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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Educational assistance programs can help employees cope with the resumption of payments through a tax-free fringe benefit.
By Michael CohnAugust 31 -
They are feeling a little more upbeat about the U.S. economy as recession fears fade, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnAugust 31 -
The firm reported annual revenue of $1,685,539,000 a year after merging together two Top 20 Firms, BKD and Dixon Hughes Goodman.
By Michael CohnAugust 31 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to require companies to tell the public more about the taxes they pay, starting as early as 2025.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
The International Federation of Accountants issued a call to action to the G20 finance leaders urging them to focus more on sustainability as a way to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on how taxpayers should report the special tax payments, refunds and rebates they received from states in recent years as a form of relief during the pandemic.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service is telling companies they will need to start electronically filing their forms reporting cash payments over $10,000, starting Jan. 1, 2024.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released another chapter of its conceptual framework related to the recognition and derecognition of an item in financial statements.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
Whitman Transition Advisors made a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount in Tax Titans, a veteran-owned company that operates an online marketplace connecting small businesses and qualified tax professionals.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
Annual pay climbed 5.9%, payroll processor ADP reported.
By Michael CohnAugust 30 -
Nearly 500 service employees worked at large firms or big companies either before, during or after they worked at the IRS, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 29 -
These are the first sanctions ever against a firm over independence violations because it's a member of an alliance where another firm did work for the same client.
By Michael CohnAugust 29 -
Accounting firms are less important than the partner leading the team in terms of the impact on the business's effective tax rate and the probability it will face an audit.
By Michael CohnAugust 29 -
The rate of growth for hiring and hourly earnings stabilized this month, according to Paychex.
By Michael CohnAugust 29 -
The IRS and the Treasury issued guidance on some of the requirements for claiming credits under the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Michael CohnAugust 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service correctly calculated the allowable Recovery Rebate Credit for the vast majority of 2021 tax returns, but some erroneous payments were made, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 28 -
Accounting firms have been facing problems in filling their open positions as the number of new accountants declines, and one solution may involve rehiring past employees.
By Michael CohnAugust 28 -
Dozens of firms have signed onto an initiative to stop underselling the worth of accountants and collect payments on time from clients.
By Michael CohnAugust 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving people until 2026 to comply with a new requirement for Roth catch-up contributions.
By Michael CohnAugust 25 -
Two Republican lawmakers are asking the Internal Revenue Service to explain what happened to microfilm cartridges filled with years' worth of taxpayer data that appear to have vanished.
By Michael CohnAugust 25

















