Michael Cohn

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.

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.

There was a continuing decrease in the rate of growth in both small business jobs and wages last month.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its procedures to prevent the fraudulent use of third-party authorization forms.

The guide contains national, regional and local salary data and total cash compensation figures.

The staffing company has published its annual guide for accounting and finance employees.

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.

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.

The International Accounting Standards Board is considering changes in how to account for goodwill under International Financial Reporting Standards, perhaps reintroducing goodwill amortization.

The Taxpayer Protection Act requires tax preparers to use their PTINs to file state returns and includes other measures to stop bad apples.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service’s initial guidance on the executive compensation deduction won’t settle all of the lingering questions.

The Top 100 Firm is expanding its transaction advisory and valuation services, particularly for private equity funds and lenders.

The Internal Revenue Service could be pursuing further action to reduce tax refund losses associated with business identity theft, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service could do more to strengthen its tax enforcement efforts by further leveraging the Return Review Program to catch fraudulent tax returns, according to a new report.

The Institute of Management Accounting has debuted a massive open online course, or MOOC, on sustainability reporting.