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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More than 1.2 million taxpayers only have until April 15 to claim a total of approximately $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022.
March 20 -
The unit will now be renamed Threadline Wealth, backed by investment from the Cynosure Group, and have $5.8 billion in client assets under management
March 20 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation of how federal securities laws apply to crypto.
March 17 -
While Republican-led states are mostly adopting the various tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some states led by Democrats are refusing to go along.
March 13 -
The new IRS Tax Withholding Estimator accounts for changes to tax credits and deductions introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
March 12 -
The pilot program for the new Trump accounts will deposit $1,000 into the accounts of children born between 2025 and 2028.
March 6 -
The new Schedule 1-A and updated instructions enable taxpayers to claim the new tax breaks for tips, overtime, car loans and senior citizens for tax year 2025.
March 2 -
The tax-filing season for individuals just opened recently, but businesses already got a head start on various tax incentives in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
February 6 -
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the opportunity zone program permanent and also introduces some changes in the real estate investor tax breaks.
December 15 -
Borrowers who receive discharges of their student debt under the Income-Driven Repayment program could be facing tax bills as high as $10,000 next year.
November 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service increased the annual retirement plan contribution limits for 2026 thanks to cost-of-living adjustments for inflation.
November 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service has shut down its Direct File free tax-filing program, sending an email to the 25 states that offered it this year.
November 6 -
Voters in 20 states will be asked to weigh in on ballot referendums and measures concerning an estimated total of $3.1 billion in potential tax hikes.
October 30 -
Video game developers are benefiting from research and development tax credits and recent changes in the rules for deducting R&D expenses.
October 17 -
The expiration of premium tax credits for health insurance could lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and billions in reductions to state revenues.
October 16 -
The Treasury and the IRS issued guidance on qualified OZ investments in rural areas under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
September 30 -
The proposed regulations on the "no tax on tips" provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act outline which jobs and tips would be eligible.
September 19 -
Senate and House Democrats proposed a bill to ensure billionaires pay a "fair share" of taxes, without actually raising their tax rate under current law, while Republicans advanced legislation pertaining to the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.
September 18 -
The music superstar and Kansas City Chiefs football player together would have a vast fortune and are likely to need expert tax and financial planning advice.
September 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury issued final regulations on the new Roth catch-up contribution rule from the SECURE 2.0 Act.
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