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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Annual pay grew 6.2% year over year, according to payroll processor ADP, which separately added generative AI features to its software.
August 2 -
Economic confidence among accountants in North America grew in the second quarter, but declined in other parts of the world.
August 1 -
Earnings growth for small business employees fell below 4% for the first time in more than two years, according to Paychex.
August 1 -
CLA acquires Frost; UHY combines with Bigelow; Withum adds TMDG and PBMares practices; RKL eSolutions buys CPA Technology; and Anglin Reichmann Armstrong merges in Adamson.
August 1 -
The board proposed an ASU Monday to give investors more information about a company's expenses.
July 31 -
The European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards on Monday; they will take effect in 2024.
July 31 -
Basis Climate introduced a digital exchange where companies can buy and sell renewable energy tax credits like the kind offered under the Inflation Reduction Act.
July 31 -
The board disciplined five auditing firms for violating its rules and standards when communicating with audit committees.
July 28 -
Tax experts testified during a hearing about the Employee Retention Credit and the issues they and their clients are facing.
July 28 -
The board is proposing to create an XBRL version of its recently released ESG standards.
July 28 -
Legislation to extend the 20% deduction for pass-through businesses beyond its expiration date in 2025 is attracting bipartisan support in the House and Senate.
July 27 -
The service is using the extra funding it received from the IRA to audit big, complex partnerships using data analytics and other technology tools, while working on hiring more experienced accountants.
July 27 -
Aprio is growing in Alabama, and Adams Brown is growing in IT and cybersecurity services.
July 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service will be adding extra procedures to deter scammers who have been inundating the agency with bogus claims for the Employee Retention Credit.
July 26 -
Companies have been doing more reporting on their corporate social responsibility efforts, but that's especially the case when there's a new chief executive in place.
July 26 -
The service is offering a program to speed up processing of requests for letter rulings from its associate chief counsel, mostly on behalf of corporations.
July 26 -
Forvis added Thales Consulting; and RSM South Africa merged in Ngubane Johannesburg.
July 25 -
The International Organization of Securities Commissions officially approved sustainability and climate disclosure standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board.
July 25 -
The board's inspectors are finding 'unacceptable' levels of problems at auditing firms, with year-over-year increases once again.
July 25 -
A bookkeeper reportedly stole from her employer in an effort to retain the affections of her estranged boyfriend.
July 24
