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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FASB's recent move to make implementation easier isn't persuading accountants it will save them any time or effort.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
A new academic study suggests that the provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act encouraging companies to repatriate their foreign earnings back to the U.S. at a reduced tax rate could lead to more spending on research and development.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted the latest sets of XBRL tags for financial filing.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
Institute of Internal Auditors president and CEO Richard Chambers talks about how audit executives need to be more agile and overcome complacency at their organizations by using technology such as data analytics and artificial intelligence.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
The Treasury Department issued a strongly worded statement in response to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has released a new set of data tags, while the Securities and Exchange Commission also renewed its files.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
Taxpayers who were wrongly imprisoned will have more of an opportunity to take advantage of a tax break that Congress recently approved.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax professionals to safeguard their information from identity thieves.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it’s ready to process tax year 2017 returns claiming four additional tax benefits recently renewed retroactively into law, including tax breaks related to energy conservation and production.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
The Center for Audit Quailty has released a new publication offering considerations for audit committee members to help with oversight of non-GAAP measures.
By Michael CohnMarch 16 -
A new report from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, discusses how small businesses will face more uncertainty and complexity from the Republican tax law and will ultimately need help from their accountants to figure out the pass-through deduction.
By Michael CohnMarch 15 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued an auditing interpretation to help accountants comply with standards from both the AICPA and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
By Michael CohnMarch 14 -
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Internal Revenue Service for more guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, asking for language specifying how qualified business income and limitations on business interest should be defined, among other matters.
By Michael CohnMarch 14 -
Two trade groups representing farmer cooperatives and feed producers have reached an agreement to resolve a technical problem in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the support of Republican leaders in Congress who hope to include the provision within a larger appropriations bill.
By Michael CohnMarch 14 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors and Grant Thornton have published a new book on using data analytics within the internal audit function.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service provided additional information Tuesday to help corporate taxpayers deal with the new section 965 transition tax for repatriating foreign profits under the tax law that Congress passed in December.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it plans to close the 2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on Sept. 28, 2018 and will start winding it down before that date.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
Recent changes to international standards for audit reports have improved the quality of information that’s available to investors, and had a positive impact on wider elements of financial reporting, including governance and corporate reporting, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
The Illinois CPA Society has some advice for taxpayers who are betting on the March Madness tournament and manage to win money on their picks for the brackets.
By Michael CohnMarch 13 -
Fewer than four out of 10 taxpayers are happy with President Trump’s recent tax reform law, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnMarch 13


















