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 addition to the close management software company’s Strict Suite Controls product provides a software framework for internal controls.
By Michael CohnNovember 15 -
Grants from donor-advised funds to charities grew 19.9 percent last year, thanks to the new tax law.
By Michael CohnNovember 15 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, with a new set of board members this year, approved a strategic plan for 2018-2022 on Thursday, along with a fiscal year 2018 budget.
By Michael CohnNovember 15 -
Selden Fox merges in Richard T. DeSimone & Co.; Sansiveri, Kimball & Co., LLP adds John W. Clegg & Company; and HHM CPAs acquires Grisham, Wildman & Work.
By Michael CohnNovember 15 -
The update makes narrow improvements to the credit losses standard, including the transition requirements.
By Michael CohnNovember 15 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last December is likely to produce some winners and losers when taxpayers file their returns next tax season.
By Michael CohnNovember 14 -
Steven McCarty is becoming the new chief executive officer of the Chicago-based Top 100 Firm.
By Michael CohnNovember 14 -
Technology is helping special agents root out tax fraud and evasion, despite a declining workforce.
By Michael CohnNovember 14 -
Charles Rettig assures AICPA members that, as a tax practitioner himself, he understands their views
By Michael CohnNovember 13 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is planning extensive changes in how it inspects firms and interacts with financial statement preparers.
By Michael CohnNovember 13 -
KPMG has brought another independent director to its board, appointing Linda L. Addison, a former managing partner of the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.
By Michael CohnNovember 12 -
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and chief accountant Wesley Bricker weighed in on a proposed change in the reporting cycle for public companies.
By Michael CohnNovember 12 -
A new report from PwC finds businesses still scrambling to meet the deadlines.
By Michael CohnNovember 12 -
The Top 100 Firm is expanding its presence in San Francisco with its latest M&A deal.
By Michael CohnNovember 9 -
The program should make some changes to provide better customer service for taxpayers, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnNovember 9 -
Pay increased for middle-market CEOs and CFOs by an average of nearly 5 percent in 2017, according to a new study by BDO USA.
By Michael CohnNovember 8 -
The Top 100 Firm has expanded in the Northeast by acquiring a firm in Saratoga Springs, New York.
By Michael CohnNovember 8 -
The Institute has some suggestions about the rules for executive compensation under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
By Michael CohnNovember 8 -
Democrats may control the House Ways and Means Committee, but neither party is likely to get their way on tax policy.
By Michael Cohn and Roger RussellNovember 7 -
As tuition costs continue to rise and loan debt becomes a growing burden, more students are choosing credentials like the CMA.
By Michael CohnNovember 7














