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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Newly expanded and improved tools will be available when tax season kicks off this month.
January 10 -
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released final rules and procedural guidance for the Section 48E(h) Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Amount Program.
January 9 -
EisnerAmper merges in HDA Accounting; BDO USA adds Blue Beyond Consulting; and Brady Martz welcomes Green & Miller.
January 9 -
A federal court has issued another injunction halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirement.
January 8 -
Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins released her annual report, highlighting improvements in taxpayer service, but pointing to persistent delays.
January 8 -
Annual pay grew 4.6% year over year as private sector employers added 122,000 jobs in December, payroll giant ADP reported.
January 8 -
Job growth and hourly earnings growth moderated in the latter part of 2024, according to the payroll processor Paychex.
January 8 -
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits in Sections 45Y and 48E of the Tax Code.
January 7 -
Top 50 Firm HBK acquired Acuity Human Resources; and SD Mayer merged in Bogdan & Frasco.
January 7 -
Auditing firms are asking the SEC to reject the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's recent standards on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.
January 6 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an update to clarify the interim effective date of its standard on disaggregation of income statement expenses for non-calendar year-end companies.
January 6 -
UHY is growing its presence in Michigan and Missouri by combining with two firms: Tama, Budaj & Raab and Botz Deal & Co.
January 6 -
The combination brings together two members of the Grant Thornton International network.
January 3 -
The PCAOB will be able to address situations in which a registered firm has ceased to exist, is nonoperational, or no longer wishes to remain registered.
January 2 -
The Regional Leader firm has acquired a human resources service provider in Michigan and rebranded it as Yeo & Yeo HR Advisory Solutions.
January 2 -
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift the injunction on the beneficial ownership information reporting requirement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
January 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations for sales and exchanges of digital assets on the new Form 1099-DA for decentralized finance brokers, along with transition relief.
December 31 -
The merger will allow BerryDunn to expand into the veterinary practice market and bolster its existing construction practice.
December 30 -
The Fifth Circuit has reinstated an injunction on beneficial ownership reporting only days after lifting it.
December 27 -
Private collection agencies have recovered only about $2.4 billion in tax debt payments since April 2017 out of the $64.9 billion assigned to them by the IRS.
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