Michael Cohn

The positive figures included 13,200 jobs in accounting, and raised hopes for a faster economic recovery despite the coronavirus pandemic.

International Federation of Accountants CEO Kevin Dancey talks about how accounting organizations around the world are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and working with each other to solve problems and share resources.

Business executives who are also CPAs have sharply reduced their outlook for profits, sales, hiring and the overall economy over the next 12 months, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

The pandemic and the new accounting standard are leading to lower regulatory capital ratios at global investment banks, according to a new report.

The Regional Leader firm is expanding its international tax expertise in Massachusetts.

The Center for Audit Quality will be premiering a new documentary Thursday following a group of aspiring young accounting students as they take a 21-day RV trip across the country and learn about the auditing and accounting profession.

The payroll provider has been partnering with accountants to help them secure loans for their small businesses.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving retirement plan participants and beneficiaries some added flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to remotely sign or have their retirement plan elections notarized.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update providing a one-year effective date delay for private companies and organizations to apply the revenue recognition and leases standards due to COVID-19, although they still have the option to apply the standards early.

Private sector employers slashed at least 2,760,000 jobs from April 12 to May 12, according to payroll giant ADP, on top of the 20 million job cuts in the previous monthly period.

The CARES Act included several provisions allowing companies to claim net operating losses for past tax years, temporarily reversing some of the limitations in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Employment growth at small businesses improved slightly in May, up 0.25 percent, as stay-at-home orders eased in most states, but that was only after reaching historic lows in April, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The service hasn’t been doing enough to collect the taxes owed by hundreds of thousands of people who owe billions of dollars, according to a new report.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued inspection reports Monday for the six largest auditing firms in a new format with more graphs and charts.

Bill Smith, managing director of the National Tax Office of CBIZ MHM, discusses the loan forgiveness provisions of the PPP, along with the employee retention credit, net operating loss carrybacks and economic impact payments, along with the prospects for the next round of stimulus in Washington.

The Bonadio Group, a Top 100 Firm based in Rochester, New York, began returning to its offices this week as the stay-at-home order to combat the spread of the coronavirus was lifted in some parts of the state.

In response to the coronavirus, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury are giving renewable energy companies more time to develop projects using sources such as wind and geothermal.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations Wednesday to update the income tax withholding rules for periodic retirement and annuity payments made after Dec. 31, 2020.

The council has opened a 90-day consultation period on proposed revisions to its International Integrated Reporting Framework, and named Conor Kehoe as its new chair.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has appointed Hillary H. Salo, a partner at KPMG, as its new technical director and chair of the Emerging Issues Task Force.