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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RKL, a Top 100 Firm, is adding Padden, Guerrini & Associates, a firm in Mechanicsburg, Pa., effective Jan. 1, 2018.
By Michael CohnOctober 24 -
Firms are combining in New Jersey and Connecticut.
By Michael CohnOctober 24 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission gave its approval Monday to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s new standard for an enhanced audit report.
By Michael CohnOctober 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the way it deals with erroneous claims for refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 23 -
The best-performing companies tightly integrate various components of financial planning and analysis, focusing on some key metrics to drive their financial results, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 23 -
Grant Thornton CEO Mike McGuire is moving his firm to become a more streamlined organization better able to respond to technological change than the Big Four, similar to the way Tesla has challenged the Big Three automakers.
By Michael CohnOctober 20 -
The Big Four firm plans to begin offering auditing technology next week to smaller accounting firms through a new venture.
By Michael CohnOctober 20 -
She will be one of three women currently leading one of the 25 largest accounting firms.
By Michael CohnOctober 19 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued the annual cost of living adjustments Thursday for 401(k) contributions, pension plans and other retirement-related matters.
By Michael CohnOctober 19 -
The recent string of devastating hurricanes and wildfires in the U.S. and its territories has prompted questions about financial reporting by companies striving to recover from natural disasters while wrestling with their insurance companies over damage claims.
By Michael CohnOctober 18 -
CBIZ acquired CMF Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in helping private equity firms with services such as auditing and preparing for an IPO, back in June as it aims to extend its reach further into the PE area.
By Michael CohnOctober 18 -
KPMG has released its 2018 Personal Tax Planning Guide with information about the current tax laws and guidance to help privately held businesses, business owners and their families deal with the uncertainty of upcoming tax reforms.
By Michael CohnOctober 17 -
Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, the developers of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet software program, commemorated "National Spreadsheet Day" on Tuesday.
By Michael CohnOctober 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry as part of their Security Summit initiative, reported significant progress Tuesday in the battle against tax-related identity theft, with new steps planned for next tax season.
By Michael CohnOctober 17 -
A group of seven Senate Democrats and one independent has written a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board asking FASB to require multinational corporations to disclose their taxes, profits, and revenues on a country-by-country basis, echoing a recent letter from a group of House lawmakers.
By Michael CohnOctober 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service said that for the upcoming 2018 filing season, it will not accept electronically filed tax returns where the taxpayer does not address the health coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the first tax season it has refused to accept such returns.
By Michael CohnOctober 17 -
Companies and their auditors are getting ready for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s new audit reporting model, despite uncertainty over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission will approve the new standard.
By Michael CohnOctober 16 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will be looking out for some major risk areas at audit firms in the months ahead.
By Michael CohnOctober 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service has needed to significantly cut back a program that automatically followed up with people who failed to file a tax return, due to budget constraints, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 16 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a number of amendments to simplify some disclosure requirements for public companies, along with investment advisers and investment companies.
By Michael CohnOctober 16
















