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 deal expands the firm's footprint in New York City.
By Michael CohnAugust 19 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Financial Reporting Executive Committee is offering some advice on issues related to the new credit losses standard.
By Michael CohnAugust 16 -
The Top 100 Firm based in San Francisco has expanded in the Seattle area by adding a firm based in Bellevue, Washington.
By Michael CohnAugust 16 -
The federal government is collecting billions of dollars less than it could because of resource shortages at the tax agency, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has released questions and answers about the recent standard on accounting and financial reporting for leases by state and local governments.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The board wants to give private companies, nonprofits, and certain small public companies extra time to implement new standards on CECL, leases and hedging.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of the reality TV series “Chrisley Knows Best,” were indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of tax evasion, bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, while their accountant Peter Tarantino was also indicted on tax-related charges Tuesday.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service is automatically waiving the estimated tax penalty for hundreds of thousands of eligible taxpayers.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee issued three summary reports from their internal task forces examining what to do about the perennial problem of temporary tax breaks that need to be extended every few years.
By Michael CohnAugust 13 -
Firms are helping their clients keep track of Bitcoin and Ethereum assets and transactions, as well as the tax consequences, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 13 -
Auditing firms that tend to find material weaknesses in companies’ internal controls are seen as less attractive in the audit market, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have also teamed up on a new initiative to protect professional licensing for CPAs.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released on Friday a redesigned Form W-4 for tax year 2020, making a number of changes to earlier draft versions of the form after hearing complaints from tax professionals.
By Michael CohnAugust 9 -
The deal creates a combined $750 million professional services firm.
By Michael CohnAugust 9 -
A group of 42 Senate Democrats has sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, urging him to refrain from unilaterally cutting capital gains taxes without congressional approval.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
Both public and private companies are underestimating the challenges of transitioning to the new lease accounting standard, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
There’s a new wrinkle in the annual wave of tax breaks that arrive in states around the country every summer during back-to-school sales.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
Real estate investors who want to maximize the return on investment will reap extra tax breaks this year, but still need to be cautious.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
Most enterprises that don’t use artificial intelligence only audit up to 10 percent of their spending, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
The former president of the New York State Society of CPAs, chairman of the AICPA, and founding partner of Goldstein Golub Kessler, has left his mark on the profession.
By Michael CohnAugust 6















