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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E. Cohen and Co. CPAs, a firm based in Rockville, Maryland, is merging in DeVan & Lowery PA, another CPA firm in its home town.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
Employment fell by a stunning 301,000 jobs in December, according to ADP, which attributed the precipitous decline to the omicron variant.
By Michael CohnFebruary 2 -
The Top 25 Firm has merged in a firm in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles .
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
In the first step in a multiphase agreement, NABA members will receive a subscription to a community and content hub for career development.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
Paychex monthly report shows that despite the Omicron variant, more businesses have been hiring and giving raises to workers.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
The Top 20 Firm is expanding its presence in New Jersey.
By Michael CohnFebruary 1 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has issued its own leasing standard for the public sector.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
The service issued a set of frequently asked questions Monday for filing season, with new material added on the expanded Child Tax Credit.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is once again forming an Investor Advisory Group and starting a new Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group after the old board came under sharp criticism for scrapping its outside advisory groups.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
A group representing managers at the service is pushing back against demands to stop sending automated tax notices to taxpayers.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
Tax professionals feel a strong sense of purpose and a positive impact on their communities in helping clients deal with their taxes, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
EY's Marie-Laure Delarue discusses how accountants can help companies with their ESG reporting, and the formation of the new International Sustainability Standards Board.
By Michael CohnJanuary 31 -
The dervice is urging people to use the information in their online taxpayer accounts for the most up-to-date figures on the amount of the advance CTC.
By Michael CohnJanuary 30 -
The commission warned on Friday that filers are using the wrong XBRL tags for reporting their finance lease liability and future payments.
By Michael CohnJanuary 28 -
Hancock Askew has added Mason Advisory Group; and Reimer McGuinness and Hess Hopkins Alexander have merged.
By Michael CohnJanuary 28 -
After coming under pressure from an array of tax and accounting professional associations and hundreds of members of Congress, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would suspend issuance of some of its automated penalty notices to taxpayers, but tax and accounting groups say the agency isn’t providing enough relief.
By Michael CohnJanuary 27 -
The American Institute of CPAs has updated its practice aid for accounting and auditing of digital assets, with added material on cryptocurrency.
By Michael CohnJanuary 27 -
CEOs are turning their attention away from the pandemic to fighting inflation, according to a survey by PwC.
By Michael CohnJanuary 27 -
IASB vice-chair Sue Lloyd will become vice-chair of the new board, while Value Reporting Foundation CEO Janine Guillot will be special advisor to the ISSB's chair.
By Michael CohnJanuary 27 -
Eelco van der Enden is planning to work with the nascent board, while maintaining GRI’s independence.
By Michael CohnJanuary 26



















