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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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 -
The Top 20 Firm is expanding its presence in New Jersey.
February 1 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has issued its own leasing standard for the public sector.
January 31 -
The service issued a set of frequently asked questions Monday for filing season, with new material added on the expanded Child Tax Credit.
January 31 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is once again forming an Investor Advisory Group and starting a new Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group after the old board came under sharp criticism for scrapping its outside advisory groups.
January 31 -
A group representing managers at the service is pushing back against demands to stop sending automated tax notices to taxpayers.
January 31 -
Tax professionals feel a strong sense of purpose and a positive impact on their communities in helping clients deal with their taxes, according to a new survey.
January 31 -
EY's Marie-Laure Delarue discusses how accountants can help companies with their ESG reporting, and the formation of the new International Sustainability Standards Board.
January 31 -
The dervice is urging people to use the information in their online taxpayer accounts for the most up-to-date figures on the amount of the advance CTC.
January 30 -
The commission warned on Friday that filers are using the wrong XBRL tags for reporting their finance lease liability and future payments.
January 28 -
Hancock Askew has added Mason Advisory Group; and Reimer McGuinness and Hess Hopkins Alexander have merged.
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