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 American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has posted a group of standards for audit reports and auditing financial statements.
May 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service is launching an investigation of the Free File program amid complaints that tax software companies are making it difficult for qualified taxpayers to access free tax prep software, as Los Angeles and New York State also take action.
May 7 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding to Orange County, California, by merging in a firm in Irvine, effective June 1.
May 7 -
The Top 100 Firm is adding a firm in Salt Lake City, effective June 1, 2019.
May 7 -
The Center for Audit Quality has introduced a new guide to assist audit committees at overseeing their companies efforts to comply with the new credit losses accounting standard.
May 7 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a set of amendments to its rules governing the kind of information provided to investors.
May 6 -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to offer tax relief to children who have lost a parent serving in the military after recent reports that “Gold Star” families are facing unexpectedly heavy tax bills because of the implications of a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
May 6 -
The tax and consulting firm has added a firm that specializes in cost segregation studies.
May 6 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released guidance in the form of questions and answers to help state and local governments apply its standards.
May 6 -
The American Institute of CPAs released non-authoritative guidance to help nonprofit organizations deal with a recent accounting standard on collections.
May 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service has decided to once again expand a program that allows retirement plans to receive determination letters after announcing four years ago it was curtailing the program.
May 6 -
The acquisition brings a number of Fortune 500 clients, and new technology tools.
May 3 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may begin asking auditors to look at cybersecurity when assessing risks at the companies they audit.
May 2 -
The report discusses some of the main developments this past season that are likely to affect taxpayers for the rest of the year.
April 30 -
The United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council also 'severely reprimanded' the firm, as well as two partners.
April 30 -
Small-business job growth remained relatively consistent in April, but hourly earnings growth moderated slightly, according to payroll giant Paychex.
April 30 -
A new program requiring the IRS to hire collection agencies is falling far short of its goals and putting taxpayers at risk of falling prey to scammers.
April 29 -
The Council of Institutional Investors is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies to explain any non-GAAP metrics used to set executive compensation within their proxy statements.
April 29 -
The 2017 tax law had no discernible impact on consumer tax filing patterns or the market share of tax prep vendors, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
April 29 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors reported a milestone Monday, with membership numbers now topping 200,000.
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