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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Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump has released a “Contract with the American Voter,” outlining his 100-day plan to “make America Great Again,” including plans for a Middle Class Tax Relief and Simplification Act.
January 20 -
Haefele Flanagan acquires Ratner and Associates; Olsson & Company, CPAs joins RRBB Accountants and Advisors; and Smith Elliott Kearns & Company merges in Klingler & Associates.
January 20 -
Blue Benefits Consulting Inc., an affiliate of Top 100 accounting firm Blue & Co., has merged in Indiana Benefits Inc., effective Jan. 2, 2017, expanding the firm’s benefits consulting business.
January 20 -
Seattle-based financial services company agrees to pay a $500,000 penalty to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it improperly performed hedge accounting and later took steps to impede potential whistleblowers.
January 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice outlining special procedures for handling the estates of same-sex couples.
January 19 -
GT has issued a set of predictions for 2017, including how states will be taxing online purchases and dealing with budget shortfalls.
January 19 -
Relatively few companies are using dedicated fixed assets accounting software, according to a new survey, and are instead relying on homegrown spreadsheets and databases.
January 18 -
A medical device maker agrees to settles charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it improperly booked revenue and made improper payments to doctors at government-owned hospitals in Brazil to increase sales.
January 18 -
General Motors is paying a $1 million penalty to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that deficient internal controls kept it from properly assessing the potential impact on its financial statements of a defective ignition switch found in some vehicles.
January 18 -
FASB's impending standard and a new value-based reimbursement program are forcing health care providers to cope with two changing sets of methodologies at the same time.
January 17 -
CRI expands its presence in the Nashville area.
January 17 -
Top 100 firm in New York adds a Princeton office, expanding its presence in New Jersey and expertise in servicing real estate clients.
January 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Whistleblower Office ramped up the number of monetary awards it gave to tax tipsters in fiscal year 2016.
January 15 -
Only 23 percent of family companies have a robust succession plan in place, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, with 46 percent saying they are reluctant to pass the business to the next generation.
January 14 -
One of only two political appointees at the Internal Revenue Service steps down ahead of the incoming Trump administration and is replaced by his deputy.
January 14 -
Profitable companies that pay little in income taxes aren’t necessarily indulging in risky tax strategies, according to a new academic study.
January 14 -
The Treasury Department is partnering with TaxAct, TaxSlayer and Intuit’s TurboTax to encourage tax filers to open retirement savings plans.
January 14 -
The New York firm expands to Westchester County in its latest M&A deal with a partner that focuses on the automotive industry.
January 13 -
Firm highlights its latest advances in audit, tax, analytics and consulting at its New York offices.
January 12 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers is bringing aboard more than 600 tax professionals from General Electric and acquiring GE’s tax technologies, the firm announced Thursday.
January 12
