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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The Internal Revenue Service, along with the state tax authorities and tax industry companies that are part of its Security Summit, issued a warning Wednesday to tax professionals to beware of a new two-stage scheme from cybercriminals who are posing as clients soliciting services.
January 11 -
James Bohl, CPA, PC, will now be known as Grassi Franchise Services LLC, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
January 11 -
BDO Canada merges in HSHD; Leavitt and Siegal join Weiss; Eiche Smith joins Roth; Ryan acquires Nickel.
January 11 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a pair of proposed accounting standards updates.
January 10 -
American Institute of CPAs teams up with the American Society of Appraisers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on a new designation for financial professionals who provide fair value measurement services.
January 10 -
Nina Olson wants the Internal Revenue Service to take more of a “taxpayer-centric” approach and for Congress to focus on tax simplification in its tax reform efforts.
January 10 -
A group of Democrats in Congress introduced a bill Tuesday to stop unlimited tax write-offs for performance-based executive pay.
January 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice for determining the value of personal use of employer-provided vehicles under the Income Tax Regulations’ special valuation rules.
January 10 -
New York-based firm expands its footprint in New Jersey.
January 10 -
Clients who invest their IRAs in assets such as real estate, precious metals, private equity or virtual currency like bitcoin could be jeopardizing their savings, according to a new GAO report.
January 9 -
Notice says account transcript that includes a transaction code of “421” and the explanation “Closed examination of tax return” can serve as the functional equivalent of an estate tax closing letter.
January 9 -
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Mary Jo White urges FASB to continue efforts to harmonize U.S. GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards.
January 6 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Internal Revenue Service to simplify the regulations and make them less of a burden.
January 6 -
Moore Stephens Doeren Mayhew has merged with Emerson & Partner U.S. Tax GmbH, a firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
January 6 -
KWC expands its presence in Virginia by adding Richmond firm.
January 6 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released guidance aimed at clarifying the meaning of a “business” for purposes of the accounting rules.
January 6 -
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Top 100 firm is merging in middle-market firm Good & Fowler LLP, extending its presence in the Bay Area.
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The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in the tax preparation industry are improving their security measures ahead of the January 23 start of tax season.
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