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 Internal Revenue Service improved its customer service this past tax season, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, despite the challenges of responding to inquiries about the recently passed tax overhaul.
September 12 -
Public companies are taking a cautious approach despite receiving steep corporate tax cuts, according to a new survey of board members by BDO USA.
September 12 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its presence in Georgia with its latest M&A deal.
September 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service is planning to update its user agreement for taxpayers and tax professionals accessing its e-Services applications online in an effort to improve security.
September 7 -
Former pro basketball player Kevin Garnett has filed suit against his former accountant for $77 million after he was defrauded by a wealth manager who worked with the CPA.
September 7 -
House Ways and Means Committee chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, plans to introduce legislation next week to make permanent the individual and small business tax breaks from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
September 7 -
Business executives who are also CPAs are increasingly concerned about trade conflicts and rising interest rates, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.
September 6 -
There are signs of slowing growth as the labor market gets tighter despite tax cuts.
September 6 -
Mary Boone, the owner of a prestigious Manhattan art gallery, pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal tax charges.
September 5 -
Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., teamed up Wednesday to introduce legislation to tax big companies whose wages are so low that their employees are forced to rely on public assistance programs.
September 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service is hoping to expand the number of states who share data with the IRS as part of a joint federal and state program that’s trying to crack down on tax evasion.
September 5 -
The move will permit a workaround for businesses to the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
September 5 -
The Huntsville, Alabama firm has expanded to Pensacola, Florida.
September 5 -
The American Institute of CPAs says companies haven't received enough guidance yet on a requirement of the new tax law.
September 4 -
Rates may be making it harder for teams to attract top talent, according to an academic study.
September 4 -
Accounting firms are seeing slightly more growth in the amount of income per partner, along with a bigger share of revenue that can be attributed to M&A, according to the latest edition of the annual Rosenberg Survey.
September 4 -
The new guidance aims to clarify how to account for a state or local government’s stake in an organization that stays legally separate after it’s acquired.
September 4 -
There was a continuing decrease in the rate of growth in both small business jobs and wages last month.
September 4 -
Lawmakers approved the measure this spring as a way to get around limits in the new federal tax law on state and local tax deductions.
August 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its procedures to prevent the fraudulent use of third-party authorization forms.
August 30
