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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Internal audit hiring manager are looking for recent college grads who have learned about accounting and auditing, but also technology like data analytics.
May 3 -
Tax firm and software provider Ryan has filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission over a rule outlawing non-compete employment agreements.
May 3 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission hit the fast-rising auditing firm with $14 million in fines, and charged it with deliberate, systemic failures to comply with PCAOB standards.
May 3 -
The pace of small-business job growth slackened in April, but hourly earnings ticked up to 3.34%, ending a nearly two-year slowdown, according to Paychex.
May 2 -
EisnerAmper will be adding Edelstein; Simon, Krowitz, Meadows & Bortnick joined Marcum; LMC acquired Vogel; and Crete secured additional funding.
May 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service is looking at improvements in services and technology for both taxpayers and tax professionals.
May 2 -
Ernst & Young acquired Nuvalence; CliftonLarsonAllen bought Ronald Blue; Wipfli added Harbour Results; and Avantax acquired Integrated Tax & Wealth Strategies' wealth management business.
May 1 -
Annual pay increased 5.0% year over year, ADP reported.
May 1 -
Daniel Dustin, the current vice president of state board relations, will succeed Ken Bishop on Aug. 1.
April 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File pilot program officially closed Friday, after 140,803 taxpayers used it in 12 states.
April 26 -
The IRS and the Treasury released final regs on the tax credits, with specific rules for partnerships and S corporations.
April 25 -
Sens. Cassidy and Warren teamed up to introduce legislation aimed at making math error notices from the IRS easier to understand.
April 25 -
Deloitte auditors have been turning their attention to climate risks affecting clients who need to deal with a growing array of regulations and laws.
April 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service's criminal investigators have been on the lookout for tax evasion by businesses that don't pay employment taxes.
April 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service previewed a draft form for crypto brokers for reporting on the proceeds of digital asset transactions to their customers.
April 19 -
Accounting and finance professionals are expressing greater confidence about the world economy this year, according to a new survey.
April 18 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers US is realigning its organizational structure across three lines of service — Assurance, Tax and Advisory — starting in July.
April 18 -
Ernest John Nedder, a partner and chief strategy officer at RSM US, will be the next CEO of the RSM International network, succeeding Jean Stephens on June 1.
April 18 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board plans to host a series of five in-person forums this year, with different members of the board visiting cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, and Jersey City.
April 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is extending tax relief on required minimum distributions from inherited retirement accounts not made in 2024 after providing similar relief in recent years.
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