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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Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 25 Firm based in Enterprise, Alabama, has expanded in North Carolina by adding Sharrard, McGee & Co., a firm with offices in High Point and Greensboro.
September 9 -
Deloitte reported its global revenue grew 5.5% in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021 to $50.2 billion as the firm increased its workforce 3.2% to 345,000.
September 9 -
The service has issued Notice 2021-52 with special per diem rates that take effect Oct. 1, 2021.
September 3 -
The unemployment rate declined, but the jobs report fell far short of economist expectations.
September 3 -
The Internal Revenue Service has extended the ability to digitally sign a wide variety of tax forms through the end of the year.
September 2 -
CBIZ acquired Shea Labagh Dobberstein; Dixon Hughes Goodman integrated Burkhart & Co.; Hawkins Ash CPAs merged in Roberts, Ritschke & Tyczkowski; Meaden & Moore acquired Long Cook & Samsa; and Deloitte added a legal services team.
September 2 -
The portal offer a streamlined way to seek loan forgiveness, but accountants are watching for the revenue reduction scores the SBA is using to make determinations.
September 2 -
The Chicago-based firm plans to acquire a top Houston-based SageIntacct partner.
September 1 -
The economy showed continuing signs of recovery, although the Delta variant hampered new job creation.
September 1 -
The Neat Co. unveiled two new bookkeeping and invoicing apps, NeatBooks and NeatInvoices, aimed at small businesses.
September 1 -
The amount of civil tax lawsuits filed by the Internal Revenue Service in federal court this year is only half the number of a decade ago, but has held steady since last year.
August 31 -
Small businesses continued to increase hiring and hourly pay in August, payroll giant Paychex reported, as the economic recovery continued despite the spread of the Delta variant.
August 31 -
States seek to recoup costs borne due to the COVID-19 pandemic see taxing out-of-state workers as painless.
August 30 -
The institute is asking Congress to expand the deduction to include accounting firms and other businesses excluded under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
August 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up efforts to collect employment taxes from S corporation officers, but business owners are still getting away with avoiding billions of dollars in taxes.
August 26 -
Accounting firms are running into difficulties filling the pipeline with new accountants as they find themselves struggling to recruit talent.
August 25 -
Climate change is prompting more accountants to get involved in environmental, social and governance services.
August 25 -
Practice management software provider Canopy has integrated with Intuit’s QuickBooks Online, allowing accountants to sync their contacts, service items and invoices, and process payments and deposits between the two systems.
August 25 -
BDO USA LLP reported revenue of $2,000,300,000 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, a year-over-year increase of 10.9%.
August 24 -
The Big Four firm issued its 2021 audit quality report Monday, pointing to progress on auditor independence, along with issues such as diversity and inclusion.
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