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 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is regrouping with a slate of new board members recently appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it approved its fiscal year 2022 budget during a rare open meeting on Tuesday.
November 23 -
The Top 10 Firm's guide aims to help taxpayers and tax pros deal with the many tax changes of the past year and the ones expected to come next year.
November 23 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update that would expand the disclosures under its credit losses standard.
November 23 -
Accounting Principals has issued its annual salary guide for accounting and finance professionals as the labor shortage that’s been hitting so many industries this year has also driven demand for accountants.
November 22 -
Ernst & Young acquired Tao Leadership; Withum added Glick & Associates; Erickson, Brown & Kloster plans to combine with Osborne, Parsons & Rosacker; and Harris CPAs merged in Ataraxis Accounting and Advisory Services and Deagle Ames.
November 22 -
The Michigan-based Top 100 Firm is acquiring the firm of Darlene Plumly CPA.
November 19 -
CohnReznick, a Top 20 Firm based in New York, has been upping its recruitment game to attract new employees during the current labor shortage, improving its compensation and benefits policies to entice new staff.
November 18 -
The New York-based Top 30 Firm has added Boston-based DGC, which was formerly DiCicco, Gulman & Co.
November 18 -
More companies have issued financial restatements in the second quarter of 2021 than any year since 2013, driven in part by recent SEC guidance on SPACs.
November 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted a series of videos to explain how taxpayers can steer clear of scammers who claim to be able to help them with their tax debts while charging exorbitant fees and making outrageous claims.
November 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is strengthening the identity verification and sign-in process for its online self-help tools after a number of high-profile data breaches.
November 17 -
The ASU requires businesses to disclose information about some types of government assistance they receive within the notes to their financial statements.
November 17 -
Over two-thirds of respondents to a new survey also expect to add new team members in the coming year.
November 16 -
The service has increased the number of transcripts that tax professionals can order per client to 30, up from 10 previously.
November 16 -
The service agreed to ease its policies for low-income taxpayers who are trying to settle their tax debts and still get tax refunds.
November 16 -
The Top 25 Firm is expanding in Rhode Island and Florida.
November 16 -
The tool will help U.S. withholding agents comply with their reporting and withholding responsibilities with Form 1042-S.
November 15 -
The Top 50 Firm is increasing its presence in Kansas City, Missouri.
November 15 -
Sales taxes have risen to an average of between 25% and 35% across countries that are part of the OECD, according to a new report.
November 15 -
Donor-advised funds increased their donations to charities last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting the biggest levels in over a decade.
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