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 changes represent probably the biggest overhaul of Regulation S-K disclosures in more than three decades.
By Michael CohnAugust 26 -
The hiring of accounting graduates by CPA firms has declined nearly 30 percent in recent years, and Illinois CPA Society president and CEO Todd Shapiro hopes to reverse that trend.
By Michael CohnAugust 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service plans to send approximately 50,000 “catch-up” economic impact payments.
By Michael CohnAugust 25 -
The novel coronavirus pandemic led to a transition from employer-provided meals to food delivery services arriving at employee homes, as workers all but eliminated their travel expenses, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 25 -
The Dallas-based advisory and consulting firm has expanded to Phoenix and Salt Lake City this year.
By Michael CohnAugust 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service plans to correct penalties mistakenly levied on employers who reduced their tax deposits because they expected to claim some of the new tax credits to which they’re entitled.
By Michael CohnAugust 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service limited taxpayers’ ability to resolve their tax cases directly with the IRS’s Independent Office of Appeals in a memorandum Monday.
By Michael CohnAugust 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service agreed to quit warnings about unpaid taxes while it works through millions of pieces of unopened mail that have accumulated during the pandemic.
By Michael CohnAugust 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the Form 1040 for tax year 2020 with several significant changes probably in store for next tax season.
By Michael CohnAugust 21 -
The vast majority would still recommend their preparer, however, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnAugust 21 -
The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden expressed optimism and hope about overcoming the economic crisis and other challenges during his acceptance speech at the virtual Democratic National Convention.
By Michael CohnAugust 21 -
The Top 100 Firm has expanded in Massachusetts by adding a financial outsourcing firm, effective Aug. 15.
By Michael CohnAugust 20 -
House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal wants the IRS to quit sending balance due notices for now.
By Michael CohnAugust 19 -
Financial execs take wait and see approach amid coronavirus uncertainty
By Michael CohnAugust 19 -
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations are sounding the alarm about the impact of President Trump’s order.
By Michael CohnAugust 18 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury plan to send interest payments averaging $18 to approximately 13.9 million taxpayers.
By Michael CohnAugust 18 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is working on developing new standards for state and local governments to use under its new chair, Joel Black, while responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The service is now letting taxpayers submit Form 1040-X electronically when they want to file an amended tax return through commercial tax software.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers a break if the checks they mailed in to pay their taxes still haven’t been opened up yet and are sitting in the trailers the IRS set up during the pandemic.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The board is considering a proposal aimed at reducing the cost and complexity for private companies when they need to decide on the fair value of the shares underlying a share-option award on its grant date or modification date.
By Michael CohnAugust 17















