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 Senate Finance Committee plans to hold a confirmation hearing next Thursday for the nominee for Internal Revenue Service commissioner, Charles “Chuck” Rettig, a Beverly Hills tax attorney.
June 22 -
The National Association of Black Accountants held its 49th annual NABA Convention and Expo, bringing together more than 2,000 accounting professionals.
June 22 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued guidance outlining the accounting requirements for interest costs incurred before the end of a construction period.
June 22 -
The Institute of Management Accountants handed out a series of awards during its annual conference this week in Indianapolis.
June 22 -
A group of CPAs has written an open letter to the American Institute of CPAs expressing opposition to the AICPA’s move to open up its Accredited in Business Valuation credential to non-CPAs.
June 21 -
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is leveraging Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant to add voice-enabled search to its CCH AnswerConnect tax research product.
June 21 -
The new guidance provides a stronger framework for deciding whether a contribution is conditional or unconditional.
June 21 -
The short form would fulfill one of the promises of last December’s tax overhaul.
June 21 -
An ex-employee with the Criminal Investigation unit was found guilty of obstruction of justice and stealing government money.
June 20 -
The changing revenue recognition and leasing rules are prompting various strategies to deal with them.
June 20 -
Bloomberg Tax has introduced an ASC 606 solution for its Advantage tax management system to help companies comply with the new revenue recognition standard.
June 20 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board hopes to improve the financial reporting for stock compensation.
June 20 -
SEC’s Wesley Bricker sees management accountants as ‘expert historians,’ weighs in on revamped PCAOB Wesley Bricker, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, told attendees at the Institute of Management Accountants’ annual conference in Indianapolis on Tuesday about the vital role he sees them playing in financial reporting.
June 19 -
The Institute of Management Accountants wants to educate its members about the changing skills expected of corporate finance leaders with a new Competency Framework and a series of chair people ready to take the lead as the organization marks its centennial.
June 18 -
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The Institute of Management Accountants unveiled an exposure draft of its enhanced Management Accounting Competency Framework at the kickoff of its annual conference Sunday in Indianapolis.
June 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are going to amend the Section 987 regulations to postpone them for another year.
June 15 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Emerging Issues Task Force has made decisions on some new rules.
June 15 -
Accounting departments are finding that offering advanced technology like cloud computing is helping them attract staff, according to a new report.
June 14 -
The American Institute of CPAs sent a list of more than 150 recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service to add to its Priority Guidance Plan where it would like to see the IRS provide more clarity, with a particular spotlight on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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