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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Global confidence among accountants in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic declined in the third quarter of the year, especially in North America.
October 12 -
The deal expands the BDO Wealth Advisors business.
October 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division is making plans for next fiscal year in hopes that Congress will provide more funding.
October 8 -
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8%, as the economy continues its slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 8 -
Adams Brown plans to acquire Fortner & Short; Gettry Marcus added Wagner & Zwerman; and Mugford & DiBella bought Fasulo & Albini CPAs.
October 8 -
The board staff issued guidance on some of the considerations auditors should have about the relevance and reliability of information they get from external sources and plan to use as audit evidence.
October 7 -
CliftonLarsonAllen is teaming up with the National Association of Black Accountants to encourage more diversity, equity and inclusion in the accounting profession.
October 6 -
The private sector gained 568,000 jobs in September, payroll giant ADP reported Wednesday, in the latest sign of a slowing, but steady economic recovery from the pandemic.
October 6 -
Gabriela Figueiredo Dias will become the first chairwoman of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants on Jan. 1, 2022.
October 6 -
The Global Reporting Initiative unveiled its revised Universal Standards on Tuesday to reflect due diligence expectations for organizations to manage their sustainability impacts, including on human rights.
October 5 -
Chargebee, a subscription billing and revenue management software company, has bought RevLock, a revenue recognition software developer.
October 5 -
Privately held companies are putting off implementation of the new lease accounting standard, even as the effective date approaches.
October 5 -
While small businesses continued to add jobs in September, the pace of hiring slowed, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.
October 5 -
Katz, Sapper & Miller acquired Noble Consulting Services; Herbein + Co. bought Tubiello-Harr & Associates; Armanino to merge in Holtzman Partners; and Avalara acquired Track1099.
October 4 -
The foundation is mulling changes in how it uses the term “materiality” to avoid legal and regulatory conflicts for companies disclosing their sustainability efforts.
October 1 -
Accountants of color and women took on increased workloads at firms during the COVID-19 pandemic, but didn’t necessarily see their careers advance, according to a new study.
October 1 -
Dean Dorton Allen Ford merged in Penny Longobardo & Co.; and Tronconi Segarra & Associates added Feeley, Bonaventura & Hyzy CPAs.
October 1 -
Revenue from advisory services made up 39% of fees, accounting and auditing fees comprised 35%, and tax services accounted for 26% of revenue.
October 1 -
The prospects for specific tax changes in the Build Back Better Act appear murky right now, but there could be more clarity later this week.
September 27 -
A review found 8,332 individual international 2018 returns filed with potentially erroneous or fraudulent refunds that weren’t identified.
September 27
