100 Most Influential People in Tax and Accounting

I am honored to be included on the list of Accounting Today's 100 Most Influential People in Tax and Accounting for the sixth year in a row. The magazine contains one-sentence explanations of why each of the folks made the list; here is mine:

In seven years, Caron has gone from an upstart exploring social media to one of the most important sources of tax news in any format, with close to 3 million visitors in 2010.

I am flattered to be on the list with such high-powered people in the tax and accounting worlds, including:

• Max Baucus (Chair, Senate Finance Committee)
• J. Russell George (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration)
• Dave Camp (Chair, House Ways & Means Committee)
• Orin Hatch (Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee)
• President Barack Obama
• Nina Olson (National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS)
• Mary Schapiro (Chair, SEC)
• Douglas Shulman (Commissioner, IRS)