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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CPA firms are becoming increasingly concerned about clients who have lax cybersecurity in place.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled in favor of PricewaterhouseCoopers in a case involving a former employee who sued PwC for firing him after he complained about conflicts of interest among audit clients.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
Small business owners have been coping with unpaid invoices and inadequate accounting during the pandemic and needed to cover expenses by selling family heirlooms and other valuables.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service is providing guidance on a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act that provides temporary assistance with COBRA premiums to people who have lost their jobs.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The service is beefing up the security requirements for tax pros using its system for electronically filing information returns.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The International Accounting Standards Board proposed to reduce the disclosure requirements for eligible subsidiaries under International Financial Reporting Standards.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations lowering the threshold so more employers will need to electronically file information returns such as W-2 and 1099 forms instead of filing them on paper.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
FASB's proposed update could help companies with their risk management, but they will probably need sophisticated hedging expertise to benefit.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
Having accountants involved seems to lower costs and result in fewer restatements.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors unveiled an IT General Controls Certificate Program on Thursday to train auditors on how to weigh technology risks, controls, programs, compliance, and policies.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division is cautioning taxpayers and tax professionals to beware of scams related to the expanded Child Tax Credit in which fraudsters are trying to steal money and personal information.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
A new TIGTA report warns, however, that many didn’t follow the rules and could face potential tax penalties.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
As businesses downsize office space and renegotiate leases, they need to look at how they’re accounting for the leases under the new rules.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
The service didn’t flag hundreds of millions of dollars of unsupported deductions.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
The developer of accounting workflow automation software raised its valuation to $1.2 billion.
By Michael CohnJuly 21 -
A federal jury convicted a former Internal Revenue Service IT specialist on fraud charges for stealing a victim’s identity and using it to buy $58,000 worth of plane tickets, hotel rooms and home-remodeling materials.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a proposed concepts statement to guide GASB when establishing note disclosure requirements for state and local governments.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
The Senate Finance Committee chairman's legislation would streamline the 199A deduction for qualified business income, allowing accountants, lawyers, doctors and others to qualify, but phasing out above $400,000.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
Over half of public companies have overhauled their financial processes in the past year, according to a Deloitte survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 20 -
The exposure draft covers various accounting and financial reporting issues that were identified during implementation, application, and due process on GASB standards.
By Michael CohnJuly 19

















