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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Deloitte has acquired Acne, a Swedish creative agency that designs marketing and advertising campaigns for companies such as Ikea, H&M, Spotify, Telenor and Max in Europe.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service could have collected over $1 million from federal contractors who owe back taxes if it included them in a special levy program, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has produced a new infographic comparing the numbers for next Monday’s highly anticipated solar eclipse.
By Michael CohnAugust 16 -
The co-creators and producers of the hit cable TV series “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” have filed suit against AMC over the network’s calculation of profits in a case that could change the definition of “Hollywood accounting.”
By Michael CohnAugust 16 -
Accounting and financial firms and business groups are sending comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a deadline Friday for approving a new standard from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on expanding the scope of audit reports.
By Michael CohnAugust 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service has seen a surge in recent years of taxpayers underpaying their estimated taxes and paying the penalty for it.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
Senior finance professionals want to lower the corporate tax rate, capital gains taxes, and taxes on foreign income, while instituting a carbon emissions tax, according to a survey by the Institute of Management Accountants.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
Atlas Tax Advisors is partnering with accounting firms on providing tax planning and wealth management services for clients.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
Uber has updated its Uber for Business program with new expensing, billing and reporting features for corporate users of the ride-hailing app.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
KPMG has agreed to pay more than $6.2 million to settle charges it failed to properly audit the financial statements of Miller Energy Resources, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based oil and gas company that settled accounting fraud charges last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The American Institute of CPAs is recommending a set of changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed partnership audit regulations.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
Three international standard-setting boards for auditing, accounting ethics and accounting education issued a new publication Monday in the hopes of making accountants and auditors more skeptical of management assertions.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The American Institute of CPAs said Monday that it supports a new policy from the National Credit Union Administration on how audit reports on credit unions should be submitted.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t have a cloud technology strategy and didn’t adhere to federal government policy when it implemented a cloud service, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 10 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a new survey raising questions about how accountants and businesses around the world are dealing with ethical challenges prompted by various technology trends.
By Michael CohnAugust 10 -
EY has combined its Tax Performance Advisory and Tax Technology and Data Analytics Services teams to create a Tax Technology and Transformation group across the globe.
By Michael CohnAugust 9 -
Firms are combining forces in the U.S. and Canada.
By Michael CohnAugust 9 -
Corporate shareholders shouldn’t expect a big payout if the U.S. moves to a territorial system where multinationals can repatriate their foreign profits without paying heavy taxes on them.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
Nearly three-quarters of tax, finance and business professionals are not confident that comprehensive tax reform will be passed in Congress in 2017, according to a recent Deloitte poll, while nearly half are doubtful about tax reform’s prospects.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
The Institute of Management Accountants has aligned with the National Association of Black Accountants to encourage greater inclusion and diversity in accounting.
By Michael CohnAugust 8
















