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 practice management software company intends to release its first tax preparation product next summer.
November 19 -
The number of people who use the so-called Virtual Service Delivery technology has been declining for several years.
November 16 -
The International Accounting Standards Board voted to propose a one-year delay, so the new rules would take effect in 2022, instead of 2021.
November 16 -
The SEC is also working to help companies with a crowded implementation schedule.
November 16 -
The Top 100 Firm has merged in a prominent tax firm in New Jersey.
November 16 -
The addition to the close management software company’s Strict Suite Controls product provides a software framework for internal controls.
November 15 -
Grants from donor-advised funds to charities grew 19.9 percent last year, thanks to the new tax law.
November 15 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, with a new set of board members this year, approved a strategic plan for 2018-2022 on Thursday, along with a fiscal year 2018 budget.
November 15 -
Selden Fox merges in Richard T. DeSimone & Co.; Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., LLP adds John W. Clegg & Company; and HHM CPAs acquires Grisham, Wildman & Work.
November 15 -
The update makes narrow improvements to the credit losses standard, including the transition requirements.
November 15 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last December is likely to produce some winners and losers when taxpayers file their returns next tax season.
November 14 -
Steven McCarty is becoming the new chief executive officer of the Chicago-based Top 100 Firm.
November 14 -
Technology is helping special agents root out tax fraud and evasion, despite a declining workforce.
November 14 -
Charles Rettig assures AICPA members that, as a tax practitioner himself, he understands their views
November 13 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is planning extensive changes in how it inspects firms and interacts with financial statement preparers.
November 13 -
KPMG has brought another independent director to its board, appointing Linda L. Addison, a former managing partner of the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.
November 12 -
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and chief accountant Wesley Bricker weighed in on a proposed change in the reporting cycle for public companies.
November 12 -
A new report from PwC finds businesses still scrambling to meet the deadlines.
November 12 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its presence in San Francisco with its latest M&A deal.
November 9 -
The program should make some changes to provide better customer service for taxpayers, according to a new report.
November 9
