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 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.
November 12 -
The service’s recent move to set new requirements for claiming refunds on research tax credits is provoking an uproar among tax professionals.
November 12 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an update to simplify the discount rate guidance for lessees that aren’t public companies, including private companies, nonprofits and employee benefit plans.
November 11 -
The backlog of unprocessed returns has prompted the TAS to reject requests for assistance where the only issue involves amended returns.
November 11 -
The institute joins two other groups in withdrawing because of the involvement of officials from Myanmar.
November 10 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Wednesday against deferring the lease accounting standard for a third time for private companies and not-for-profit organizations.
November 10 -
The Top Eight Firm has named the leader of the firm’s consulting practice, Brian Becker, as its next MP and CEO.
November 10 -
Audit committees at public companies have been upping the amount of disclosures they have been providing in proxy statements, especially when it comes to cybersecurity and non-audit services.
November 10 -
Internal auditors are keeping a close eye on emerging risks as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, with cybersecurity at the top of the priority list.
November 10 -
The service released its annual inflation adjustments Wednesday, including the standard deduction amount for individual and married taxpayers.
November 10 -
Baker Tilly plans to acquire The Compliance Group; Blue & Co. partially acquires Stuedle, Spears, & Company; and Anderson Anderson & Brown merges in Sagars.
November 9
