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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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 -
The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council issued a report Wednesday on its sanctions against Deloitte for audits of a British software company that was acquired by HP.
January 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released guidance on claiming deductions for expenses associated with Paycheck Protection Program loans that have been forgiven.
January 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service is once again depositing the latest round of Economic Impact Payments in the wrong bank accounts in a replay of problems experienced last year by many taxpayers.
January 6 -
Professional services like accounting and tax prep gained 12,000 jobs, however, according to the payroll giant.
January 6 -
Over one-third of U.S. public company audits rely on at least one audit firm abroad, according to new research.
January 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service hasn’t been pursuing cases involving hundreds of billions of dollars in income from individuals and businesses whose income has been showing up in Form 1099-K information returns, but has been otherwise unreported.
January 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a revised Form 1024-A Tuesday, along with instructions permitting it to be filed electronically.
January 5 -
Citrin Cooperman added Goren, Marcus, Masino & Marsh; BerryDunn merged in VantagePoint Healthcare Advisors; Wipfli combined with Hughes & Company; and Calvetti Ferguson acquired Larkin, Ervin, and Shirley.
January 5 -
Leaders of the Big Four CPA firms and major companies are stepping in and asking Congress to allow a smooth transition to the Biden administration.
January 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service is increasing many of the fees for requests for private letter rulings by 26.7 percent, starting Feb. 4.
January 4 -
BKD CPAs & Advisors premiered “The Missing Deduction,” a 30-minute video featuring plenty of esoteric tax jokes.
January 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released guidance that offers an extension of a safe harbor for developers of renewable energy projects located either offshore or on federal land.
January 4 -
Postlethwaite & Netterville, a Top 100 Firm based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has added The Koerber Company P.A., a firm in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, that focuses on valuation and litigation support.
January 4 -
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants released a report on its accomplishments over the past four years in setting ethical standards around the world.
December 31 -
The Top 10 Firm has bolstered its Salesforce consulting practice by acquiring a San Francisco-based consultancy that specializes in the cloud-based CRM system.
December 31
