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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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.
March 10 -
KPMG International has tapped Bill Thomas as its new global chairman, succeeding John Veihmeyer on the completion of his term on Oct. 1, 2017.
March 9 -
Aprio LLP, a Top 100 Atlanta-based firm that recently changed its name from Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, has added Yeager & Boyd, a CPA firm based in Birmingham, Alabama.
March 9 -
Two former managing partners and chief executives are weighing in on the legal wrangling over the trademark, as the dispute escalates further.
March 8 -
The firm has expanded its Wealth Advisory Practice by merging in a Jacksonville group with $350 million in assets under management.
March 8 -
Private sector employment grew by nearly 300,000 last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in another strong sign for the economy.
March 8 -
Deregulation, new accounting standards and an overhaul of the corporate tax code are among the topics likely to come up during annual general meetings this year, according to BDO USA.
March 7 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is asking for feedback on a suggested standards update.
March 7 -
Payroll giant found a jobs increase for the third month in a row in a further sign of improving optimism.
March 7 -
Cindy Fornelli, executive director of the Center for Audit Quality, talks in this podcast about her organization's recent celebration of its first decade and the trends in audits and investor confidence in the financial markets.
March 7 -
One contender for the defunct Big Five firm’s moniker and legacy accuses its rival of “ego, arrogance, lies and greed.”
March 6 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the U.S. Senate to quickly consider and approve the various bilateral income tax treaties and protocols that are currently pending in Congress, although some of them have not advanced in years.
March 6 -
As the Trump administration and the Republican dominated Congress prepare to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a new government report may give them further ammunition.
March 3 -
Homex allegedly falsified sales of over 100,000 homes to inflate revenue for three years in a row.
March 3 -
A company calling itself Arthur Andersen announced it has reconstituted the former Big Five firm in 16 countries, but its rights to the brand are being challenged by another firm that took the Andersen name in 2014.
March 2 -
The International Integrated Reporting Council is asking for comments on how companies are using the framework it issued three years ago for reporting on matters beyond simply a company’s financials.
March 2
