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 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 -
The board will be considering a proposal at a meeting Wednesday to postpone the standard for another two years.
November 9 -
CPA Australia and CA ANZ have withdrawn from an upcoming conference in Singapore due to the involvement of officials from Myanmar.
November 9 -
Much of the data necessary for compliance is unavailable, according to a new report.
November 8 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed longtime SEC official Erica Y. Williams as the new chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and named three new members.
November 8 -
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that the House passed over the weekend and sent to President Biden’s desk includes some tax-related provisions, including an early expiration of the Employee Retention Tax Credit and new rules for reporting on cryptocurrency transactions.
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