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 Internal Revenue Service is giving foreign banks and financial institutions more time to file information about U.S. taxpayers with overseas bank accounts because of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 25 -
The Commission is extending the filing periods covered under its previous reporting relief for companies due to the COV-19 pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service posted a frequently asked questions page about the recently announced delay in tax filing and payments until July 15 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 25 -
Financial execs can provide critical reassurance and information through proactive communication.
By Michael CohnMarch 24 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is giving firms a pause until May 11, given the difficulties businesses are facing from COVID-19.
By Michael CohnMarch 23 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has come under pressure to relax its credit losses standard as banks and other financial institutions see the value of their assets plunging from the sell-off in the capital markets amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 23 -
Two new refundable credits are aimed at immediately and fully reimbursing employers, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing coronavirus-related leave to their employees.
By Michael CohnMarch 23 -
Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have released separate sets of tax proposals aimed at alleviating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, in contrast to the two bipartisan bills that have been signed into law already.
By Michael CohnMarch 20 -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted Friday that President Trump has directed him to move Tax Day to July 15, giving taxpayers more time to file their taxes in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 20 -
A package of coronavirus relief legislation that was signed into law Wednesday includes provisions for paid sick leave, family leave and medical leave, along with tax credits to help employers and the self-employed pay for them.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
Bipartisan legislation would extend the deadline after guidance from the Treasury Department fell short.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
Officials and employees are working from home and doing inspections of U.S. audit firms remotely to protect them from infection.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
The IRS cautioned tax professionals about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them.
By Michael CohnMarch 18 -
The relief is only for income taxes, and doesn't change any filing deadlines.
By Michael CohnMarch 18 -
Plans for internal audits often don’t take into account some of the most common risks, such as cybersecurity, governance and sustainability, according to a new report from the Institute of Internal Auditors.
By Michael CohnMarch 17 -
The American Institute of CPAs’s Financial Reporting Committee released working drafts of two pieces of implementation guidance for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s long-duration insurance contracts standard.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
More than half of chief financial officers see the potential for a significant impact on their business operations, according to a new survey from PwC.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
The National Society of Accountants, NCCPAP and the AICPA are asking the IRS and Treasury for tax relief during the pandemic.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
More than half of compliance officers believe they don’t have enough resources to carry out their function adequately, and nearly a third say their auditing and monitoring process is insufficient, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
The service issued final regs to increase the OIC application fee to $205, while offering another way to waive the fee for low-income taxpayers based on their AGI.
By Michael CohnMarch 13
















