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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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.
March 2 -
Despite legislation in 2015 giving the tax agency more time to double-check returns claiming the EITC and the ACTC, the process often doesn't work.
March 1 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board wants to improve how to deal with implementation charges for hosting service contracts.
March 1 -
The Top 100 firm's recruiting affiliate Marcum Search LLC has acquired a Los Angeles-based agency that focuses on hiring and temporary employment in the legal profession.
March 1 -
The firm has expanded its public housing authority practice by acquiring a Valley Forge, Pa.-based accounting and consulting business that focuses on servicing the affordable housing industry.
March 1 -
The Big Four firm agreed to resolve potential liabilities related to its work for a failed mortgage lender.
March 1 -
A private equity firm has acquired the family-owned Petz Enterprises' professional tax software business.
February 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to make sure they have the proper amount of taxes taken out of their paychecks.
February 28 -
Major corporations have authorized $200 billion in stock purchases in the two months since the passage of the new tax law while more than 55,000 American workers have been laid off, according to Senate Democrats.
February 28 -
The majority of finance leaders are increasing investment in their companies’ efforts to spur change through new technology, according to a new survey.
February 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice extending the relief it provided last year to residents who evacuated or couldn’t return because of the damage caused by the monster storms.
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