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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In a new twist on an old scam, fraudsters are spoofing legitimate IRS phone numbers to demand payment on nonexistent bills.
April 24 -
The survey asks for input on the future direction of the auditing overseer.
April 24 -
AccountantsWorld has expanded its Expert Webinar Series this year, featuring 16 industry leaders, including a dozen of the Top 100 Most Influential People named by Accounting Today.
April 24 -
New reports indicate the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the self-employed are still unclear to many of them.
April 24 -
Businesses are taking time adjusting to the new revenue recognition and lease accounting rules.
April 23 -
The former CEO of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is passing on the chairmanship post to vice-chair Jeffrey Hales.
April 23 -
The software helps taxpayers determine the new Section 199A tax break on qualified business income of partnerships and S corporations under the new tax law.
April 23 -
Randy Rupp, CEO of Top 100 Firm Rehmann, discusses how his firm is expanding its managed IT services practice.
April 23 -
Organizations whose applications for tax-exempt status were delayed by the IRS could be getting $3.5 million.
April 20 -
The Internal Revenue Service recently reduced a user fee, modified its policy on issuing opinion and advisory letters, and changed the pre-approved program for cash balance plans.
April 20 -
Optimism among accountants has reached its peak after tax reform.
April 20 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is forcing companies to reconsider where they are hiring and assigning workers.
April 19 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service to amend the information it is providing on Section 965 of the new tax law.
April 19 -
Bipartisan legislation to modernize the Internal Revenue Service comes a day after a computer crash disrupts Tax Day filing.
April 18 -
The new leasing rules will be hitting corporate balance sheets soon.
April 18 -
The litigation reached unprecedented heights last year, although the total settlement value declined significantly, according to a new report.
April 18 -
Clients need help navigating the TCJA in areas such as philanthropic giving and deductions.
April 17 -
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reported a sharp drop in the percentage of cases handed over to authorities, declining to only a little over half.
April 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department say the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will require hiring the equivalent of 1,734 full-time employees over the next two years.
April 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice to corporate taxpayers to provide more information about the tax rates they will be paying as they transition to the new tax law.
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