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 American Institute of CPAs wants additional guidance about Bitcoin taxes.
May 30 -
The firm is expanding its presence in the Milwaukee area.
May 30 -
The Top 100 Firm is adding a business turnaround specialist based in Minneapolis.
May 30 -
The economy continued to grow in the wake of the new tax law.
May 30 -
With the effective date for the new lease accounting standard taking effect at the end of the year for public companies, many are finding themselves unprepared and their accounting systems in need of an upgrade.
May 30 -
BKD LLP has added Rylander, Clay & Opitz LLP, expanding the Top 100 Firm’s presence to Fort Worth, Texas, effective June 1, 2018.
May 29 -
Paychex reported a slight increase in job and wage growth at small businesses in May, although the pace of wage growth dipped slightly compared to last year.
May 29 -
The shakeup at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board continued with the announcement Tuesday that Claudius Modesti, director of the PCAOB’s Division of Enforcement and Investigations, will be leaving at the end of the month.
May 29 -
A new notice offers details on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is forcing changes in write-offs for items like job-related cars and moves.
May 25 -
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect Friday, and it could affect accountants and auditors, along with their clients, in the U.S.
May 24 -
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced a COSO Enterprise Risk Management Certificate program for professionals who want to demonstrate their expertise in the COSO ERM Framework.
May 24 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board censured Deloitte & Touche LLP and imposed a $500,000 penalty against the Big Four firm for overlooking material accounting errors during three consecutive audits of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., a Missouri-based IT provider for banks and credit unions.
May 24 -
Almost one out of two large global companies experienced some form of fraud, theft, money laundering or other financial crime in the past year, according to a new report.
May 24 -
The International Foundation of Accountants has released the fourth edition of its Guide to Practice Management for Small- and Medium-Sized Practices (the Guide) to help small and midsized accounting practices meet the challenges of the globalized digital world.
May 24 -
The Financial Accounting Foundation has published its annual report on the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board it oversees.
May 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs has sent three recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service about modifying the IRS’s proposed regulations for inventory valuation.
May 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service has a new five-year strategic plan for improving taxpayer service and tax administration.
May 23 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding further in Connecticut with its latest deal.
May 23 -
The House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday on how the new tax law is affecting small businesses, hearing testimony from a CPA firm owner and others.
May 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department intend to issue proposed regulations to address the deductibility of state and local tax payments.
May 23
