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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RSM International has launched RSM Canada, with 37 partners and nearly 300 professionals in Toronto, with plans to extend its reach across the country.
By Michael CohnDecember 1 -
As if the Republican tax reform plan wasn’t bad enough already for taxpayers, the latest scheme to win over more votes of a precarious Senate majority involves adding a “trigger” to raise certain taxes if there isn’t enough economic growth to cover the $1.4 trillion cost of the bill, though the Senate's parliamentarian appears to have just shot down that proposal.
By Michael CohnNovember 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice providing more time for partnerships, real estate mortgage investment conduits and some other types of businesses to file their returns.
By Michael CohnNovember 30 -
Share prices continue to decline steeply after public companies file for an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission on their financial statements, according to a new academic study.
By Michael CohnNovember 30 -
The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has released three exposure drafts proposing ways to improve the usefulness of the auditor’s report, in response to recent standards from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
By Michael CohnNovember 30 -
The American Institute of CPAs has almost finished the process of providing accounting guidance on industry-specific issues related to the new revenue recognition standard.
By Michael CohnNovember 29 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board decided during a meeting Wednesday to ease some of the implementation burdens and possible costs of the new lease accounting standard by making several adjustments and offering some practical expedients.
By Michael CohnNovember 29 -
A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the Internal Revenue Service should increase its efforts to collaborate with the tax preparation industry and state tax authorities in the battle against identity theft and tax fraud.
By Michael CohnNovember 28 -
Pace University’s Lubin School of Business held its second annual Pacesetters in Financial Reporting Conference in New York on Tuesday, presenting an award to Microsoft as a 2017 Pacesetter in Financial Reporting.
By Michael CohnNovember 28 -
Firms are combining forces in Illinois and Iowa.
By Michael CohnNovember 28 -
The amount of total assets under management in donor-advised funds grew 9.7 percent to more than $85 billion last year, as an 80-year-old vehicle for philanthropy and charitable giving continues to grow in popularity.
By Michael CohnNovember 28 -
A majority of small business owners oppose the tax reform plans now being considered by Congress, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnNovember 27 -
A new revenue procedure provides a safe harbor allowing taxpayers to deduct costs for fixing deteriorating foundations.
By Michael CohnNovember 27 -
The combination will create one of the biggest firms in California.
By Michael CohnNovember 27 -
The Top 100 Firm is adding to its real estate service practice and opening an office in the Windy City.
By Michael CohnNovember 27 -
Relatively few public companies have been telling investors what impact they can expect to see from the revenue recognition accounting standard that takes effect next month, according to a new study from the CFA Institute.
By Michael CohnNovember 21 -
Big Four firms in the United Kingdom should be subject to fines of 10 million pounds ($13.2 million) or more for seriously poor audit work, according to an independent review by the U.K.’s Financial Reporting Council.
By Michael CohnNovember 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service isn’t doing enough to ensure that Electronic Filing Identification Numbers are assigned to qualified applicants or deactivated when needed, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnNovember 20 -
A new 50-state analysis of the tax reform bill passed last week by the Senate Finance Committee finds the plan would increase taxes on at least 29 percent of taxpayers by 2027 and cause the populations of 19 states to pay more in federal taxes than they do today.
By Michael CohnNovember 20 - Professions
Accountants are in fourth place in a new ranking of how different industries fare in terms of return on equity.
By Michael CohnNovember 17
















