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 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.
July 29 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding into the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with its latest M&A deal.
July 29 -
Bitcoin owners are being advised to pay back taxes on any income they failed to report.
July 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service has resurrected an information return that hasn’t been used since the early 1980s.
July 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure giving some partnerships extra time to file a Form 1065 and the accompanying Schedule K-1.
July 25 -
Record-setting stock market highs are helping fuel personal financial satisfaction for U.S. consumers.
July 25 -
GILTI and FDII may be encouraging companies to invest more abroad, rather than repatriating their income.
July 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a ruling allowing a taxpayer to use a tax-advantaged flexible spending account to pay for the medical portion of an ancestry test.
July 24 -
Carr, Riggs & Ingram has increased its presence in Mississippi with its latest M&A deal.
July 24 -
Wages grew at an average rate of 4.0 percent over the past year, increasing the average wage level by $1.09 to $28.54 an hour in the second quarter of the year.
July 24 -
Plan ahead with these risk management tips to manage your firm's liability.
July 23 -
LinkedIn added a new feature Tuesday for freelancers and small businesses to market services such as accounting and tax preparation.
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With the stock market at record highs, more companies are considering going public, but they need to make sure their accounting is in order before they file.
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The Internal Revenue Service posted three revenue procedures Monday of special interest to the insurance industry.
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The Global Reporting Initiative has started looking at how the UN's Sustainable Development Goals can influence business reporting and the adoption of new business models.
July 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued some clarifications on an agreement with the French government not to challenge foreign tax credits for certain kinds of tax payments in France.
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