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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Overall job gains came despite despite losses in the professional and business services sector, while annual pay grew 4.4% year over year.
By Michael CohnMay 6 -
The department's final regulations on which types of professional degree programs can receive loans of up to $200,000 ruled out the accounting profession.
By Michael CohnMay 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to allow public companies to report twice a year at the urging of President Trump.
By Michael CohnMay 5 -
CFO salaries have surged at the biggest companies in the U.S., but the job has become one of the least secure in the executive ranks, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnMay 5 -
The American Institute of CPAs asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to leverage its stablecoin reporting criteria when regulating the market.
By Michael CohnMay 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service sometimes backdated tax penalty approvals in at least seven cases involving syndicated conservation easements, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMay 5 -
Accounting firms are seeing an increase in scams involving the notices the IRS is sending to taxpayers when they don't provide their direct deposit information.
By Michael CohnMay 4 -
Few enterprise risk management programs are truly integrated into strategic decisions, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMay 4 -
Tens of millions of taxpayers may be able to claim big tax refunds thanks to a court decision, but they must file soon.
By Michael CohnMay 4 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board exposure draft offers a practical expedient for reporting on embedded leases in federal government contracts.
By Michael CohnMay 1 -
Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, introduced the Working Parents Tax Relief Act, which would give parents up to an additional $5,500 per child under the age of four.
By Michael CohnMay 1 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is calling on lawmakers and policymakers to strengthen their oversight of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
By Michael CohnMay 1 -
Nonprofit organizations are worried the IRS and the Treasury Department will take away their tax-exempt status and even sue or prosecute them.
By Michael CohnApril 30 -
The IRS and the Treasury posted temporary regulations and a notice of proposed rulemaking outlining a new way to recover federal excise taxes paid on dyed fuel.
By Michael CohnApril 30 -
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation revised its Due Process Handbook, outlining the steps used for developing IASB and ISSB standards.
By Michael CohnApril 30 -
KPMG is shutting down its audit practice for the federal government after losing a Pentagon contract, and laying off 4% of its U.S. advisory practice.
By Michael CohnApril 30 -
Kreston Global, an international accounting network based in London, has created a new Global Legal Group, uniting legal professionals from across the network, operating in coordination with the network's Global Tax Group.
By Michael CohnApril 29 -
A group of bipartisan bills moved through the House this week that would make changes in IRS administration, customer service, taxpayer privacy, tax return processing, as well as disaster relief and tax breaks.
By Michael CohnApril 29 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board hopes to improve how financial information is presented in public sector financial statements.
By Michael CohnApril 28 -
The legislation would enable taxpayers to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically populated with information the IRS already collects.
By Michael CohnApril 28



















