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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A new study questions the usefulness of proxy advisory services in helping corporate boards of directors and investors decide whether to keep or change auditing firms.
February 24 -
The International Federation of Accountants has released a new study on how accountants can play a big role in reducing corruption around the world.
February 23 -
Financial Executives International has started a Leadership Master Class for CFOs and other aspiring finance execs.
February 23 -
Implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s current expected credit loss standard is well underway at major banks, according to a survey by Deloitte, though the new standard could show how risky many of the loans really are.
February 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to develop a new income tax form to improve S corporation shareholder compliance with basis rules.
February 23 -
The staffing company Randstad has released a new salary guide for accountants, including detailed listings of salaries for a variety of accounting and finance jobs in states and major cities across the U.S.
February 22 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is clarifying some aspects of its revenue recognition guidance.
February 22 -
Lawmakers are questioning the Secretary of State about his agreement with the energy giant where he was formerly chairman and CEO.
February 22 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has added some new requirements.
February 22 -
States and localities across the countries are adjusting their rates, according to a new report.
February 21 -
The deal expands the firm's presence in Southeast Michigan by adding an office in Ann Arbor.
February 21 -
A new alert cautions practitioners about phishing emails purporting to come from tax app companies.
February 17 -
The Big Four firm has partnered with a group of other organizations on an initiative to bring more varied representation to the leadership of public companies.
February 17 -
The Financial Accounting Foundation has published an updated compendium of U.S. GAAP in five volumes.
February 16 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has added information on secondment arrangements to its instructions for auditing firms filing the new disclosures.
February 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service is temporarily delaying issuance of additional rules while evaluating the impact of executive orders from President Trump, and scaling back enforcement of the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act.
February 16 -
The firm has expanded its business management services for the California entertainment industry with its latest deal.
February 16 -
The shock jock inadvertently aired a private call with an Internal Revenue Service employee on his Sirius XM radio show in 2015 and is now facing a lawsuit.
February 15 -
Under the deal, the firms’ Los Angeles operations will be joined and the combined practice will look to expand its entertainment-industry business management services.
February 15 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s guidance on the definition of a business could be of special benefit to the real estate, pharmaceutical, biotech and financial services industries, but doesn’t go as far as some had hoped.
February 15
