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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Pisenti & Brinker merges in Zainer Rinehart Clarke; Hawkins Ash CPAs adds Mequon office of Anderson Tackman.
December 5 -
There has been a lot of confusion about which businesses will qualify for the pass-through deduction and other tax breaks.
December 5 -
Hourly earnings growth increased 2.38 percent at small businesses in November, but job growth dipped 0.85 percent from a year ago.
December 5 -
The consulting firm Protiviti has released its annual report on the top risks facing organizations in 2019.
December 5 -
Companies are expanding their budgets to accommodate the new leasing standard, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young.
December 4 -
The Regional Leader is expanding in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
December 4 -
CLA is expanding in Wisconsin by combining with another Top 100 Firm.
December 4 -
The global chairman and CEO is planning to step down after six years running EY’s global network.
December 3 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board voted to issue a long-awaited standard on audits of financial statements of employee benefit plans, although it is still awaiting some details before the standard takes effect.
December 3 -
Here are some of the most important 2018 year-end tax-planning considerations for individual clients from Grant Thornton.
December 3 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been taking a close look at how Amazon.com has been adhering to the new revenue recognition standard, particularly with regard to its Amazon Prime revenue, and Amazon has been pushing back in response to the SEC’s comment letters.
November 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service has opened an Instagram account where it will share information on the latest tax topics, but probably not many selfies or kitten photos.
November 30 -
The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program has closed and there are new, tougher procedures in place.
November 29 -
Two firms in Southeastern Pennsylvania are joining forces to create DunlapSLK, effective Jan. 2, 2019.
November 29 -
The firm has expanded in Georgia by merging in a firm in Atlanta, effective Dec. 1, 2018.
November 29 -
The accounting giants are among the consulting firms enjoying growth in the global risk services market, which is set to surpass $80 billion by 2020, according to a new report.
November 29 -
The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have set up a working group to explore possible changes in how CPAs are licensed and the kinds of skills needed for the license.
November 29 -
Major changes in last year’s tax overhaul include the so-called GILTI provisions, and the IRS has issued proposed regulations for them.
November 28 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last December produced some winners and some losers among different categories of taxpayers.
November 28 -
The megamerger would create a powerful rival to the Big Four in the British audit market.
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