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 International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has posted profiles of 17 of the 36 jurisdictions that have either adopted or used the disclosures.
June 12 -
The Senate confirmed Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri, as the new IRS commissioner amid staffing and budget cuts at the agency.
June 12 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is making plans in case it inherits the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's duties if the tax bill passes.
June 11 -
U.S. accountants who advise small and midsized businesses are feeling less confident this year, according to a new survey.
June 11 -
Plante Moran merges in Tonneson; Sax acquires Sewald & Anastasia; and GHJ adds Hacker Douglas.
June 10 -
The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2%.
June 6 -
North Carolina Regional Leader DMJPS is adding Potter & Co. PA, based in the Charlotte metropolitan region, effective July 1.
June 5 -
Hourly earnings growth for small business employees dropped to a four-year low at 2.77% in May, while job growth was flat, according to payroll company Paychex.
June 5 -
Private sector employment increased by only 37,000 jobs in May, down from a revised figure of 60,000 in April, while annual pay increased 4.5% year over year.
June 4 -
The Top 25 Firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired a Denver-based firm with an extensive business in fund audits.
June 3
