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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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.
June 14 -
Ernst & Young has released a study on some trends it is seeing at companies around the world.
June 14 -
The tax prep chain foresees fewer customers coming in to have their returns prepared as a result of the new tax law.
June 14 -
The tools are helping the Top 100 Firm’s accounting and tax practice improve its performance.
June 13 -
Accountants have a new way to gain the PFS credential, and non-CPAs can get educated too.
June 13 -
The provider of expense tracking and bookkeeping automation has added features for accounting and bookkeeping partners.
June 13 -
The City of Brotherly Love ranked at the bottom of the top 10 biggest U.S. cities.
June 12 -
Some of the mistakes in the hastily drafted legislation could cost the industries millions of dollars.
June 12 -
A long-awaited standards update will clarify a key issue in the not-for-profit world.
June 12 -
The software developers have integrated their offerings to help companies tackle the complex new rev rec standard.
June 12 -
A company that provides training to legal marijuana businesses and their bookkeepers has extended its reach to 26 states.
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