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 temporarily allowing taxpayers who engage in so-called “reportable transactions,” typically tax shelters, to fax the Form 8886 for initially disclosing them to the IRS instead of mailing in the form.
October 8 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a preview Thursday from its staff about its findings from inspections of audit firms last year ahead of the issuance of its 2019 inspection reports.
October 8 -
The Top 20 Firm is expanding its presence in Arizona.
October 8 -
Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.
October 7 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors has introduced a new framework for the professional development of internal auditors.
October 7 -
A pair of academic studies casts doubt on the value of mandatory rotation of auditing firms and lead engagement partners.
October 7 -
The document discusses some considerations involving the use of specialists when auditing financial statements during the pandemic.
October 7 -
BDO USA is merging in Quantum Global Advisors LLC, a Chicago-based international insurance claim and valuation consulting practice, in a deal that’s expected to close Oct. 16.
October 6 -
Global confidence improved significantly in the third quarter of the year among accountants.
October 6 -
The tax content provider adds a high-powered customer list to Avalara.
October 5 -
The board's revisions emphasize the trust that the public places in accounting professionals.
October 5 -
The board has voted to defer the effective date of its long-duration insurance contract standard for one year.
October 5 -
Corporate boards of directors are dealing with new problems in financial reporting and accounting.
October 5 -
Emilie Burnette, practice lead for state tax analysis and content at Bloomberg Tax & Accounting, talks about what states are doing about taxing companies whose employees are working across state borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what they are doing about sales taxes.
October 5 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board issued an attestation standard for when auditors perform examination engagements with clients.
October 2 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board imposed a $250,000 penalty on Marcum LLP and its Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk unit over audits of Chinese companies.
October 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service published final regulations for Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, accounts for disabled Americans.
October 2 -
The unemployment rate declined to 7.9 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
October 2 -
Top 100 Firm Grassi & Co. is acquiring Levine, Caufield, Martin & Goldberg; and Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff and Rodefer Moss are merging.
October 1 -
The IASB overseer wants to find out how much demand is out there for it to also oversee international sustainability standards.
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