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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Deloitte & Touche chair and CEO Lara Abrash has been watching the Big Four firm’s audit practice changing over the past two years.
February 9 -
Todd Shapiro, longtime president and CEO of the ICPAS, said Wednesday he intends to retire in February 2023.
February 9 -
The administration is pointing to funds still available to recipients of the credits that have not yet been claimed, as it struggles to extend those tax breaks this year.
February 8 -
The service is setting up so-called “surge teams,” temporarily moving approximately 1,200 employees with previous experience back into key areas from other parts of the agency.
February 8 -
The Value Reporting Foundation released a guide to the SASB standards with industry-specific guidance on how boards of directors can use SASB standards.
February 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service backtracked from a plan to use facial recognition software from a third-party company for taxpayer authentication.
February 7 -
The unit that checks employee benefit plans for compliance with various requirements scored dramatically lower on its quality reviews in recent years, according to a new report.
February 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service backlog is adding to long delays in processing carryback refunds of net operating losses claimed by companies during the pandemic.
February 4 -
Republicans in Congress have written the service questioning the use of ID.me, and introduced a bill that would ban the practice.
February 4 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers has expanded its alliance with the cloud-based financial reporting technology company Workiva to handle environmental, social and governance reporting and services.
February 4 -
The employment situation in January was better than expected, as employers added a robust 467,000 jobs despite the Omicron variant, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported,
February 4 -
H&R Block is banking on a new service called Spruce to offer tax clients banking options.
February 3 -
A group of lawmakers teamed up Thursday to introduce bipartisan legislation that aims to create a workable structure for taxing purchases made with cryptocurrency.
February 3 -
Baker Tilly acquired Orchestrate Healthcare; and Mugford & DiBella merged in Daigle, Smith & Chubet.
February 3 -
The Top 10 Firm named partner and executive team member Christopher Tower its first-ever ESG strategy and services leader.
February 2 -
E. Cohen and Co. CPAs, a firm based in Rockville, Maryland, is merging in DeVan & Lowery PA, another CPA firm in its home town.
February 2 -
Employment fell by a stunning 301,000 jobs in December, according to ADP, which attributed the precipitous decline to the omicron variant.
February 2 -
The Top 25 Firm has merged in a firm in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles .
February 1 -
In the first step in a multiphase agreement, NABA members will receive a subscription to a community and content hub for career development.
February 1 -
Paychex monthly report shows that despite the Omicron variant, more businesses have been hiring and giving raises to workers.
February 1
