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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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 -
Grant Thorntons Canadian firm has merged in Oulette & Associates, a firm based in Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
Paychex reported Tuesday that its index of small business job growth rebounded in January.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
Crowe Horwath recently instituted two new policies giving its employees the option to dress more casually and work remotely.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers is forecasting that direct spending on the Super Bowl will reach a new high this year, as fans generate over $220 million in direct spending in the San Francisco Bay area.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
Starting February 16, the Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting requests for bilateral advance pricing agreements between the U.S. and India for the taxation of multinational companies.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Boards Emerging Issues Task Force has proposed an accounting standards update for how certain cash receipts and cash payments would be classified on the statement of cash flows.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors has proposed changes to its International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing to help internal auditors meet the challenges of todays business environment.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
Accounting firms that prepare the taxes of companies they also audit tend to steer away from dubious tax deductions, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
The American Institute of CPAs has sent comments to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department asking for changes in the IRSs draft Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property from a Decedent, and draft instructions.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
Alex Malley, the chief executive of CPA Australia, a professional organization for accountants in the Land Down Under, has gotten a high-profile new gig: hosting a Sunday morning TV series on a top TV network there.
By Michael CohnJanuary 29 -
Thomson Reuters has released ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Integration for Microsoft Dynamics AX, connecting the companys sales tax and VAT software with Microsofts enterprise accounting product.
By Michael CohnJanuary 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service joined partners across the country in promoting the Earned Income Tax Credit on EITC Awareness Day on Friday.
By Michael CohnJanuary 29 -
Mowery & Schoenfeld LLC has merged in a fellow Illinois CPA firm, Gary Hart & Associates, Ltd., effective Jan. 1, 2016.
By Michael CohnJanuary 29 -
Thirty-eight percent of organizations are turning to outside services to supplement the efforts of their internal audit function, according to a new survey of chief audit executives.
By Michael CohnJanuary 29 -
Tax preparation software provider TaxSlayer detected suspicious activity on its servers about a week after another tax software developer, TaxAct, was attacked by identity thieves.
By Michael CohnJanuary 28