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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The rap singer DMX was arrested and charged with tax fraud for allegedly evading $1.7 million in taxes.
By Michael CohnJuly 14 -
Ernst & Young said Thursday that Headwaters SC, LP and its Family Enterprise Business Services practice are joining EY.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
The House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday to discuss how tax reform will affect small businesses, while a Senate Democrat introduced legislation to give new tax breaks to small businesses.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released an accounting standard update aimed at simplifying the accounting for financial instruments that have so-called “down round” features.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
Females are substantially underrepresented compared to males as accounting firm partners, according to a new academic study that found only 17 percent of audit partners with U.S. audit clients are women.
By Michael CohnJuly 13 -
An 85 percent majority of corporate tax executives perceive tax reform as the biggest challenge they’re facing in the months ahead, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has proposed new guidance to clarify debt-related disclosures in notes to financial statements, including disclosures pertaining to direct borrowings and direct placements, for state and local governments.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
Melanson Heath, a New England regional CPA firm, has added LaPointe, Torrisi, Stanley & Co., PC and LTS’s affiliate J.C. Driscoll & Co., CPAs, LLC, effective July 1.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Senate Democrats are asking the Federal Trade Commission for a government review of the private companies that have been contracted by the Internal Revenue Service to help collect overdue tax debts.
By Michael CohnJuly 12 -
The Private Company Council discussed the implementation costs of cloud computing during a meeting Tuesday and is asking its associated organization, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, to provide guidance on how to account for those costs.
By Michael CohnJuly 11 -
Only 26 percent of chief financial officers said their companies allow all their employees to fulfill continuing professional education requirements while at work, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 11 -
The Internal Revenue Service has decided to limit its probe of Coinbase users to those who engaged in transactions of $20,000 or more, according to a court filing.
By Michael CohnJuly 11 -
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is asking the Internal Revenue Service for a temporary reprieve on his tax debts until he fights Conor McGregor in an upcoming bout.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
The Internal Revenue Service is planning to demonstrate an upcoming refresh of its IRS.gov website optimized for mobile users, along with a prototype of online accounts for tax professionals, at its IRS Nationwide Tax Forums this summer.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers has recruited two prestigious outside board members in what appears to be a first for a Big Four firm: former Commerce Secretary and Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez, and former U.S. Navy Admiral Carol Pottenger.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
The Treasury Department has issued a notice proposing to rescind or modify eight tax regulations under President Trump’s executive order aimed at reducing burdensome regulations.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
K·Coe Isom LLP, a Top 100 Firm based in Loveland, Colo., has expanded into Missouri by adding Baer & Co.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants reported a 5.5 percent increase in membership over the past year as it faces renewed competition from the AICPA.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The Institute of Management Accountants has updated its Statement of Ethical Professional Practice to guide the conduct expected of IMA members.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent, as employers added 222,000 jobs in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although accounting and bookkeeping services lost 300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis.
By Michael CohnJuly 7















