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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Deloitte's member firm in China agreed to pay a $20 million penalty to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the firm asked its audit clients to do their own auditing work.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Top 10 Firm is expanding its corporate tax practice.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Top 40 Firm is continuing to expand its footprint in Florida by adding an Orlando location.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The vast majority of advance payments of the CTC went to eligible families, but millions of taxpayers who should have received the money did not, while millions of others who didn't qualify got them.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
A group of Republicans on Congress' main tax committees sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury, backing a request from the AICPA.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
The payroll and HR services company debuted three new services, and unveiled the findings of a new report on the services small businesses need from their accountants.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to beef up security at its facilities to address ongoing threats, according to a recent report.
By Michael CohnSeptember 23 -
The commission's Investor Advisory Committee suggested reforms to the way the board operates.
By Michael CohnSeptember 23 -
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Liberty Tax accusing the tax prep chain of deceiving consumers with misleading ads and promotions and predatory pricing.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
A provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was supposed to raise hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes on deferred earnings from multinationals is only bringing in about one-third of the projected revenue.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
Federal investigators are uncovering billions of dollars in fraud tied to pandemic relief programs.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
Continuing delays in management actions are contributing to the backlogs of millions of unprocessed tax returns and tax transcript requests.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
Ernst & Young reported a 13.7% revenue increase in U.S. dollars and 16.4% in local currency terms in fiscal 2022, the highest growth in nearly two decades.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
Female employees are seen as having less ability but more potential, according to a new accounting study.
By Michael CohnSeptember 20 -
The service published updated information about the credit after a scathing investigative report about how the longtime tax credit is being abused.
By Michael CohnSeptember 20 -
The acquisition is the latest in a string of M&A deals since Citrin received private equity funding last fall.
By Michael CohnSeptember 20 -
A system that Congress mandated allowing federal contractors to self-certify they don't owe a significant amount of taxes is enabling many of them to score lucrative contracts while still owing plenty.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is considering a change to address leases that are under the common control of related-party businesses.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
Some of the standards were inherited two decades ago from the AICPA and don't take into account ever-changing technology.
By Michael CohnSeptember 16 -
Advocates are pushing to restore the $20,000 threshold for reporting transactions from payment cards and third-party networks after it was lowered to just $600.
By Michael CohnSeptember 15

















