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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Alan L. Goldberg’s CPA firm has joined EisnerAmper.
By Michael CohnDecember 13 -
PKF O’Connor Davies adds 16 professionals from Scialo, Reimann & Varley CPA, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
By Michael CohnDecember 13 -
Document can help audit committees evaluate how far along their companies have come.
By Michael CohnDecember 13 -
Some non-GAAP financial measures are more kosher than others, and the SEC is looking to provide better guidance.
By Michael CohnDecember 12 -
Corrigan Krause has acquired Klinc & Associates, a firm based in Solon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.
By Michael CohnDecember 12 -
Stambaugh Ness expanded its presence in Pennsylvania by acquiring Bergdoll & Company.
By Michael CohnDecember 12 -
Taxaroo has relaunched its online tax preparation service as a tax practice management system.
By Michael CohnDecember 12 -
The New York-based accounting and advisory firm Marks Paneth LLP has expanded its benefits package to provide paid parental leave firm-wide.
By Michael CohnDecember 9 -
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced a self-study, on-demand learning program for attaining the COSO Internal Control Certificate.
By Michael CohnDecember 9 -
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, has introduced legislation to make changes in Social Security, including raising the retirement age.
By Michael CohnDecember 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that next tax season will begin on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, while warning some taxpayers to expect longer waits for their tax refunds.
By Michael CohnDecember 9 -
The House passed legislation this week enabling veterans who were injured in combat to recover any income taxes improperly collected by the Department of Defense on their disability severance payments.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that its enforcement director, Andrew J. Ceresney, plans to leave the SEC by the end of the year.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
The Taxpayer Advocate Service is falling behind in implementing several recommended changes in its processes, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
CPAs who are also business executives at U.S. companies are expressing much stronger optimism about the U.S. economy after the election, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
The personal finance company Credit Karma has debuted Credit Karma Tax, an online self-directed tax preparation service that provides free federal and state tax preparation, along with free electronic filing, for Credit Karma members.
By Michael CohnDecember 7 -
KPMG has released a report providing an overview of the tax reform process in Washington, D.C., as the incoming Trump administration prepares to push for the biggest tax overhaul in three decades with Republicans dominating both houses of Congress and the executive branch of government next year.
By Michael CohnDecember 7 -
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday eliminating a tax penalty on employers who reimburse employees for the cost of health insurance premiums, following passage of the measure last week in the House.
By Michael CohnDecember 7 -
HBK CPAs & Consultants has signed a merger agreement with Resnick, Amsterdam, Leshner, P.C., adding an office in Blue Bell, Pa., to Canfield, Ohio-based HBK, along with clients in the sports industry.
By Michael CohnDecember 7 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has published guidance for state and local governments on the subject of liabilities known as asset retirement obligations.
By Michael CohnDecember 7






