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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Keeping employees from being mislabeled as independent contractors hasn't been a big priority, according to a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
February 26 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to approve guidance to encourage public companies to provide more information about cyber attacks, data breaches and the risks of them occurring.
February 26 -
An omnibus revision to the Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services will come out after tax season.
February 26 -
Final regulations have been released for how to avoid the centralized way the IRS can now examine large firms.
February 23 -
Certify, a business expense software provider, has released its annual list of the top 10 craziest business expenses of 2017, and they include some doozies.
February 23 -
The software maker's results contrast with preliminary data from the Internal Revenue Service.
February 23 -
CRI has expanded its presence in Florida with a deal that adds offices in Bradenton and Sarasota.
February 23 -
The new tax law is having an unequal effect on Americans' paychecks.
February 22 -
Valuation Research Corp. co-CEO PJ Patel discusses the continued scrutiny of how business combinations are accounted for and valued, and the implications of the new tax law.
February 22 -
The firm is adding more talent in Louisville, Ky.
February 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service is prepared to handle three popular provisions that had expired for 2017 but were recently given new life by Congress.
February 22 -
Consumers say they would give up the internet and social media if they could avoid Uncle Sam.
February 22 -
The American Institute of CPAs sent the leaders of Congress’s tax committees a set of fixes to the TCJA.
February 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service is getting blitzed with phone calls from taxpayers to the help desk it has set up for tax professionals, and it’s asking tax pros to stop referring their clients there.
February 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that taxpayers can continue to deduct the interest they pay on home equity loans “in many cases,” despite the new tax law's limitations on the mortgage interest deduction.
February 21 -
Payroll giant ADP has teamed up with the online employment site ZipRecruiter to help small businesses find qualified job candidates.
February 21 -
The American Institute of CPAs is sending an urgent request to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, asking for “immediate guidance” on the definition of the term “qualified business income” for pass-through entities under the new tax law.
February 21 -
Spoor Bunch Franz merges in Strawn, Marshall, Cunningham, Condon & Sweat; Rotz & Stonesifer adds Butler, Gingerich & Company.
February 20 -
CWS CPA LLP has started a new online tax preparation business this tax season known as Henry.tax, staffed by CPAs, including stay-at-home parents who work part-time.
February 20 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposal Tuesday to expand the list of benchmark interest rates allowed for hedge accounting.
February 20
