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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At least one of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new moves is so well liked, some companies want to adopt it as of yesterday.
February 14 -
Protect your clients from the Form W-2 email phishing scam that has now evolved beyond the corporate world and is spreading to other types of organizations.
February 14 -
As lawmakers in Congress mull the real possibility of a tax overhaul, various proposals are being debated before legislation is introduced.
February 13 -
After several years of sluggish economic growth, executives at midsize private companies are feeling more confident.
February 10 -
Institute of Internal Auditors leader has published a new book on how members of his profession can become trusted advisors.
February 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a sharp decline in returns so far this season.
February 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its efforts to combat stolen identity refund fraud, but the accuracy of its measurements of the identity theft problem needs to be better, according to a new government report.
February 9 -
The Ernst & Young global network’s member firm charged with audit failure, noncooperation, and violations of quality control standards.
February 9 -
Female clients are doing a better job than male clients at planning for a breakup, according to a new survey of CPAs.
February 9 -
The U.S. Tax Court began holding hearings this week on a long-running case involving the Internal Revenue Service and pop star Michael Jackson’s estate.
February 8 -
Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee are objecting to a resolution from House Republicans to repeal recently finalized Treasury Department rules that would discourage corporate tax inversions.
February 8 -
Global warming isn’t just a concern of environmentalists. Nearly two-thirds of management accountants think global warming is having an impact on the environment, according to a new survey, and a quarter of them are seeing a negative impact on the bottom line.
February 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service has posted a new version of Form 7004 to reflect the fact that businesses can now get an automatic extra six months to file.
February 7 -
Two merger deals occurred in California and Illinois.
February 7 -
Even though the Internal Revenue Service approves 94 percent of the 501(c)(3) applications it receives through the simplified Form 1023-EZ, approximately a quarter of them do not pass the test.
February 6 -
Three members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee have introduced bills to enhance the Earned Income Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
February 6 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to issue regulations on the expansion of the R&D credit for startups.
February 6 -
GSCPA brought over 100 of its members to meet with lawmakers.
February 6 -
Increasing levels of passive investment in companies could be encouraging them to pursue tax shelters.
February 6 -
A pair of new government reports highlighted some of the hurdles the Internal Revenue Service needed to overcome last filing season as it struggles to help taxpayers and identity theft victims despite constrained resources.
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