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 Securities and Exchange Commission named Lindsay McCord as chief accountant in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.
August 5 -
Robotic process automation has been spreading across accounting and finance departments, according to an IMA report.
August 5 -
The American Institute of CPAs joined with more than 170 organizations in asking congressional leaders to allow businesses to write off expenses associated with loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program.
August 5 -
Job growth slowed in July as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
August 5 -
The update promises to improve financial reporting associated with accounting for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity.
August 5 -
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has released a new paper offering its views on how blockchain technology can be used with an organization’s internal controls over financial reporting.
August 4 -
The emergence of new coronavirus hotspots, especially in the South and West, had a major impact, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.
August 4 -
The six largest credit card issuers have set aside billions of dollars worth of reserves in response to the novel coronavirus as well as the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new credit losses standard.
August 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service has named James Lee as its new chief of the Criminal Investigation unit, starting Oct. 1.
August 3 -
Several unemployed workers described the difficulties they are facing to senators as congressional leaders continue negotiations.
August 3 -
The deal bolsters Marcum’s construction industry practice and its presence on Long Island.
August 3 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released a new guide to a feature of Extensible Business Reporting Language known as extensible lists.
July 31 -
Rea & Associates, a Top 100 Firm based in New Philadelphia, Ohio, plans to add Kennedy Cottrell Richards, a firm based in Gahanna, Ohio.
July 31 -
The provider of payroll, benefits and human resources for small businesses, is rolling out a program for accountants who want to be certified in providing the company’s services to their clients.
July 30 -
The tax technology provider plans to use the extra capital to expand abroad and develop new sales and use tax software and services.
July 29 -
The service is implementing a new temporary procedure for faxing the duplicate copy of Form 3115 for companies applying for an automatic change in accounting method.
July 29 -
The service released the final regulations and other guidance on the deduction, which was amended by the CARES Act.
July 28 -
Democrats in Congress are criticizing how millions of economic impact payments authorized under the CARES Act are being handled.
July 28 -
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy voted to approve the CPA Evolution model, which it has been developing with the American Institute of CPAs, in an effort to require more technology skills from CPAs to pass the Uniform CPA Examination and qualify for state CPA licenses.
July 28 -
More than half the companies that completed their first audits under the new standard needed to make an extra effort.
July 27
