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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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.
April 29 -
The longtime head of the Financial Accounting Foundation will step down after 11 years of running the organization that oversees FASB, GASB and the PCC.
April 26 -
In the first tax season under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the average size of tax refunds was down 2 percent.
April 26 -
The tax and accounting software maker reported a 5 percent increase in TurboTax units sold this tax season compared to last year, thanks to a 7 percent increase in TurboTax Online sales.
April 26 -
The Institute of Management Accountants has issued a new report with best practices for developing an effective costing model.
April 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Thursday to clarify three of its recent standards for credit losses, hedging, and recognition and measurement of financial instruments.
April 25 -
More business travelers are using scooters to get around town, and the rentable scooter trend is starting to show up in corporate expense reports.
April 25 -
A rebound in the stock market in the first quarter of 2019 enabled the index to rebound to an all-new high.
April 25 -
Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of corporate tax professionals are dedicating extra time and technology resources, including artificial intelligence and bots, to help their companies comply with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.
April 24 -
The proposed regulations could unlock greater development in low-income communities and give investors a chance to reap tremendous profits.
April 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on improving the taxpayer authentication processes for its online applications, but more needs to be done.
April 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs has introduced a U.S. International Tax Certificate Program that aims to give accounting and finance professionals added skills to navigate the vagaries of international tax compliance and planning.
April 22 -
The former Bank of America vice chairman has agreed to stay on through the rest of 2019 as the board of trustees searches for new leaders at FASB and GASB.
April 22 -
A TIGTA report examines the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the service, and how it was implemented.
April 22 -
The web-based tool employs machine learning technology to estimate an incremental borrowing rate curve for the leasing standard.
April 19 -
The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees has appointed Susan M. Cosper, technical director of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, as a member of the FASB board.
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