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 American Institute of CPAs sent its members to visit lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for various bills.
By Michael CohnMay 30 -
Hourly earnings growth for U.S. workers decelerated to 4.33% in May, while small business job growth declined slightly by 0.04% from April, Paychex reported.
By Michael CohnMay 30 -
The International Accounting Standards Board added new disclosure requirements with the goal of improving the transparency of supplier finance arrangements.
By Michael CohnMay 26 -
GOP legislation in the House aims to prevent the U.S. from participating in the multinational tax changes the Biden administration helped negotiate with the OECD.
By Michael CohnMay 26 -
The International Federation of Accountants teamed up on a report examining anti-corruption corporate reporting around the world.
By Michael CohnMay 25 -
The service is warning businesses to beware of schemes promoting abuse of the Employee Retention Credit.
By Michael CohnMay 25 -
The American Institute of CPAs' governing council endorsed a plan to accelerate the number of young accountants entering the accounting profession.
By Michael CohnMay 25 -
The board is adding a major project on accounting and financial reporting for infrastructure assets to its technical agenda.
By Michael CohnMay 25 -
The service had paused the notices last year while it tried to catch up on its backlog of unprocessed tax returns.
By Michael CohnMay 24 -
A pair of lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation to streamline the tax filing extension process.
By Michael CohnMay 23 -
Internal auditors are in especially high demand by businesses that have faced recent public failures, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnMay 23 -
The amendments give companies temporary relief from accounting for deferred taxes arising from the OECD's Pillar Two rules.
By Michael CohnMay 23 -
Over eight out of 10 firms are offering nontraditional services, according to a new study, and the most successful are posting an average annual growth rate of 29%.
By Michael CohnMay 23 -
The New York-based Top 100 Firm is marking its centennial this year — and proudly preserving its independence.
By Michael CohnMay 22 -
Ernst & Young has been trying to recruit more young people to join the accounting profession, but the recent cancellation of plans for splitting the global network has left the firm dealing with uncertainty.
By Michael CohnMay 19 -
A pair of lawmakers proposed to raise the required threshold for reporting on gig payment transactions from $600 to $10,000.
By Michael CohnMay 19 -
The CAQ survey found auditing firm partners feeling pessimistic about issues like inflation, cybersecurity risks and greater regulation.
By Michael CohnMay 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service has deployed more filters to catch a growing number of tax returns filed by identity thieves, but fraudsters are continuing to collect millions of dollars despite those efforts.
By Michael CohnMay 18 -
A new report looks into tipster hotlines backed by anti-retaliation policies, as allegations emerged about retaliation against an IRS whistleblower.
By Michael CohnMay 18 -
The service has been giving its employees training in how to deal with active shooter situations, as the agency faces an onslaught of threats.
By Michael CohnMay 18


















