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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Grassi, a Top 100 Firm based in New York, has expanded its footprint in New Jersey by acquiring Gramkow, Carnevale, Seifert & Co., effective March 29.
April 28 -
The Top 20 Firm is adding Strategic Sourcing Results, a consulting firm based in Chicago.
April 28 -
Democrats introduced a bill Tuesday to provide tax credits for child care, along with universal paid family and medical leave and permanent extensions of child and family tax credits.
April 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service is increasing the inflation-adjusted amounts of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit for this year in accordance with the latest coronavirus relief package.
April 27 -
While activity at both regulators declined early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it only recovered at the commission.
April 27 -
Two members of the Senate Finance Committee released a discussion draft of a bipartisan energy tax credit bill Monday that could represent a path forward for Republicans and Democrats.
April 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service could be doing more to track unreported income flowing through popular peer-to-peer apps like Venmo and Zelle.
April 26 -
The Small Business Administration is also going to retry a launch of its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.
April 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service is holding up millions of tax refunds for manual processing and its systems were unable to process many of the quarterly payments that needed to be sent by April 15.
April 23 -
The international board released four proposals for improving various aspects of government accounting.
April 22 -
On Earth Day, many family-run businesses are ahead of corporate America when it comes to environmental, social and governance practices, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
April 22 -
The IRS and the Treasury Department are giving small businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the first round a way to deduct expenses they couldn’t claim last year.
April 22 -
COVID-19 has been forcing accounting and finance teams to work remotely since last year, prompting reconsideration of how to do financial reporting in the future.
April 21 -
The legislation aims to reduce inequality by giving more entrepreneurs access to capital through tax incentives.
April 20 -
The pacts expand the audit firm inspector's reach across Europe.
April 20 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s increasing scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies and guidance on how to account for warrants are slowing deal activity for firms.
April 19 -
John Hanson, managing director of BDO's Forensic Investigation and Litigation Services practice, discusses the tell-tale signs to look out for in businesses during the pandemic.
April 19 -
The Internal Revenue identified more than 4,500 fraudulent tax returns using an inmate’s Social Security Number in 2019, claiming refunds totaling over $14 million.
April 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service is suspending a requirement for taxpayers who received too much on their advance payments for the Premium Tax Credit last year to repay the excess amount.
April 16 -
Dixon Hughes Goodman wants the IRS to provide relief for businesses that are eligible for the 2020 ERC when the tax refunds haven’t yet been received.
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