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 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 -
The guide contains national, regional and local salary data and total cash compensation figures.
August 29 -
The staffing company has published its annual guide for accounting and finance employees.
August 29 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Wednesday aimed at decreasing the complexity of accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement.
August 29 -
The International Federation of Accountants is outlining some possible ways forward to resolve a disagreement with the Monitoring Group of financial regulators over the standard-setting process for global auditing and accounting education.
August 29 -
The International Accounting Standards Board is considering changes in how to account for goodwill under International Financial Reporting Standards, perhaps reintroducing goodwill amortization.
August 29 -
The Taxpayer Protection Act requires tax preparers to use their PTINs to file state returns and includes other measures to stop bad apples.
August 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are following up on their threat to forestall attempts by states to get around the $10,000 limit in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on deductions of state and local taxes by setting up state-run charitable contribution funds.
August 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department published a notice Tuesday saying they intend to issue proposed regulations clarifying who is a qualifying relative for the new $500 credit for dependents and head of household filing status for years in which the exemption amount is zero for tax years 2018 through 2025.
August 28 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board made two changes to its conceptual framework and released a pair of accounting standards updates aimed at making disclosures in notes to financial statements more effective.
August 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is making some adjustments to its Compliance Assurance Process, a program aimed at large corporate taxpayers that involves cooperating with the IRS before any audits.
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