Michael Cohn

Public companies paid an average of $1.5 million in audit fees last year, according to a new report, with a median audit fee of $402,812, representing a median increase of 3.4 percent over the audit fees they paid in 2013.

Bloomberg BNA has released an analysis of the state tax challenges associated with cloud computing.

Thomson Reuters has added content to its Checkpoint Catalyst research system on the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s financial reporting requirements.

Senior tax executives are preparing for changes in the tax landscape as a result of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s base erosion and profit shifting project.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday the number of tax returns electronically filed by businesses increased nearly 9 percent this year, continuing the growth in the number of corporate and partnership returns filed electronically.

Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal released a tax reform plan that would require all Americans to pay taxes.

Camico is offering insurance coverage to protect CPAs from losses caused by a variety of different “cyber risks.”

The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday examining the rising costs of higher education and tax policy, including how tax breaks could be a contributing factor behind spiraling tuition costs.

British Petroleum will be able to write off $15.3 billion of the $20.8 billion settlement of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an advocacy group.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax relief to victims of the historic flooding in recent days in South Carolina.

The Internal Revenue Service has made only limited progress to date in eliminating the unnecessary use of Social Security Numbers in tax forms, letters and notices, according to a new report, leaving taxpayers exposed to potential identity theft.

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee are asking Volkswagen about the federal tax credits given to buyers of its vehicles for owning energy-efficient cars, amid revelations that the automaker programmed its devices to cheat emissions tests.

Nearly three-quarters of Fortune 500 companies booked their profits to tax havens last year, with just 30 companies accounting for 62 percent of earnings stashed offshore, according to a new report.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former top executives at OCZ Technology Group Inc. for accounting failures at the now-bankrupt seller of computer memory storage and power supply devices.

One of Canada’s largest accounting firms, MNP LLP, has chosen a new CEO, Jason Tuffs, who took over as the fourth CEO in the firm’s 58-year history on October 1.

More than half of small business owners are handling payroll, human resources and benefits administration by themselves, according to a new survey.

More than 20 percent of corporate board directors said their boards have been approached by activist investors during the past year, according to a new survey, but 46 percent of those polled have no plan in place for responding to activist investor challenges.

Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, said Tuesday it earned revenues of $1.45 billion for fiscal year 2015, which ended July 31, 2015, a new record for the firm, representing a 6.9 percent increase over the previous fiscal year under a new CEO.

One-quarter of corporate tax and transfer pricing directors believe their companies will fail to meet the first deadline proposed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan, according to a new survey.

Attitudes toward work/life balance vary among accountants in different countries, according to a survey by the Institute of Management Accountants.