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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Rucci Bardaro & Falzone acquires Jensen Malley & Company; and Jarrard, Nowell & Russell merges in Biddlecomb Game & Wise.
By Michael CohnFebruary 5 -
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, along with a group of other Senate Democrats, have introduced legislation to make the Saver's Credit into a refundable tax credit to help more working families and middle-class Americans save for retirement.
By Michael CohnFebruary 5 -
Internal auditors are increasingly finding themselves tasked with new responsibilities that carry some degree of risk, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnFebruary 5 -
Crowe Horwath International said that total global gross revenues of its member firms grew to US$3.5 billion for calendar year 2015.
By Michael CohnFebruary 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service said it resumed processing individual and business tax returns at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday following resolution of its system outage.
By Michael CohnFebruary 5 -
Concerns are mounting among finance professionals at companies around the world about declining incomes in their businesses, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnFebruary 4 -
The Internal Revenue Services new security measures this tax season to counter identity theft and tax fraud appear to be having little impact so far on criminals, according to a security expert who monitors the online chat rooms where fraudsters swap taxpayers sensitive personal and financial information.
By Michael CohnFebruary 4 -
Ninety percent of the records in the Internal Revenue Services Excess Collection File represent $4.75 billion in credits to which taxpayers no longer have a legal claim, according to a new government report.
By Michael CohnFebruary 4 -
EisnerAmper LLP is restructuring the executive leadership of the firm to better manage its expansion in the U.S. and internationally.
By Michael CohnFebruary 4 -
Accounting firm network Baker Tilly International reported Thursday that combined global revenues of its member firms around the world grew 7 percent in the 12 months ending June 2015 to US$3.8 billion.
By Michael CohnFebruary 4 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday evening its tax-processing systems have suffered a hardware failure and that tax processing could be affected into Thursday.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided Wednesday to add four financial reporting issues and two more projects to its research agenda.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
A startup is trying to reduce the amount of time taxpayers spend on hold with the Internal Revenue Service this tax season.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Management Accountants to advance the management and disclosure of nonfinancial information in corporate reports.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
Private sector employment grew by 205,000 jobs in January, according to payroll giant ADP, in another healthy sign of employment growth despite a turbulent stock market.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
CliftonLarsonAllen is merging in Bruner Cox, an accounting firm in Northeast Ohio, effective June 1, the latest in a string of mergers for CLA.
By Michael CohnFebruary 3 -
More than 100 members of the Georgia Society of CPAs recently visited the state Capitol to press elected officials on legislative issues.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said Tuesday he has suspended processing of electronic and paper tax returns from 16 Liberty Tax Service franchise locations due to a high volume of questionable returns received, on top of seven Baltimore-area Liberty locations that he suspended processing last week.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
Taxpayers are increasingly aware of identity theft-related tax fraud this year and are concerned about becoming victims, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
OConnor Davies has renamed itself PKF OConnor Davies as it takes on an expanded role in PKF International, becoming the lead North American firm in the network.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2