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 two were found guilty of sharing confidential materials ahead of a planned inspection of the Big Four auditing firm.
March 11 -
The fast-growing practice management and tax software company laid off over 40 percent of its staff over the weekend.
March 11 -
The relief is conditioned on the partnerships providing the missing information in a separate schedule by March 15, 2020.
March 11 -
Richard Chambers, president and CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors, has produced an updated edition of his memoir and advice book, “The Speed of Risk: Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail, 2nd Edition.”
March 11 -
Truth in Accounting wants pension and retirement benefit costs included in state and local government reporting.
March 8 -
A pair of House Democrats has introduced a bill to extend the tax-filing deadline until May 20 to give taxpayers more time to file their taxes.
March 8 -
The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent to 3.8 percent and average wages also increased.
March 8 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is offering a special tribute to its first female member while celebrating the role of women in accounting.
March 8 -
Some of the states that are paying the highest amounts in federal taxes are also the ones that will be hurt the most by the $10,000 limit on the SALT deduction.
March 7 -
The agency is subjecting a relatively small percentage of wealthy taxpayers to tax audits, and less than half of the biggest corporations in the U.S.
March 7 -
Business executives who are also CPAs are expressing a more pessimistic outlook on the global economy, according to a new survey by the AICPA.
March 7 -
Accounting firm RoseRyan has created a consultancy called Kukuza Associates to focus on servicing businesses in the growing cannabis market.
March 6 -
The new standard adjusts the way companies account for the production costs of films and episodic content produced for TV and online streaming services.
March 6 -
The red-hot economy shows some possible signs of cooling, particularly among small companies.
March 6 -
The deal, valued at over $1 billion, unites two companies that specialize in travel and expense management and invoicing software.
March 5 -
The update clarifies some of the disclosure and implementation requirements of the new leasing standard.
March 5 -
Small-business job growth remained consistent in February with the previous month, but hourly earnings growth increased slightly over January, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.
March 5 -
Most chief audit executives are confident in their organization’s ability to identify and assess emerging or unusual risks, according to a new report, but management is all too often caught off guard by new risks.
March 5 -
Thomson Reuters has scheduled its 12th annual series of partner summits for tax and accounting professionals.
March 4 -
Certified Management Accountants earn 57 percent more in median salary and 55 percent more in median total compensation than non-CMAs, according to a new survey by the Institute of Management Accountants, which administers the certification.
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