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 has expanded its presence in Arizona by merging in a Tucson firm, Camp Lowell CPAs, and in Pennsylvania by acquiring KFMR Katz Ferraro McMurtry PC in Pittsburgh, effective Nov. 1, 2015.
By Michael CohnNovember 2 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada has bolstered its presence in British Columbia by combining practices with RHB Schmitz de Grace, a local chartered accounting firm based in Prince George, B.C.
By Michael CohnNovember 2 -
KPMG LLP has acquired all of G2 FinTechs U.S. tax software and intellectual property, including G2s main product, TaxGopher.
By Michael CohnNovember 2 -
Expense management software developer Certify has released its annual list of the most eye-opening business expenses submitted by travelers in the past year.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules Friday to allow companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
Reporting of non-financial performance data is a problem for more than half of nonprofits, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The vast majority of companies are not prepared for the major changes in accounting and business operations required by the new revenue recognition standard, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
Reducing the corporate tax rate to 25 to 30 percent would discourage profit shifting by multinationals, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants held a panel discussion at St. Johns University in New York on Wednesday evening to discuss how accountants and C-suite executives need to manage business risks.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that federal tax preparers will soon pay less for a preparer tax identification number, or PTIN, and reminded non-credentialed tax preparers of major upcoming changes regarding which preparers can represent clients in matters before the IRS, starting next year.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, has been named acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the main tax-writing committee in Congress.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
CPA.com, the American Institute of CPAs technology arm, has formed a strategic alliance with Vertex SMB to help CPA firms with sales tax compliance for their business clients.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos and Company, a Miami-based accounting and tax advisory firm, has merged in Roth, Jonas and Mittelberg, a nearly 50-year-old Miami firm.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Top 100 firm Citrin Cooperman has acquired Joel Popkin & Company, expanding its presence in New York City and adding new clients in the restaurant and nightclub business.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
SurePayroll has released the October edition of its Small Business Scorecard just in time for Halloween.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
Crowe Horwath LLP has issued a year-end tax-planning guide with information on income tax deductions, investments, retirement and estate planning and tax rates, along with what to do about the uncertain state of the tax extenders legislation in Congress.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
The American Institute of CPAs Auditing Standards Board has issued a new auditing standard on internal control and an interpretation related to the sustainability financial statements used by the government for long-term projections of social insurance programs.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
The Internal Revenue Services Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee issued its annual report for 2015, with numerous recommendations including changes in the IRSs Taxpayer Identification Number Matching Program.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and 18 Republican members of his committee have introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the House to impeach Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
AccountantsWorld CEO Dr. Chandra Bhansali is warning about the tax season crunch that many accountants will be facing in a few months when their clients come in to not only do their taxes, but also close the books on their small businesses, while getting help complying with the Affordable Care Act.
By Michael CohnOctober 27