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 unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a point to 3.9% and the BLS revised downward the job numbers for December and January, indicating some softening in the labor market.
March 8 -
President Joe Biden proposed tax increases on the wealthy and large corporations, along with some new tax credits, in his State of the Union address on Thursday night.
March 8 -
New York State and the Internal Revenue Service have developed a new program that allows eligible New Yorkers to e-file their federal and state personal income tax returns for free.
March 7 -
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
