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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Deloitte has opened a legal business services practice in the U.S., expanding a line of business it has offered abroad.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
The controls over the pseudonym program used by Internal Revenue Service employees to protect their identities could be improved, according to a recent report.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board released an updated standard for auditing accounting estimates and disclosures to deal with the increased volatility of the economy this year in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 - Non-profits
The Senate and House passed bipartisan legislation to help nonprofits remain financially viable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations on deductions for two of the international tax regimes introduced under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) for U.S.-based multinational corporations.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released a new standard for audit evidence for private companies, updating the existing standards in recognition of the increasing role that technology plays in audit procedures.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department provided guidance to employers requiring them to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages they have paid to their employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on Form W-2.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update to help insurance companies adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by giving them an extra year to implement the long-duration insurance accounting standard.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The service reminded taxpayers they will need to resume paying their taxes on July 15, but the AICPA is asking for further relief, as an inspector general report sheds light on the unprecedented filing season.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the PrimeGlobal association of accounting firms have signed an agreement to work together on several projects.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors and the International Federation of Accountants are calling on audit committees to be vigilant about risk management, performance, controls and processes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
Deloitte is helping its corporate clients get ready to prepare their quarterly financial statements in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as its own employees grow more accustomed to doing remote audits while working from home.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The American Institute of CPAs has organized a coalition of 21 business trade groups to push for help for businesses' short-term liquidity needs.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
KPMG appointed new leaders in the U.S. of its audit, tax and advisory businesses as the Big Four firm tries to regain trust after a bruising series of scandals.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
This year is expected to be the worst for the global economy since World War II, according to a new survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a technical bulletin with guidance for applying existing GASB standards to transactions related to the CARES Act and outflows incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released proposed regulations and temporary regulations to offer guidance for consolidated groups on net operating losses in the wake of changes under both the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the CARES Act.
By Michael CohnJuly 6 -
Disclosures of nonfinancial information, such as environmental, social and governance issues, aren’t always “clear or useful,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
By Michael CohnJuly 6 -
Three worldwide accounting groups have banded together to issue a report offering guidance on how CFOs and finance teams can steer their organizations toward long-term value creation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service is extending timelines for performing some of the actions associated with the low-income housing tax credit and bonds for qualified residential rental projects to give businesses more time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnJuly 2
















