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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Citrin Cooperman & Co., a Top 100 Firm, has merged in Kera & Company, an eight-employee firm that specializes in servicing automobile dealerships.
By Michael CohnOctober 2 -
BDO International has appointed Albert Lopez as CEO of the Americas region, succeeding Keith Farlinger, who was previously named as CEO of the BDO firm network.
By Michael CohnOctober 2 -
Paul Becht, a partner at Top 100 Firm Margolin, Winer & Evens, discusses FASB’s new leasing standard and how it will affect the real estate industry and other sectors.
By Michael CohnOctober 2 -
KPMG International has chosen Bill Thomas as chairman of the global network for a four-year term, succeeding John Veihmeyer, who is retiring after completing his term.
By Michael CohnOctober 2 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission is providing regulatory relief and assistance to accountants, public companies, investment firms, municipal advisors and other affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to fix problems with its examination of estate and gift tax returns, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is lending a hand to victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria by offering temporary relief from some requirements of the tax code to owners and operators of low-income housing projects who have room to shelter some of the displaced people.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
The House passed legislation Thursday that provides some tax relief to victims of the recent spate of hurricanes.
By Michael CohnSeptember 28 -
The tax reform plan released Wednesday by Republican leaders and the Trump administration is more focused on corporate taxes than individual taxes, experts say.
By Roger Russell and Michael CohnSeptember 27 -
Republicans unveiled a framework for their long-awaited tax reform plan Wednesday, listing a series of tax cuts but with few details on how to raise revenue to pay for the cuts.
By Michael CohnSeptember 27 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board wants to hear more comments about a proposal to strengthen its existing requirements for a lead auditor's use of other auditors and impose a more uniform approach.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement Program is looking for comments on a proposed revision to the template for advance pricing agreements.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for people who are interested in serving as U.S. members of arbitration boards, along with non-U.S. citizens who would like to serve as arbitration board chairs, for U.S. tax treaties providing mandatory binding arbitration.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax relief to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, along with victims of the other recent monster storms, Harvey and Irma.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance to make sure it’s reaching underserved populations, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual update describing the 2017-2018 special per diem rates that taxpayers can use to substantiate the amount of ordinary and necessary business expenses they incur while traveling away from home.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has a proposed accounting standards update to clarify how to apply its new lease accounting standard to land easements.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
Top 100 firm Rea & Associates plans to add Walthall CPAs, a Cleveland-based accounting firm, on Nov. 1, 2017.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released its long-awaited hedging standard, the final component of its financial instruments convergence project with the International Accounting Standards Board.
By Michael CohnSeptember 22 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted Thursday to add three more projects to its technical agenda in the areas of liabilities and equity, financial performance reporting, and segment reporting.
By Michael CohnSeptember 20














