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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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.
September 30 -
The Top 50 Firm is adding a NetSuite implementation partner, expanding its technology solutions team.
September 30 -
There are signs of a slowdown in the economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread.
September 30 -
The Anti-Fraud Collaboration has released a report on the importance of skepticism by auditors and finance professionals.
September 30 -
Small-business employment and hours worked grew a bit in September, especially in the Northeast and within the construction industry, according to the latest monthly report from payroll giant Paychex.
September 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers and practitioners some extra time if they tried to file their returns on Sept. 15 through CCH Axcess, but were unable to do so because of a system outage.
September 25
