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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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.
March 4 -
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited has designated Sharon Thorne to be the next chair of the firm’s global board of directors, starting in June. She will be the first woman to chair Deloitte’s global board.
March 4 -
The Minnesota Society of CPAs has a list of outrageous questions clients have asked their tax preparers this tax season.
March 4 -
The head of the Taxpayer Advocate Service at the IRS for 18 years will be retiring at the end of July.
March 1 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is looking for input on some proposed changes.
February 28 -
The legislation would retroactively extend tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and 2018 through the rest of 2019.
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