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 proposed rules on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and the Clean Electricity Investment Credit aim to spur renewable energy development.
May 29 -
There's a new method of counting defined contribution retirement plan participants that can make a big difference for clients.
May 29 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released an updated standard to improve some of the main components of the financial reporting model for state and local governments.
May 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service doesn't collect data on taxpayers' race or ethnicity, but some of its methods could lead to disparities in its audit rate.
May 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs elected the managing partner of AAFCPAs as its next chair.
May 23 -
The program with third-party tax vendors will continue for another five years despite the IRS's recent Direct File pilot test.
May 22 -
The Center for Audit Quality wants the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to postpone sending two of its newly approved standards, on quality control and auditor responsibilities, to the SEC for final approval.
May 22 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has levied a $400,000 fine against MaloneBailey and sanctioned the auditingfirm for pervasive quality violations.
May 21 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is getting ready to roll out new rules and proposals for state and local governments.
May 21 -
Katz, Sapper & Miller is adding Cassady Schiller; Eide Bailly merged in Edward White & Co.; Forvis plans to acquire ConTech360; and Avantax acquired GA Investment Management.
May 20
