Michael Cohn

Deloitte LLP made a historic move this week, naming Cathy Engelbert as the first female CEO of a Big Four accounting firm.

The Institute of Internal Auditors has issued a practice guide for providing competent internal audits in the public sector.

It may make for grim reading, but the American Institute of CPAs has just issued guidance on new mortality tables from an actuarial group.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US (formerly known as CCH) has released a new report examining the tax implications of the White House’s recently released budget blueprint for fiscal year 2016.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have been holding a series of meetings of their Joint Transition Resource Group as they prepare for implementation of their converged standard on revenue recognition.

The Indiana CPA Society’s CPA Center for Excellence has steered its first CPA firm through its new advisory services program.

The American Institute of CPAs has opened a new Web site that showcases the value that CPAs can provide to small business clients.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Fresh Start Initiatives have helped thousands of struggling taxpayers resolve their outstanding tax liabilities, but tax revenue collection could be jeopardized by potential risks, according to a new report.

Massachusetts CPAs who are still digging out from a record-shattering wave of heavy snowstorms this winter may have one thing to cheer: a new benefits package of health and dental insurance, along with other services, offered by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.

The Internal Revenue Service is facing not only a budget crunch this tax season, but also rampant identity theft.

In response to a Supreme Court decision last year, the Internal Revenue Service issued an announcement Tuesday on how it would continue to disallow most claims for refunds of taxes on severance pay, with some exceptions.

A group of senators have re-introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently prohibit taxes on Internet access.

Two former CFOs of a Silicon Valley technology company have agreed to return nearly a half-million dollars in bonuses and stock sale profits they received while their company was committing accounting fraud, in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A majority of CFOs at multinational corporations believe that publicity about their tax-planning strategies is having a negative impact on the reputation of their companies, according to a new poll.

The International Accounting Standards Board has published a set of proposals for clarifying how entities classify debt, especially when it comes up for renewal.

Accountants need to make sure they are keeping their clients' files safe, especially during tax season when the threat of identity theft only seems to be getting more prevalent every year.

A pair of senators, Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing companies from deducting the penalties that have been agreed to in settlements with the government from their taxes.

A new report from a British Parliamentary committee attributes a tax avoidance scheme in Luxembourg to PricewaterhouseCoopers and says other large accounting firms have played a role in similar maneuvers.

Smaller percentages of American taxpayers plan to spend their tax refunds on savings, investment or debt reduction than in years past, according to a new survey.

The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Senate to quickly approve several income tax treaties with other countries that have been awaiting ratification for years.