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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Accounting and consulting firm Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC has acquired SHR Associates, Inc., a regional health care consulting firm based in Annapolis, Md.
By Michael CohnApril 5 -
A former U.S. Tax Court judge and her husband have been indicted for conspiracy to commit tax evasion and obstruction of an Internal Revenue Service audit.
By Michael CohnApril 5 -
The Treasury Department issued temporary regulations to curb corporate tax inversions while continuing to call on Congress to pass legislation to limit the ability of companies to merge with foreign partners to avoid taxes.
By Michael CohnApril 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service has filed a $391,056.55 tax lien against singer Iggy Azalea for unpaid taxes from 2014, the year she had the chart-topping hit Fancy.
By Michael CohnApril 4 -
Banks that deal with international tax reporting are facing a slew of upcoming deadlines and regulations.
By Michael CohnApril 4 -
Thirty percent of companies reported experiencing some form of fraud in their supply chain, according to a new poll.
By Michael CohnApril 4 -
The Tax Foundation, the nonpartisan think tank devoted to tax research, is not a place you would normally associate with humor, but they do make an exception for April Fools' Day.
By Michael CohnApril 1 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance updating the limitations on depreciation deductions for new automobiles.
By Michael CohnApril 1 -
Grant Thornton LLP has acquired most of the assets of Arryve LLC, a business consulting firm based in Bellevue, Wash.
By Michael CohnApril 1 -
Employment rose by 215,000 in March, including 500 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, although the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
By Michael CohnApril 1 -
Robert Half Management Resources has produced a new list of the most unusual items submitted for expense report reimbursements, as reported by CFOs.
By Michael CohnMarch 31 -
Scammers are trying new tactics to convince taxpayers to hand over their personal information, the Internal Revenue Service warned.
By Michael CohnMarch 31 -
Kabat Schertzer merges in Stuart Sotta & Co.; and Bell & Frech merges with Jerome O. Jacobs & Associates.
By Michael CohnMarch 31 -
CFOs expectations for revenue, earnings, capital spending and domestic hiring declined in the first quarter and are at a nearly six-year low, according to a new survey from Deloitte.
By Michael CohnMarch 31 -
Nearly half of American tax filers are worried about tax websites having problems on tax day, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
Thomson Reuters has integrated its ONESOURCE Indirect Tax sales tax technology with NetSuites cloud-based enterprise resource planning system.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has issued provisional sustainability accounting standards for the infrastructure sector, including electric utilities, engineering and construction services, gas utilities, home builders, real estate owners, developers and investment trusts, real estate services, waste management and waste utilities.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update to improve the accounting for employee share-based payments.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
Senior business leaders are concerned about some of the proposed tax changes they have heard from presidential candidates and other sources, according to a new survey by Friedman LLP.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
The typical organization loses 5 percent of its revenue to fraud each year, according to a new report from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
By Michael CohnMarch 30