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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ADP saw further signs of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJune 30 -
The guidance gives renewable energy companies more time to develop projects that were delayed by COVID-19.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
The House introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to provide tax deductions for timber growers to recover from the loss of forests.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
Small and midsized businesses have experienced a remarkable turnaround this year as the economic recovery accelerated despite the pandemic, with both revenue and headcount on the rise at many companies.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
Small businesses continued to ramp up their hiring this month, particularly in the leisure and hospitality sector, as the economy recovers from the pandemic, according to payroll giant Paychex.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
The extra funding will mainly be spent on product development.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden.
By Michael CohnJune 25 -
Congress reintroduced legislation to prevent abuses of a tax break that’s supposed to protect public lands, but is often used as a tax shelter.
By Michael CohnJune 25 -
The service released a Data Book Thursday highlighting its work this past fiscal year, particularly in response to the pandemic.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
IFAC signed an agreement with two global health groups to improve accounting practices in the public health sector.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
Having completed many of its major current projects, the board is looking for suggestions on what to work on going forward.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
Wipfli’s latest merger is bringing the Midwest-based firm to California, but since the pandemic, it has been able to recruit talent around the world.
By Michael CohnJune 23 -
Sustainability reporting standards, as well as assurance services to verify that reporting, vary widely across jurisdictions and individual practitioners and require better standardization.
By Michael CohnJune 23 -
The tax prep giant's financial technology innovation arm is adding new accounts receivable features to its bookkeeping software.
By Michael CohnJune 22 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is reassessing its plans to reestablish its outside advisory groups after the latest bout of turmoil at the audit firm regulator.
By Michael CohnJune 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service opened a portal to enable families to monitor and manage their monthly advance payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit.
By Michael CohnJune 22 -
U.S. oil and gas companies, along with their investors, may not be doing enough to reflect the impacts of the climate crisis in their financial reports.
By Michael CohnJune 21 -
The service has posted new procedures to explain how a change in tax law last year potentially affects the depreciation of residential rental property.
By Michael CohnJune 21 -
Anti-fraud professionals are anticipating a rise in fraud this year after seeing it go up since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
By Michael CohnJune 21 -
The Biden administration’s proposal to impose a global minimum tax on corporations has been provoking opposition in Congress, with Republicans advocating user fees instead to pay for infrastructure improvements.
By Michael CohnJune 18

















