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 Institute of Management Accountants inked a deal with the Conselho Regional de Contabilidade do Estado de São Paulo.
By Michael CohnJune 18 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is asking for input on a proposed update to its widely used document.
By Michael CohnJune 18 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released an implementation guide Monday with questions and answers explaining GASB’s recently issued standards on accounting and financial reporting for fiduciary activities.
By Michael CohnJune 18 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm with changing some of its previous audit work and manipulating results of its internal training tests.
By Michael CohnJune 17 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is marking its centennial this week during its annual conference and expo in San Diego, California.
By Michael CohnJune 17 - Non-profits
NFPs can fall prey to a cycle where overspending on services leads to a lack of investment in infrastructure and expanding capabilities.
By Michael CohnJune 14 -
The Senate passed the far-reaching package only days after it passed the House for the second time, sending it to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
By Michael CohnJune 13 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed some new guidance on the accounting and financial reporting for public-private and public-public partnership arrangements, along with availability payment arrangements.
By Michael CohnJune 13 -
The merger is part of a growing trend of large accounting firms merging in non-CPAs, particularly in technology.
By Michael CohnJune 13 -
Warmels & Comstock and Layton & Richardson in East Lansing have agreed to combine with the Top 100 Firm, effective July 1, 2019.
By Michael CohnJune 13 -
Luca Pacioli’s groundbreaking text on bookkeeping, accounting and mathematics sold for $1,215,000 at an auction Wednesday at Christie’s in New York.
By Michael CohnJune 12 -
A special early draft of the IRS publication on federal income tax withholding gives employers an advance look at the changes in the new Form W-4.
By Michael CohnJune 12 -
The accuracy of miscellaneous income statements submitted by federal entities on the Form 1099-MISC has significantly improved, but could be better.
By Michael CohnJune 12 -
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting has added support for the new lease accounting standard under International Financial Reporting Standards to its product, which already supports the ASC 842 standard under U.S. GAAP.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
State sales taxes on business-to-business purchases accounted for 41.7 percent of state and local sales taxes, according to a new study by Ernst & Young.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
The House voted for a second time to approve bipartisan legislation to overhaul key aspects of the way the IRS operates, but without a controversial provision.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
The tax prep giant is buying a provider of small business accounting software.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
Mike McGuire will serve as a "brand ambassador" for the firm, starting August 1, and GT will be led by Bradley J. Preber as interim CEO elect.
By Michael CohnJune 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Friday to taxpayers who haven’t yet filed their 2018 tax returns.
By Michael CohnJune 7 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has added fraud charges to its previous charges against Longfin Corp., a defunct company that used to promote cryptocurrency and went public under dubious circumstances.
By Michael CohnJune 7


















