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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Lawyers and engineers are the most likely occupations to hire professional tax preparers, according to newly released statistics.
March 16 -
A pair of former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees received reduced prison sentences after they exposed the secret tax breaks offered by Luxembourg to some multinational companies such as Apple, Ikea, Walt Disney, PepsiCo and Microsoft’s Skype.
March 16 -
CFOs who are also CPAs in Indiana are feeling optimistic about economic growth, particularly in the Hoosier state.
March 16 -
Poll finds CMAs generally earn more than those without the certification.
March 16 -
The Anti-Fraud Collaboration, a coalition of the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors, has released a new report on how organizations on can deter fraud and improve financial reporting.
March 16 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has given its approval to the 2017 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, the annually updated set of accounting standards built using computer-readable tags.
March 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to face challenges with identity theft and taxpayer service this tax season, although there have been some improvements since last year.
March 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual notice providing adjustments to the limitation on housing expenses at various locations abroad.
March 15 -
A new study finds a big disparity in how CPAs employed in industry and government see the ethical environment around them compared to public accounting firms.
March 14 -
Florida accounting firm adds specialist with clients in the health care industry.
March 14 -
Financial Executives International is launching an immersive three-day business simulation seminar at two locations.
March 14 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that an auditor in Silicon Valley has agreed to settle insider trading charges.
March 14 -
Some clients see preparers as overpriced or even a scam.
March 14 -
The latest edition of the book covers recent changes from the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
March 13 -
Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn merges with Morice, Layton & Fagan; and Magone & Co. and M.E. Safris join forces.
March 13 -
Corporate executives polled by BDO USA are expecting big changes over the next four years, if Congress isn't an obstacle.
March 13 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former executives at iPayment, a Westlake Village, California-based credit card processing company, with overseeing a scheme to steal millions of dollars via bogus expense reimbursements, inflated invoices and various accounting maneuvers.
March 10 -
The new chief of the International Integrated Reporting Council is aiming to build support for integrated reporting in the U.S. as the IIRC begins to gather feedback on how companies are implementing it.
March 10 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an update to improve the financial reporting on pensions and other post-retirement benefits.
March 10 -
Business executives who are also CPAs are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy than they have in more than 12 years, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.
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