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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Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of hastily redoing the tax withholding tables last year, harming taxpayers and causing them to owe taxes this year.
February 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to focus more on improving self-employment tax compliance as the so-called “gig economy” continues to expand.
February 19 -
The companies are giving their customers access to both Chargebee’s subscription billing system and Softrax’s Revenue Manager revenue recognition software.
February 19 -
The Garden City, New York-based group became part of Berdon Fund Services LLC, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
February 19 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Treasury and the IRS about their proposed regulations on estate and gift taxes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
February 19 -
The comedian and former “Tonight Show” host is scheduled to help the Institute of Management Accountants mark its centennial.
February 14 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bars syndicates from using simpler methods of preparing their taxes.
February 14 -
Some EA registrations were due to expire at the end of March, but the partial government shutdown delayed processing.
February 14 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed accounting standards update Thursday on the recognition and measurement of deferred revenue in business combinations.
February 14 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its NetSuite practice in Southern California with the deal, effective Feb. 25, 2019.
February 14 -
Reports of lower refunds are sparking calls for help from some in Congress -- and pushback from others.
February 13 -
Deloitte’s member firm in Japan, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, is paying a $2 million settlement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges that it issued audit reports for a client at the same time dozens of its employees had bank accounts at a subsidiary of the client.
February 13 -
During a speech at the Accountants Club of America, the leader of the AICPA talked about tax reform and the changing shape of the profession.
February 13 -
Wyden urged the president to accept the funding compromise on border security, or else risk delaying tax refunds.
February 12 -
A new survey finds 10 percent of controllers feel misrepresenting their company's performance is a regular part of their job.
February 12 -
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson released her annual report to Congress, focusing on the partial government shutdown and the IRS's aging computer systems.
February 12 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has issued a trio of proposed standards to improve the quality of audits, reviews and related assurance service engagements at firms.
February 11 -
The corporate performance management software provider has secured a capital infusion of reportedly over $500 million from the private equity firm KKR.
February 11 -
As technology plays an ever-larger role in the auditing process, some providers like IBM are competing with Big Four firms, according to a new report.
February 11 -
A senator and a representative from Oregon aim to bring state and national cannabis laws into greater alignment.
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