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 Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, is working with the National Association of Corporate Directors on developing a corporate governance framework.
March 7 -
A divided Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new rule to require companies to provide climate-related disclosures, but scaled back the original proposal.
March 6 -
The service-providing sector added 110,000 jobs for the month, including 5,000 in professional and business services such as accounting and tax preparation.
March 6 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board revoked the registration of Gries & Associates and its founder, while imposing a $65,000 fine for violations that led to multiple financial restatements.
March 5 -
Year-over-year hourly earnings growth for U.S. workers moderated slightly in February, continuing a trend that began mid-2022, while small business job growth held steady.
March 5 -
Investors have filed a lawsuit against an accounting firm alleging it helped a client maintain a Ponzi scheme involving cash advances that led to the loss of millions of dollars.
March 4 -
Jackson Thornton acquired MST CPAs & Advisors; and HHM CPAs merged in Bizzell, Neff & Galloway.
March 4 -
The IRS is planning to offer its free tax prep system around the clock next week and open it to a larger group of outside testers.
March 1 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has scheduled a meeting on its long-awaited climate disclosure rule.
March 1 -
The Financial Accounting Foundation is reviewing the effectiveness of the Private Company Council, the group that advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board about the perspective of privately held companies.
February 29
