are dealing with not only the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants, but also with changing tax laws and accounting standards.
December 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it will be rolling out the ability to electronically file the new Schedules K-2 and K-3 next year, but not at the beginning of the filing season.
December 3 -
The unemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a point to 4.2%, but the job gains fell well short of expectations.
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