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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Salary, burnout and work-life balance are among the factors affecting retention of accountants, according to a report from the Illinois CPA Society.
January 11 -
The AICPA & CIMA have begun accepting nominations for their EDGE in Teaching Awards and Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Awards.
January 10 -
The Illinois CPA Society and its affiliated CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois recognized the 12th and largest group of young people to date to complete its Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program.
January 10 -
The Washington, D.C., Attorney General's office accused the tax prep chain of illegally overcharging thousands of residents and misleading consumers.
January 10 -
The deal will deepen PKFOD's private client services offering.
January 10 -
The rule on classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors reverses a change from the Trump administration.
January 9 -
The New York-based firm is expanding to the Carolinas with its latest M&A deal.
January 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax pros about an uptick it's already starting to see this year.
January 9 -
International tax pros are concerned that multinationals could face double taxation as a result of the OECD's tax changes, according to a new survey by EY.
January 9 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors' newly updated set of Global Internal Audit Standards takes effect in January 2025.
January 9 -
A survey of Hoosier accounting and business students found some encouraging news.
January 8 -
The agency is anticipating over 128.7 million individual tax returns by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline.
January 8 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is planning to make some minor adjustments in its quality management and global audit standards to align them more closely with international ethics rules for accountants.
January 8 -
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has joined a collective effort of organizations including the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
January 8 -
The Michigan-based firm has expanded to Massachusetts.
January 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service will be hosting a Tax Professional Awareness Week starting Monday, Jan. 8.
January 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service is extending the period for dealers and sellers of so-called "clean" vehicles such as electric cars to submit time-of-sale reports by a few days to qualify for tax credits.
January 5 -
The Regional Leader merged in a firm in Winter Park, Florida.
January 5 -
The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
January 5 -
The company has introduced two options to help companies comply with the new requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.
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