Michael Cohn

Nearly one-third of U.S. adults believe there is a greater than 50 percent chance they will outlive their savings, according to a new survey.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is seeing some improvements in audits of internal control over financial reporting, but also some contradictory findings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an interpretive rule clarifying that whistleblowers are protected by retaliation by employers even if they have not reported their concerns to the SEC first.

The National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts has launched international chapters in Africa and Europe.

Financial Accounting Standards Board chairman Russell Golden explained how FASB is working with both the International Accounting Standards Board and other national standard-setters, including China and Germany, as FASB moves past the convergence process.

The Georgia Society of CPAs is uniting accountants in the Peach State in a friendly competition to support Georgia’s eight regional food banks.

The International Accounting Standards Board is asking for feedback on a proposal Monday to postpone the date when entities need to change some aspects of how they account for transactions between investors and associates or joint ventures.

Willingness to manipulate earnings helps individuals succeed in corporate accounting, according to a new academic study.

Public accounting firms hired the largest number of accounting graduates ever last year, according to the American Institute of CPAs.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning tax preparers that clients who fail to file their tax returns for last year run the risk of missing out next year on advance payments of the premium tax credit for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

It isn’t often that accounting firms have to compete against pizza parlors, but all bets are off when it comes to softball.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released two proposed accounting standards updates related to derivatives and hedging.

Total nonfarm employment increased by 215,000 in July, including 1,900 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent.

The Internal Revenue Service lacks effective processes to ensure the authenticity of copies of documents certified by a foreign issuing agency to support an application for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, according to a new government report.

The Senate Finance Committee has released its long-awaited report on the Internal Revenue Service’s treatment of political groups applying for tax-exempt status, and it includes a tantalizing reference to Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Thomson Reuters has introduced the Corporate CPE Network to provide corporate professionals with information, recommendations and best practices to educate them on new tax law and accounting requirements.

The National Society of Accountants has sent a letter to every member of Congress urging them to enact legislation to support a Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights that the organization issued in June and increase funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning taxpayers and tax practitioners against the newest scams as losses top $20 million in money stolen from victims by fraudsters claiming to work for the IRS and other government agencies, including the Department of Motor Vehicles.

CFOs have a more favorable view of the U.S. and world economy so far this year, according to a new survey.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges Thursday alleging that Miller Energy Resources Inc., its former chief financial officer, and its current chief operating officer inflated values of oil and gas properties, resulting in fraudulent financial reports for the Tennessee-based company.