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 Internal Revenue Service issued a revenue ruling that aims to prevent abuse of stepped-up basis adjustments in irrevocable grantor trusts.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
The committee released a study Thursday on how to apply its widely used internal control framework to sustainability reporting.
By Michael CohnMarch 30 -
The Global Reporting Initiative released a report urging companies to take a due diligence approach in their sustainability efforts.
By Michael CohnMarch 29 -
The board released an update to improve how companies disclose investments in tax credit structures by letting them use proportional amortization.
By Michael CohnMarch 29 -
Companies that went public before the slowdown in the IPO and SPAC markets have been having trouble complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
By Michael CohnMarch 28 -
IOSCO is encouraging the development of a more global assurance framework for sustainability-related corporate reporting.
By Michael CohnMarch 28 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted to update a group of old interim standards it inherited from the AICPA in 2003.
By Michael CohnMarch 28 -
The board levied a $100,000 fine and censured Friedman LLP, a former Top 100 Firm that's now part of Marcum for improper use of Chinese audit firms.
By Michael CohnMarch 27 -
The boards are moving to a new oversight body called the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit.
By Michael CohnMarch 27 -
The board issued an ASU to ease the guidance for applying the leasing standard to arrangements between entities under common control.
By Michael CohnMarch 27 -
Slowly but surely, more private businesses are adopting the new standard as they face demands to put their operating leases on their balance sheets.
By Michael CohnMarch 23 -
The service's Criminal Investigation unit investigated 975 tax and money laundering cases related to COVID-19 with fraud totaling $3.2 billion.
By Michael CohnMarch 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service updated its frequently asked questions about the information return for reporting transactions involving payment cards and third-party networks.
By Michael CohnMarch 22 -
The Top 25 Firm is expanding its entertainment management practice by adding Royalty Compliance Organization in St. Louis and Blue Sky Group in Nashville.
By Michael CohnMarch 22 -
The board proposes modifying IFRS 9 to deal with assets with environmental, social and governance features, as well as electronic payment systems.
By Michael CohnMarch 21 -
The proposed regs cover the advanced manufacturing credit in the CHIPS Act of 2022 to spur development of the U.S. semiconductor industry.
By Michael CohnMarch 21 -
The service issued preliminary guidance and intends to issue more detailed guidance soon on the tax treatment of nonfungible tokens.
By Michael CohnMarch 21 -
The organization is making plans for easing multinational companies and government tax authorities into its Pillar Two requirements.
By Michael CohnMarch 20 -
The IRS did not meet a requirement under the Taxpayer First Act to create an online system for processing business transcript requests by January 2023, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMarch 15 -
The Big Four firm gave a clean audit opinion to Silicon Valley Bank's parent company and Signature Bank only weeks before they failed.
By Michael CohnMarch 15
















