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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Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeff Thomson is predicting six major developments in the finance and accounting profession this year.
January 13 -
Sagar Teotia, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission, plans to leave the SEC at the end of February.
January 13 -
Anthony Pugliese will succeed the longtime leader of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Richard Chambers, at the end of March.
January 12 -
The new rule for defining an employee vs. an independent contractor is likely to be challenged in the incoming Biden administration.
January 12 -
Technical questions and answers offer non-authoritative guidance on the steps practitioners should follow.
January 12 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said Tuesday that board member J. Robert Brown will be leaving the PCAOB at the end of this month, the latest in a string of high-profile departures in recent years.
January 12 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been launching enforcement actions against various types of financial fraud schemes, with improper revenue recognition seen as the most common type of fraud, according to a new analysis.
January 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service sent a set of recommendations to Congress for how it plans to carry out the far-reaching set of reforms.
January 11 -
Tax advisory firms took a projected $3 billion hit on their revenues around the world last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
January 11 -
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department relaunched the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday to new borrowers, prioritizing loans from community lenders.
January 11 -
The National Association of Enrolled Agents has named association executive Megan Killian to effectively lead the organization.
January 11 -
Growth in small business jobs and wages declined last month as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to payroll giant Paychex.
January 8 -
Top 100 Firm WithumSmith+Brown merged in the Doyle Carden Group, a private investigation firm, and two other accounting deals.
January 8 -
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is continuing.
January 8 -
The firm is expanding in Florida by adding Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLC, a Top 50 Firm in Miami, effective Jan. 16.
January 8 -
Several accounting firm leaders shared their thoughts about the riot in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
January 7 -
Coffey will partner with Barry Melancon on setting strategy at the association.
January 7 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an update on its recent guidance on reference rate reforms to clarify its scope.
January 7 -
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule to clarify the standard for determining whether a worker should be considered an employee or an independent contractor.
January 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released final regulations on how businesses can claim a tax credit for use of carbon capture equipment to help the environment.
January 6
