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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Carr, Riggs & Ingram expanded in Florida by adding a firm in Miami.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
The service admitted that some married taxpayers received erroneous notices for 2021 tax returns.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
The service had to set up the online portal quickly to allow parents to claim advance payments, but the rollout had some hiccups and over 1,300 taxpayers suffered ID theft.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
The board's chair, Erica Williams, said the PCAOB is working on updated auditing standards and stricter enforcement and inspections.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
The PCAOB is being urged to update older standards more quickly.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
The co-managing partner of Shepard Schwartz & Harris died only days after his Chicago-based firm merged into Citrin Cooperman.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
The institute sent a letter to House lawmakers urging them to include a disaster provision in a bipartisan retirement bill that’s already part of the Senate version of the legislation.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC ranked only behind Amazon.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board plans to bolster the International Sustainability Standards Board’s proposed standards with its own.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The state society committed a $25,000 grant to Bristol Community College in Fall River.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The service and its partners are cautioning tax pros to beware of the latest schemes to steal taxpayer information through phishing emails.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The Big Four U.K. firm, one former partner and four former employees faced sanctions over auditing problems at two clients.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
One-third of private companies still aren’t fully prepared to switch to the new leases standard.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service is coming under fire in Congress again, this time for lax oversight of fraudulent charities that applied for tax-exempt status and received approval.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
The AICPA and NASBA are laying the groundwork for a major overhaul, with some content moving to new sections.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
Lawmakers introduced two bills that would affect the Child Tax Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit and marijuana taxes.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is looking for volunteers to join a new task force it is forming on climate-related financial reporting.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
Corporate tax executives are anticipating changes in government tax requirements over the next two years, but they feel less prepared to deal with them than they did last year, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors unveiled new research during its annual international conference in Chicago this week pointing to changes in the internal audit profession worldwide.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
Self-employed people and gig economy workers have been confronting tax challenges this year that didn’t just end with tax season.
By Michael CohnJuly 20

















