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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Payroll giant ADP reported signs of improving employment trends in some sectors in July, with average pay up 4.4% year-over-year.
July 30 -
The IRS has been mailing out letters to federal workers saying they are among 525,000 current and former employees who owe back taxes.
July 29 -
A deadly shooting occurred Monday evening in Midtown Manhattan at a building where KPMG offices are located.
July 29 -
The Top 50 Firm based in Troy, Michigan, has merged in AGL CPA Group, giving it a foothold in the greater Atlanta region.
July 28 -
Douglas O'Donnell, former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has joined KPMG US in its Washington national tax practice.
July 28 -
Billy Long explained his plans for the Internal Revenue Service and the new tax bill during his first public talk as IRS commissioner.
July 28 -
Katz, Sapper & Miller, a Top 50 Firm based in Indianapolis, has formally entered the Chicago market by adding MichaelSilver, an advisory, tax and assurance firm in Deerfield, Illinois.
July 28 -
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins has begun searching for new members and a new chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board only days after forcing the PCAOB chair to resign.
July 28 -
The Treasury Department is reportedly mulling plans for the IRS to eliminate its multilingual services, such as tax forms and assistance in languages other than English.
July 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service said "designated officials" need to revalidate their business tax account by the July 29 deadline in order to maintain access.
July 25 -
The examples show how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements using climate-related examples as practical illustrations.
July 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to shed employees, with over 25% of its workforce now gone since the beginning of the year, according to a new report.
July 23 -
April, a tax program that leverages artificial intelligence, closed a $38 million Series B fundraise.
July 23 -
The AICPA & CIMA have published a Business Resilience Toolkit to help leaders and finance professionals cope with economic uncertainty and challenging conditions.
July 23 -
Confidence among accountants ticked up slightly in the second quarter of the year, the first increase since last year, according to a survey by the ACCA and IMA.
July 22 -
House Republicans have introduced a spending resolution that would slash IRS funding by around $2.8 billion, threatening taxpayer service and enforcement.
July 22 -
House Republicans released a spending proposal that threatens to withhold funding from the Financial Accounting Standards Board unless it withdraws its income tax reporting standard.
July 22 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped George Botic as acting chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board after Erica Williams' departure.
July 21 -
Erica Williams is stepping down Tuesday as chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and spoke Monday with Accounting Today about her time at the PCAOB.
July 21 -
Nearly one-third (32%) of Americans have taken no financial steps to prepare for a natural disaster, according to a survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of the American Institute of CPAs.
July 21
