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 Institute of Internal Auditors is beginning to re-evaluate the “Three Lines of Defense” model that has been around for more than two decades.
December 26 -
The redesigned form is not exactly postcard size, but it reflects changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that promise to simplify the tax prep process.
December 26 -
The traditional talk that CPAs have with their clients has been upended thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
December 26 -
The Institute of Management Accountants released its annual review showing an uptick in CMAs.
December 26 -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attempted to salve worries about the federal government’s partial shutdown.
December 24 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has been pilot testing its upcoming requirements for auditors.
December 20 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a set of proposed rules on the new BEAT provisions added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
December 13 -
The draft reporting standard aims to provide more transparency around corporate tax payments.
December 13 -
Host Analytics, a provider of enterprise performance management systems, is being acquired by the private equity firm Vector Capital for an undisclosed sum.
December 13 -
The proposal includes prohibitions on providing legal opinions and performing certain services for a contingent fee.
December 13 -
The Regional Leader is expanding beyond Kentucky by merging in a technology consulting firm in Raleigh, North Carolina.
December 13 -
Revenues at the international accounting firm network increased 7.1 percent to reach a record amount for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018.
December 13 -
The Top 100 Firm has expanded in Columbia, Maryland.
December 13 -
The Dallas-based global tax services firm is expanding in Europe.
December 12 -
Hiring shortfalls and disruptive technologies will be among the main topics of discussion in boardrooms in 2019.
December 11 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its presence in Florida by adding a nearly 50-year-old firm based in Jupiter.
December 11 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is holding its annual ethics case writing competition for accounting and finance academics and practitioners.
December 11 -
Private company audit fees grew by more, but at a slower pace.
December 11 -
The international accounting firm network reported a 10.7 percent increase for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018.
December 11 -
The lame-duck package has been scaled back as the congressional term nears an end.
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