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 Top 100 Firm has expanded in the Central Valley of California.
By Michael CohnJanuary 3 -
The economy continued to show strength thanks to tax cuts, despite the stock market, trade wars and the partial government shutdown.
By Michael CohnJanuary 3 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is making changes to its Certified Management Accountant exam.
By Michael CohnJanuary 3 -
Hourly earnings grew at a moderate pace last month, but employment leveled off.
By Michael CohnJanuary 2 -
The Top 100 Firm has expanded its footprint in New England with its latest M&A deal.
By Michael CohnJanuary 2 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed a civil penalty on the car rental giant for misstating pretax income.
By Michael CohnJanuary 2 -
The teamwork with state and industry leaders helps reduce tax-related identity theft.
By Michael CohnDecember 31 -
A provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposes a tax on excess payments and remuneration of top officials at tax-exempt organizations.
By Michael CohnDecember 31 -
The Internal Revenue Service is offering business taxpayers some breaks related to the state and local tax deduction that was limited under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but only when they make charitable contributions.
By Michael CohnDecember 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations implementing the centralized partnership regime, allowing the IRS to audit large partnerships, such as hedge funds and private equity firms, more easily.
By Michael CohnDecember 28 -
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report on the results of this past filing season.
By Michael CohnDecember 27 -
A new TIGTA report finds the agency isn’t making sure companies are eligible to claim the R&D credit or are claiming the correct amount.
By Michael CohnDecember 27 -
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting is partnering with an online learning provider, OpenSesame, to distribute more than 500 self-study courses from the CCH CPELink catalog to OpenLink customers.
By Michael CohnDecember 27 -
The total amount of goodwill impairment recorded by U.S. public companies climbed 23 percent last year, reaching $35.1 billion.
By Michael CohnDecember 27 -
Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires public companies to undergo annual audits of the adequacy of their internal controls over financial reporting, appears to be supported by investors who want newly acquired companies to be audited as well, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnDecember 27 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is beginning to re-evaluate the “Three Lines of Defense” model that has been around for more than two decades.
By Michael CohnDecember 26 -
The redesigned form is not exactly postcard size, but it reflects changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that promise to simplify the tax prep process.
By Michael CohnDecember 26 -
The traditional talk that CPAs have with their clients has been upended thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Michael CohnDecember 26 -
The Institute of Management Accountants released its annual review showing an uptick in CMAs.
By Michael CohnDecember 26 -
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin attempted to salve worries about the federal government’s partial shutdown.
By Michael CohnDecember 24



















