Michael Cohn

Audit committees at public companies should be aware of some of the accounting implications of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, according to a new report from Ernst & Young.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on improving its authentication processes after a string of data breaches on some of its e-Services and online apps, but some of the improvements haven’t been completely implemented, according to a new report.

A training software provider has gone public with a lawsuit after a DHG employee published excerpts from some of its training materials on the firm’s website.

The Internal Revenue Service is expected to refund disabled veterans an estimated $78 million that was wrongly withheld from their disability severance pay.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, released draft guidance Wednesday for applying COSO’s enterprise risk management framework to environmental, social and governance risks.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that fees multinational business taxpayers pay to request a unilateral or bilateral advance pricing agreement will be increasing.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 won’t affect the tax year 2018 dollar limitations for retirement plans the IRS had announced last year.

The Internal Revenue Service’s processes for assigning Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers don’t always manage to identify fraudulent or incomplete applications, according to a new report.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has proposed a new strategy and work plan for 2019 through 2023.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs have released the eighth edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, with some important changes, particularly related to “retired accountants” and continuing professional education.

BDO USA has expanded its health care advisory services practice by merging in the consulting division of PBC Advisors, a firm based in Oak Brook, Ill., near BDO’s Chicago home base.

International Federation of Accountants CEO Fayezul Choudhury, and IFAC CFO and executive director for external relations Russell Guthrie, talk about how international financial regulators are mulling changes in how global auditing standards are set.

Lynne Born was named CEO of Perelson Weiner LLP, becoming the latest woman to lead an accounting firm, a rarity until recent years.

The Internal Revenue Service generally did a good job last season creating processes to handle some of the new provisions affecting tax season, according to a government report, but there were a few areas where it could be improved.

The Minnesota Society of CPAs recently surveyed its members about the most outrageous tax deductions clients tried to claim on their tax returns. The list shows taxpayers often don't know which deductions are allowed or not.

The Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals Friday to beef up their security measures and avoid clicking on some new phishing emails that can download malware onto their computers to steal their clients’ data.

CBIZ, Inc. has acquired Laurus Transaction Advisors LLC, a Denver-based business that provides buy-side and sell-side financial and accounting due diligence services for M&A transactions to private equity firms along with public and private companies, effective Feb. 1, 2018.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is asking for help as it develops a comprehensive model for revenue and expense recognition for state and local governments.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that employers added a robust 200,000 jobs in January, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent despite a boost from the passage of a tax cut law at the end of the year.

Weaver, a Top 100 Firm, has acquired the tax practice of Condon & Company, P.C., a firm based in Houston, effective Feb. 1, 2018.