Michael Cohn

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have outlined additional steps they are taking to reduce the tax benefits of corporate inversions, and when possible, stop the transactions from occurring.

Interim CEOs engage in considerably more earnings manipulation than their permanent successors, according to a new study.

The Internal Revenue Service has provided retailers and restaurateurs with a safe harbor of accounting for expenditures related to repairs, remodeling and refreshes.

Fast-growing CPA firm O’Connor Davies, LLP is adding Stanley Marks & Company, LLP, a full-service accounting firm based in Newburgh, N.Y.

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning the next round of its battle against tax-related identity theft by debuting a public awareness campaign to persuade more taxpayers to safeguard their personal information, in conjunction with tax preparation companies and state tax authorities.

Smart Devine, a regional CPA firm in Philadelphia, is joining Top 100 firm Marcum LLP, based in New York.

Edison, Perry & Company PC, an accounting firm in Enterprise, Ore., will be joining regional CPA firm Eide Bailly LLP, on Jan. 11, 2016.

In contrast to the official government figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, small business employment remained relatively stagnant in October, according to Intuit, increasing only 0.01 percent.

Accounting and financial reporting standards for state and local governments that address nonexchange transactions achieved their purpose, according to a new report.

Sales and use tax rates increased slightly across the country in the third quarter of the year, according to a new report.

The American Institute of CPAs has introduced Not-for-Profit (NFP) Certificate II, offering a second level of certification for CPAs who service or work for nonprofit organizations.

A pair of reports released Wednesday highlight the impact of yearly budget cuts on the Internal Revenue Service’s activities.

The Financial Accounting Foundation's board of trustees has decided to overhaul some of the procedures for the Private Company Council, which provides input to the Financial Accounting Standards Board on issues relating to privately held companies.

The Internal Revenue Service is taking a closer look at professional employer organizations to implement a recent law.

Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant James Schnurr indicated Tuesday that he plans to recommend to SEC chair Mary Jo White that U.S. companies be allowed to use International Financial Reporting Standards to provide supplemental information, in addition to filing their financials in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

World leaders threw their weight behind a set of tax reforms for multinational corporations during a meeting in Turkey this week, endorsing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, or BEPS, action plan.

Chicago-area accounting firm Porte Brown LLC has merged in Alliant Advisors, effective Nov. 1, 2015.

Companies are taking steps on their own to make their financial reports and disclosures more understandable, according to a new report.

Accounting and consulting firm MarksNelson has acquired Overland Park, Kan.-based Marsh & Company.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been working on ways to soup up its audit practice by leveraging data analytics technology.