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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Private sector employment grew by 155,000 jobs in March as annual pay increased an average of 4.6% year to year, payroll provider ADP reported.
April 2 -
The House passed six bipartisan bills concerning taxes and the IRS, four of which were endorsed by the AICPA.
April 1 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a paper on how to apply its revenue recognition standard to construction contracts with retainage provisions.
April 1 -
Hourly earnings and job growth for workers in small businesses remained mostly unchanged last month, according to payroll provider Paychex.
April 1 -
EisnerAmper added Prague & Co.; and GTM acquired the state income tax practice of DMA.
April 1 -
The board is mulling changes in its auditor independence standards for audits of collective investment schemes involving connected parties and pension funds.
March 31 -
The Internal Revenue Service has placed 50 senior IT leaders on administrative leave, as the union filed suit over a Trump order on collective bargaining.
March 31 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's inspection staff found noticeable improvements in the deficiency rates of the six largest global auditing firms.
March 31 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board made some preliminary proposals on accounting for severe financial stress and probable dissolution disclosures.
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The institute's Accounting and Review Services Committee clarified a standard on financial statement prep that has major ramifications for CAS practices.
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