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 issued its annual inflation adjustments for dozens of tax items and tax schedules.
November 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation adjustments for retirement plans.
November 6 -
The consulting practices of accounting firms saw their revenues increase 15.9 percent in 2018 to surpass $2 billion for the first time ever, reaching $2.1 billion, according to a new report.
November 5 -
A pair of mergers in New Jersey involving Top 100 Firms were announced Tuesday.
November 5 -
The deal will encompass more than 250 accounting, tax, and advisory member firms in nearly 100 countries.
November 5 -
Preber succeeded Mike McGuire, who stepped aside in June and took the title of “CEO emeritus.”
November 5 -
Firms are joining forces in Tennessee and Texas.
November 4 -
Firms are combining in Illinois, Florida, New York and New Hampshire.
November 1 -
Szymkowiak & Associates, CPAs, PC, a CPA firm based in Williamsville, New York, has added Blesy & Associates, a firm in nearby Amherst, New York, effective Nov. 1, 2019.
October 31 -
Audit committees that include a former partner from a Big Four firm that audits their company can still retain their independence and have high-quality audits, according to a new study.
October 31 -
While the majority of accounting and tax practices offer policies to discourage gender bias and discrimination, women are divided over whether the firms’ leaders are actually carrying them out.
October 31 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released a draft version of a proposed tax form to collect information about qualified opportunity zones.
October 31 -
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee wants to create two new tax incentives to help small businesses owned by women to hire and grow and get access to capital.
October 30 -
The fading impact of last year’s tax cuts cooled the pace of job growth.
October 30 -
Not as many companies are planning to increase employee wages as a result, according to a new survey by BDO USA. Instead more companies are planning to do stock buybacks, increase corporate dividends and pursue mergers and acquisitions.
October 29 -
CEO Steve Heathcote plans to expand the association, especially in Asia and Europe.
October 29 -
Hourly earnings grew this month, but job growth remained relatively flat.
October 29 -
The tax software developer is planning to take on some new projects in the U.S. and abroad.
October 28 -
Nathan Wheeler, a 43-year-old CPA in Portland, Oregon, who also owns a marijuana business, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud and tax evasion after embezzling nearly $1 million from an Olympic snowboarding medalist.
October 28 -
Despite a series of accounting scandals, the major firms are increasing their dominance.
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