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 recent tax overhaul is buoying optimism in the U.S., but not abroad.
July 12 -
The Auditing Standards Board is thinking about relaxing some of the requirements for attest engagements.
July 11 -
The National Association of Enrolled Agents has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service strongly criticizing the draft version of the new Form W-4, the Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, saying it raises privacy concerns and creates a “substantial risk of underwithholding.”
July 11 -
Two of the oldest minority-controlled accounting firms are joining together.
July 11 -
The site includes special reports, insights and a client letter related to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling.
July 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging practitioners to secure their client data.
July 10 -
Two Utah firms are joining forces, effective July 1.
July 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service did a lot to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, yet its efforts have fallen short, says TIGTA.
July 9 -
Mauldin & Jenkins adds KRT CPAs division; Gordon Advisors merges in Tobias, Vandeputte & Skulsky.
July 9 -
The Missouri-based Top 100 Firm is expanding in New York with its latest addition.
July 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service postponed tax filings and payments for more than 68 million taxpayers affected by the killer storms.
July 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s six additional schedules hardly seem to fit onto a postcard.
July 6 -
Chris Geier has been watching what is going on at Deloitte and wondering who the next leader will be.
July 6 -
The New York-based Top 100 Firm has been undergoing some major changes since Harriet Greenberg and Frederick Berk took the helm at the beginning of 2017.
July 5 -
The education provider offers courses about the complexities of accounting and taxation of digital currencies such as bitcoin and ethereum.
July 5 -
Tax cuts and the booming economy continued to bolster payrolls despite the threat of a looming trade war.
July 5 -
The new tax law didn't do much to boost employment and pay last month.
July 3 -
The Large Business and International Division is targeting virtual currency, S corporation distributions and more for extra scrutiny.
July 2 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its footprint in the Dallas area, while adding an accounting software and systems implementation service.
July 2 -
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision allows states to require out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax from customers, even if they don’t have a physical store or warehouse in the state.
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