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 CPA firm in Williamsville, New York, has merged in Scott Cain and six associates from his previous firm, Wittlin, Cain, & Dry, LLP.
September 27 -
The Top 100 Firm has added a security technology company in Fairfield, California, to its advisory practice.
September 27 -
Technology services and targeted acquisitions will play major roles in the firm's expansion.
September 26 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board proposed accounting and financial reporting guidance for state and local governments to help them transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate to newer reference rates.
September 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service released a new set of tax gap estimates for tax years 2011, 2012 and 2013, indicating the tax compliance rate is mostly unchanged from previous years.
September 26 -
Accounting firms that provide both audit and non-audit services offer positive benefits in the market, according to a new study from a trio of international accounting organizations.
September 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued new rates for business travelers to use.
September 25 -
The rule change will make 1.3 million American workers eligible for extra pay.
September 25 -
The Top 100 Firm is merging in a CPA firm in New York and its affiliated real estate fund advisory firm.
September 25 -
International accounting groups convened in New York during Climate Week to discuss the urgent need for action.
September 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving those who own an interest in rental real estate a safe harbor to allow them to qualify for the section 199A deduction.
September 24 -
Grant Thornton reported Monday that its U.S. firm achieved a record level of revenue in fiscal year 2019, surpassing $1.9 billion, a year-over-year increase of 5.4 percent.
September 23 -
The legislation would create a whistleblower program similar to the one at the SEC, offering protection to accountants and auditors, and others who know of accounting fraud.
September 23 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to settle SEC charges for engaging in improper professional conduct with 15 audit clients.
September 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service had a difficult time coming out with guidance, forms and instructions for provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act like GILTI.
September 20 -
The new standard promises to give accountants a leg up in providing litigation support services.
September 20 -
Newly appointed officials in the SB/SE Division plan to make changes in the IRS’s strategy for dealing with collections and enforcement.
September 19 -
Resource limitations and a drop in staff at the service allowed businesses to get away with billions of dollars in unpaid taxes.
September 19 -
A rule requiring audit firms to disclose the names of engagement partners who participated in an audit may not be having much of an impact on audit quality.
September 18 -
The initial batch of audit reports for large accelerated filers describing critical audit matters don’t necessarily provide a whole lot of illuminating information.
September 18
