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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Chair Joel Black shares what the standard-setter is working on in a tough time for state and local governments.
June 23 -
The provision would have eliminated the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and transferred its responsibilities to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
June 20 -
The global tax services firm recently launched the Ryan Tariff Task Force to help clients deal with the complex interplay between taxes and tariffs.
June 18 -
A group of tax organizations, including the NATP and NAEA, hopes to preserve the core tax functions relied on by tax professionals despite cutbacks at the IRS.
June 17 -
The bill, whose revised text was just released by the Senate, includes a number of significant tax provisions for both corporate taxpayers and nonprofits.
June 16 -
Accounting firms are reporting bigger profits and more clients, according to a new report.
June 13 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Kurt Hohl, a former partner at Ernst & Young, as its new chief accountant, effective July 7.
June 13 -
The Treasury Department and the IRS are giving brokers additional time to comply with requirements to withhold taxes on digital asset sales.
June 12 -
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has posted profiles of 17 of the 36 jurisdictions that have either adopted or used the disclosures.
June 12 -
The Senate confirmed Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri, as the new IRS commissioner amid staffing and budget cuts at the agency.
June 12 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is making plans in case it inherits the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's duties if the tax bill passes.
June 11 -
U.S. accountants who advise small and midsized businesses are feeling less confident this year, according to a new survey.
June 11 -
Plante Moran merges in Tonneson; Sax acquires Sewald & Anastasia; and GHJ adds Hacker Douglas.
June 10 -
The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2%.
June 6 -
North Carolina Regional Leader DMJPS is adding Potter & Co. PA, based in the Charlotte metropolitan region, effective July 1.
June 5 -
Hourly earnings growth for small business employees dropped to a four-year low at 2.77% in May, while job growth was flat, according to payroll company Paychex.
June 5 -
Private sector employment increased by only 37,000 jobs in May, down from a revised figure of 60,000 in April, while annual pay increased 4.5% year over year.
June 4 -
The Top 25 Firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired a Denver-based firm with an extensive business in fund audits.
June 3 -
The Top 25 Firm based in New York is adding a firm based in Philadelphia.
June 2 -
The institute is asking lawmakers to change provisions on SALT deductions for pass-through entities, contingency fees for tax prep, and business loss carryforwards.
May 30
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