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 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.
August 1 -
Private companies, nonprofits and some smaller public companies will get some extra time to get ready for major accounting standards, under a recent proposal.
August 1 -
Taxpayers can make a late election, or revoke an earlier election, for the tax break for property they have acquired for a business.
July 31 -
The proposed update aims to improve the guidance for both convertible instruments and the derivatives scope exception for contracts in a company’s own equity.
July 31 -
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants proposed some changes Wednesday to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants to improve the mindset expected of accountants.
July 31 -
Employers in the U.S. and Canada are having trouble finding skilled professionals who can handle both financial and data management, according to a new report.
July 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is aiming to clarify the interaction between two of its earlier standards.
July 30 -
The business advisory firm provides corporate restructuring and turnaround services and interim management for private equity investors.
July 30 -
Wage growth and hours worked climbed at small businesses in July, although the rate of job growth dipped slightly, according to Paychex.
July 30 -
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is calling on Congress to allow the Internal Revenue Service to give the Department of Education information on the income of student loan borrowers, warning that student loan applicants are misrepresenting their income and family size to qualify for reduced payment plans.
July 29 -
The American Institute of CPAs sent a set of recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service on the application of excise taxes to donor-advised funds.
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