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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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 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is exempting filers with less than $100 million in revenue from the requirement for an attestation of their ICFR by an outside auditor.
By Michael CohnMarch 12 -
The board's ASU offers temporary optional guidance to help with the accounting for reference rate reform.
By Michael CohnMarch 12 -
The American Institute of CPAs has debuted SOC for Supply Chain, a risk management reporting framework that CPAs can use to provide assurance services as they face risks in their supply chain ranging from coronavirus to trade to other threats.
By Michael CohnMarch 12 -
The president said he would allow individuals and businesses to “defer tax payments without interest or penalties” and he urged Congress to cut payroll taxes.
By Michael CohnMarch 12 -
The states with the most tax-filing procrastinators are California and Nevada, while Las Vegas and Denver were the top cities for those who wait until the last minute, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnMarch 11 -
The deal will add more talent to the Top 100 Firm's digital practice.
By Michael CohnMarch 11 -
Survey finds 37 percent of the taxpayers would move to a different country for a tax-free future, 26 percent would get an “IRS” tattoo and 19 percent would stop talking for six months.
By Michael CohnMarch 10 -
The American Institute of CPAs updated its auditor reporting standards to conform them with recently issued auditing standards.
By Michael CohnMarch 10 -
A new report recommends several approaches to help companies avoid malfeasance.
By Michael CohnMarch 10 -
Sales tax rate changes declined slightly last year, but the trend of more new districts imposing taxes on online transactions continued in 2019.
By Michael CohnMarch 9















