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 nominee for head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins, will pursue a more deregulatory and crypto-friendly approach than Gary Gensler.
December 9 -
The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve David Samuel Johnson as the next Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
December 5 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is also offering insights on improving audit committee communications and a video on the new confirmation standard.
December 5 -
As the IRS scrutinizes large partnerships, they have new ways to report and correct errors in their returns.
December 5 -
Small-business jobs growth remained steady in November, while workers' wages grew only slightly, payroll provider Paychex reported.
December 3 -
SolomonEdwards acquires Steele Consulting; LGA merges in McGaunn & Schwadron; and Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz adds William E. Howe.
December 3 -
Top 50 Firm UHY has received private equity funding from Summit Partners, the latest in a long line of accounting firms receiving PE financing.
December 3 -
The Treasury is warning Congress that it needs lawmakers to unlock funding for the Internal Revenue Service that could be rescinded due to legislative language.
November 27 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board introduced two pieces of guidance to help auditing firms apply its new quality control standard.
November 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service extended its transition relief for the new Form 1099-K information reporting threshold.
November 26
