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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Baker Tilly US LLP is receiving an infusion of funding from a pair of private equity firms, making it the biggest firm to date to accept PE funding.
February 5 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to postpone the effective date of their final regs on donor-advised funds.
February 5 -
PwC US has elected Paul Griggs as its next senior partner, to succeed Tim Ryan after Ryan retires on June 30.
February 5 -
The Top 25 Firm based in New York has added a firm headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, expanding Marcum's government client base in New England.
February 5 -
The Illinois CPA Society and its CPA Endowment Fund have begun accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.
February 2 -
Two firms in Albany and Buffalo, New York, have agreed to a revenue-sharing arrangement.
February 2 -
The guidance would align with COSO's widely used internal controls and enterprise risk management frameworks.
February 2 -
The jobs report far surpassed most economists' expectations, but the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.
February 2 -
AICPA chief Barry Melancon discussed the tax extenders bill that's working its way through Congress, and a host of other issues affecting the accounting profession.
February 1 -
The House passed tax extenders legislation that revives the enhanced Child Tax Credit, the ability to fully deduct R&D expenses in the first year, 100% bonus depreciation, disaster tax relief, and more.
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