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 service is offering a program to speed up processing of requests for letter rulings from its associate chief counsel, mostly on behalf of corporations.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
Forvis added Thales Consulting; and RSM South Africa merged in Ngubane Johannesburg.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The International Organization of Securities Commissions officially approved sustainability and climate disclosure standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The board's inspectors are finding 'unacceptable' levels of problems at auditing firms, with year-over-year increases once again.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
A bookkeeper reportedly stole from her employer in an effort to retain the affections of her estranged boyfriend.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants unveiled a new educational report on climate resilience, the fourth in a series.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
Students aren't majoring in accounting because they don't have a passion for the subject, and because they perceive barriers in cost and time.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
The service is stopping most unannounced visits to taxpayers' residences and businesses after a rising number of threats has put its employees' safety at risk.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
With increasing demands for sustainability reporting and climate-related disclosures, companies pursuing deals need to vet their potential targets more closely.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
The service is seeing a surge of scams hitting taxpayers via email and text messages touting tax refunds and quick fixes to their tax problems.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
GOP members of the Ways and Means Committee want to prevent an international tax agreement backed by the Biden administration from taking hold.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
Two agents complained that Justice Department officials "slow-walked" the probe and a U.S. attorney didn't charge the president's son when they should have.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
CEO Francesca Lagerberg has been overseeing growth at a time when some of its Big Four rivals are retrenching on their staff numbers.
By Michael CohnJuly 19 -
These experts aren't only helping businesses and investors uncover fraud — they also can help people who are going through a divorce trace assets.
By Michael CohnJuly 18 -
The more KAMs disclosed in an audit report, the higher the distress level of a company, according to a new study
By Michael CohnJuly 18 -
The service wants practitioners, particularly in smaller tax practices, to use a new template to create a data security plan.
By Michael CohnJuly 18 -
Despite the return to the office following the easing of the COVID pandemic, some accountants who work with nonprofit organizations are still working remotely as well.
By Michael CohnJuly 17 -
The Top 20 Firm is expanding its presence in Michigan.
By Michael CohnJuly 17 -
The service plans to issue final regs related to required minimum distributions from retirement accounts in light of the SECURE 2.0 Act.
By Michael CohnJuly 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its modernization efforts after receiving billions in extra funding.
By Michael CohnJuly 14


















