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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Foreign affiliates of KPMG, Deloitte & Touche and BDO have agreed to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission for getting involved in audit work that circumvented the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s full oversight.
March 13 -
The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators reported on issues with how firms are scrutinizing accounting estimates, testing internal controls, checking revenue recognition and more.
March 12 -
Internal auditors are getting more involved in technology initiatives like cybersecurity and data analytics, according to several new reports.
March 12 -
There may be some advantages, particularly for multinationals, with getting an early jump on FASB's changes in the hedging rules.
March 9 -
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that employers added a better than expect 313,000 jobs in February, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged for the fifth month in a row at 4.1 percent.
March 9 -
When auditors push non-attest services, their clients’ financials tend to contain more errors, according to new research.
March 8 -
The National Society of Accountants wants the Internal Revenue Service to provide a six-month extension for businesses to opt to be treated as S corporations for this year, arguing the current deadline of March 15 is too soon to make a decision given the uncertainty surrounding the new tax law.
March 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility is changing how it handles probes of practitioners who may have violated Circular 230 rules.
March 7 -
Taxes, cybersecurity, global trade and tariffs, and executive misconduct in the midst of the #MeToo movement are just some of the topics likely to come up at this year’s stockholder events, according to BDO USA.
March 7 -
The impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is beginning to be felt on hiring.
March 7 -
Diversity and inclusion efforts lag in some quarters, according to a new survey.
March 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service has tweaked some of its previously released brackets and limits.
March 6 -
Changes in the rules for like-kind exchanges may cause owners to reconsider swapping athletes.
March 6 -
Despite recent tax cuts and minimum wage increases, some companies may be slackening their hiring and raises.
March 6 -
The CPA Consultants’ Alliance made some changes in its officers and added new members, including a CPA Next group of up-and-comers.
March 5 -
States may receive a major boost in their corporate tax revenues as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new report.
March 5 -
The comedian took a gentle swipe at PricewaterhouseCoopers during Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast.
March 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s announcement that it plans to issue regulations clarifying the limitations on carried interest aims to head off a flurry of activity aimed at getting around a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
March 2 -
CPAs are seeing more need for financial planning for clients with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
March 2 -
Financial professionals in the Americas and Europe are generally making as much or slightly more than last year, particularly those with certifications, according to a new survey by the Institute of Management Accountants.
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