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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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 -
Withum merges in OUM; and Whitley Penn plans to add Werlein & Harris.
By Michael CohnJuly 19 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released an accounting standards update Monday to help lessors account for leases with variable lease payments.
By Michael CohnJuly 19 -
Intuit has decided to leave the Free File Alliance after coming under criticism for making it difficult to access a truly free version of TurboTax.
By Michael CohnJuly 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service has begun offering online Tax Pro Accounts that practitioners can use for submitting an authorization request to an individual client’s own taxes online with the IRS.
By Michael CohnJuly 19 -
Proper, a San Francisco-based provider of automated accounting and bookkeeping services for real estate property managers, has scored $9 million in Series A funding from investors.
By Michael CohnJuly 16 -
The Institute of Management Accountants officially appointed J. Stephen McNally as chair of the IMA’s global board of directors, and he plans to focus on the organization’s growing presence internationally.
By Michael CohnJuly 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel posted a memorandum on cost-sharing agreements with reverse clawback provisions and their implications for transfer pricing arrangements and stock-based compensation.
By Michael CohnJuly 16 -
Auditors don’t put much emphasis on work-life balance, but the quality of their audits tends to suffer if that balance is absent, according to a recent study.
By Michael CohnJuly 15 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up enforcement against cryptocurrency providers, as the Internal Revenue Service has also stepped up investigations and compliance efforts.
By Michael CohnJuly 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service has launched a campaign this summer to persuade tax professionals to improve their cybersecurity amid an escalating series of ransomware attacks around the world.
By Michael CohnJuly 15 -
The IRS and the Treasury started disbursing advance monthly payments Thursday of the expanded Child Tax Credit in a program that aims to lift millions of families out of poverty.
By Michael CohnJuly 15 -
The Israeli technology company is advised by former IRS officials and current PwC execs.
By Michael CohnJuly 14 -
The Regional Leader has bought Breakpoint Technology, a data analytics and technology collaboration practice in Louisville, Kentucky.
By Michael CohnJuly 14 -
Over 500 government entities improperly applied for advance payments of employer tax credits last year during the COVID-19 pandemic and needed to repay them, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
Accountants are anticipating the global economy will return to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of this year, despite worries about inflation, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 13


















