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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Auditing firms that tend to find material weaknesses in companies’ internal controls are seen as less attractive in the audit market, according to a new study.
August 12 -
The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have also teamed up on a new initiative to protect professional licensing for CPAs.
August 12 -
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released on Friday a redesigned Form W-4 for tax year 2020, making a number of changes to earlier draft versions of the form after hearing complaints from tax professionals.
August 9 -
The deal creates a combined $750 million professional services firm.
August 9 -
A group of 42 Senate Democrats has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, urging him to refrain from unilaterally cutting capital gains taxes without congressional approval.
August 8 -
Both public and private companies are underestimating the challenges of transitioning to the new lease accounting standard, according to a new survey.
August 8 -
There’s a new wrinkle in the annual wave of tax breaks that arrive in states around the country every summer during back-to-school sales.
August 7 -
Real estate investors who want to maximize the return on investment will reap extra tax breaks this year, but still need to be cautious.
August 7 -
Most enterprises that don’t use artificial intelligence only audit up to 10 percent of their spending, according to a new report.
August 7 -
The former president of the New York State Society of CPAs, chairman of the AICPA, and founding partner of Goldstein Golub Kessler, has left his mark on the profession.
August 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service is replacing its old online tax withholding calculator and making it easier for taxpayers to determine how much in taxes they should withhold.
August 6 -
Hundreds of localities and one state made 335 changes in their standard sales tax rate in the first half of 2019, a 5 percent increase from the same period last year, according to a new report.
August 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service hasn’t done enough to improve its procedures for reviewing amended tax returns to reduce erroneous and fraudulent tax refunds, according to a new report.
August 5 -
LBA Haynes Strand acquires Cherry Bekaert’s Asheboro practice; and Fineman West merges in Jager.
August 5 -
Diane Jules, deputy director of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, discusses how IESBA has been developing its Code of Ethics and technology for accountants to use around the world.
August 5 -
The Top 100 Firm based in New York has expanded its presence in South Florida by adding another office in Miami.
August 5 -
The Top 100 Firm has expanded in Massachusetts to bolster its presence in New England.
August 2 -
Jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services rose 3.6 percent last month.
August 2 -
The Top 100 Firm combined with a firm that specializes in servicing hedge funds.
August 1 -
The Top 100 Firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, has expanded in the Boston area.
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