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 Top 50 Firm is adding a NetSuite implementation partner, expanding its technology solutions team.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
There are signs of a slowdown in the economic recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to spread.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
The Anti-Fraud Collaboration has released a report on the importance of skepticism by auditors and finance professionals.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
Small-business employment and hours worked grew a bit in September, especially in the Northeast and within the construction industry, according to the latest monthly report from payroll giant Paychex.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers and practitioners some extra time if they tried to file their returns on Sept. 15 through CCH Axcess, but were unable to do so because of a system outage.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is connecting its members and affiliates with each other after a successful pilot test in six markets.
By Michael CohnSeptember 24 -
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting and Thomson Reuters Checkpoint have released their predictions for the expected annual inflation adjustments from the Internal Revenue Service for various tax-related items.
By Michael CohnSeptember 24 -
Most companies don’t expect to reduce their office space in the coming year.
By Michael CohnSeptember 24 -
The Top 50 Firm is expanding in Texas and New Mexico with its latest deal.
By Michael CohnSeptember 24 -
KPMG is already starting to use the new standards to improve audit quality globally.
By Michael CohnSeptember 24 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors has begun its formal search for a successor to longtime president and CEO Richard Chambers.
By Michael CohnSeptember 23 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its presence on Long Island.
By Michael CohnSeptember 23 -
The Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use for environmental, social and governance reporting internationally.
By Michael CohnSeptember 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that lenders who make Paycheck Protection Program loans that are later forgiven under the CARES Act should not file information returns or furnish payee statements to report the forgiveness.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
At least 39 states did not have enough money to pay all of their bills at the end of 2019, leaving them ill-prepared to shoulder the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
Now that U.S. companies have experienced two fiscal quarters in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, quarterly reporting for Q3 doesn’t seem to be getting any simpler, according to a new report from Deloitte.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
The regs clarify that certain deductions aren’t to be considered miscellaneous itemized deductions.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department issued the last set of final regulations to implement the 100 percent additional first-year depreciation deduction from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
COVID-19 doesn’t seem to be having an impact on such disclosures, according to a report from Ernst & Young.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is offering a practical expedient to the current revenue recognition rules for franchise businesses.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21

















