Michael Cohn

The Internal Revenue Service needs to increase the number of business tax returns and information returns that are filed electronically, recommends a new government report.

Sageworks has struck a marketing partnership with the American Institute of CPAs, which will offer members of the AICPA’s Forensic & Valuation Services Section a discount on Sageworks Valuation Solution.

Ernst & Young has published the latest annual edition of its tax guide, the EY Tax Guide 2015.

A strong, positive culture is essential for achieving successful innovation and increased revenue, according to a new survey by the accounting firm Plante Moran.

The Center for Audit Quality and the American Accounting Association have issued a request for proposals for a joint program to facilitate the ability of accounting and auditing academics to get access to audit firm personnel to participate in their research projects.

The American Institute of CPAs said Monday that it is working to secure a new .cpa domain extension on the Internet that could be used by CPAs as “a globally recognized calling card for CPAs in the digital world.”

CPAs are expanding the range of specialties and advisory services they are offering clients, according to Carl Peterson, vice president of small firm interests at the American Institute of CPAs.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice warning that some employer-sponsored health plans will need to provide better coverage for in-patient hospitalization services to qualify as minimum coverage.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has released a new paper proposing to restructure the code of ethics for accountants.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit needs to improve its search and seizure warrant process to ensure that the evidence it seizes is properly secured and controlled, according to a new government report.

Years of budget cuts are having a negative impact on the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to collect delinquent taxes, according to a new government report.

Accounting Today presented the Best Accounting Firms to Work For awards at its annual Growth & Profitability Summit in Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday.

The global economy entered a “dangerous period of uncertainty” during the third quarter of 2014, according to a new survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.

Despite Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, audit committee influence over hiring the outside auditor and setting the audit fees remains more of a hope than a reality, according to a new study.

The majority of CPA firms experienced modest revenue increases in 2013, reflecting either stable or higher profits, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs and the Texas Society of CPAs.

CPA comedian Greg Kyte and accounting firm consultant Gale Crosley suggested ways for accountants to grow their practices during keynote addresses kicking off Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit 2014 on Sunday in Boca Raton, Fla.

A group known as the Climate Disclosure Standards Board is readying an updated Climate Change Reporting Framework that aims to tie environmental information in with financial reporting for investors.

The leader of a prominent African American CPA firm in Miami has decided to rename his firm and sharpen his focus on consulting services.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released a proposed standard that would require state and local governments to disclose information about property and other tax abatement agreements for the first time.

The Internal Revenue Service is making changes in W-2 and 1099 forms and reporting requirements, starting next year.