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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Baker Tilly is acquiring Brown Adams Agbayani; ABIP CPAs & Advisors is combining with Parr & Associates; and Benning Group is merging in Boeke & Associates.
By Michael CohnNovember 19 -
The guidance clears up the tax treatment of expenses when a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program hasn’t been forgiven by the end of the year.
By Michael CohnNovember 19 -
The pandemic is throwing a monkey wrench into plans for the Internal Revenue Service to reorganize itself to provide better taxpayer service.
By Michael CohnNovember 18 -
Nearly one-third of companies are reducing their overall real estate footprint as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 31 percent of companies renegotiating leases for more favorable terms, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnNovember 18 -
Employees working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic claimed some outlandish expenses this year, including pricey exercise bikes, facelifts and private jets.
By Michael CohnNovember 18 -
The press helps keep firms honest, according to a new academic paper.
By Michael CohnNovember 18 -
The Big Four firm has agreed to acquire the assets of a digital transformation company that's part of the Amazon Web Services Partner Network.
By Michael CohnNovember 18 -
Two Pennsylvania firms are combining forces.
By Michael CohnNovember 16 -
The institute released the pair of reports as companies increasingly rely on their CFOs and accounting departments to help them survive beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnNovember 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit has been initiating fewer investigations of abusive tax return preparers this past year, while also recommending fewer prosecutions, and seeing fewer indictments and prison sentences this year.
By Michael CohnNovember 16 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is giving state and local governments extra time to implement its new leases standard because of the coronavirus pandemic, and they will need it.
By Michael CohnNovember 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service intends to start “masking” sensitive information to safeguard taxpayers against the threat of identity theft.
By Michael CohnNovember 13 -
Andreas Barckow was appointed Thursday by the trustees of the IFRS Foundation, as the next chair of the board, succeeding longtime chair Hans Hoogervorst in July 2021.
By Michael CohnNovember 12 -
The board has been making changes to its strategic plans and agenda in response to the pandemic as it sees auditors doing more work remotely.
By Michael CohnNovember 11 -
The percentage of workers asking for compensation for work-from-home expenses with their employers hasn’t gone up significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19.
By Michael CohnNovember 11 -
Proposed regulations would allow partnerships and S corporations to exceed the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Michael CohnNovember 11 -
The service is rolling out new systems and expanding forms that can be electronically filed by tax-exempt organizations.
By Michael CohnNovember 9 -
Hancock Askew adds S. Mark Hand; Baratz & Associates merges in Robin, Kramer & Green; and DMJ acquires Roberson CPA Firm.
By Michael CohnNovember 9 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has deferred the effective dates of several upcoming standards and amendments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnNovember 6 -
Eighty percent of the business leaders surveyed by BDO in the Americas said the focus of tax legislation changes constantly as the result of the elected party and/or it is difficult to predict.
By Michael CohnNovember 6



















