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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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 -
Nearly one out of five accountants who identified as LGBTQIA left the accounting profession because of a lack of diversity, equitable treatment or inclusion, according to a recent study.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service ended a strategy for examining high-income taxpayers in 2017 and switched to another strategy that brought in far less tax revenue in the next few years.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted new rules Friday for multiemployer qualified retirement plans that have run into funding problems and need extra financial help from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The group formed by SASB and the IIRC is developing ESG standards as financial regulators press for improved reporting.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service agreed to grant tax-exempt status to Christians Engaged, a nonprofit that urges Christians to pray for elected officials and vote, after coming under pressure from conservatives.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
KPMG has been increasing its efforts to provide environmental, social and governance services to clients through a new initiative called KPMG Impact.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service is planning to host events this weekend in a dozen cities to help people who usually don’t file a tax return register for monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The Top 25 Firm has merged in ZenTek Data Systems, a technology consulting firm in Fort Lauderdale.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The recent leasing rules from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board are turning out to be harder to follow than many organizations expected.
By Michael CohnJuly 6 -
The unemployment rate ticked up slightly, even as the economic recovery strengthens.
By Michael CohnJuly 2


















