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 mobile game Pokémon Go has been grabbing the attention of young people ever since it was introduced last month, bringing together gamers in search of Pokémon characters, but could it also entice young employees and clients to the accounting firms that desperately need them?
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed new regulations that could change the rules for reporting qualified tuition and related expenses for students.
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a big increase this summer in automated phone calls from con artists pretending to work for the IRS calling innocent taxpayers demanding overdue taxes.
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
Lipschultz, Levin & Gray LLC has added Richard E. Winer P.C., bolstering the firms presence in the Chicago area.
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
WithumSmith+Brown has expanded its presence in New Jersey, adding McGuigan Tombs & Company, a $3 million-plus CPA firm.
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
The pace of small business job growth slackened slightly in July, according to the latest figures from payroll giant Paychex, although wages were up.
By Michael CohnAugust 2 -
Singer and rapper Iggy Azalea is reportedly facing a second tax lien from the Internal Revenue Service for $269,980.20 in unpaid federal income taxes from 2015.
By Michael CohnAugust 1 -
Deloitte has some tips to help companies deal with the Securities and Exchange Commissions guidance on the use of non-GAAP measures.
By Michael CohnAugust 1 -
Citrin Cooperman has entered the Boston region by merging in Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson on Monday.
By Michael CohnAugust 1 -
CliftonLarsonAllen added two more firms Monday: CPWR LLP CPA in Dallas and Bray & Company CPA LLC in Milwaukee.
By Michael CohnAugust 1 -
Massachusetts decided this year to cancel its sales tax holiday, and in the years ahead other states may decide to follow suit.
By Michael CohnJuly 29 -
CohnReznick has opened a high-tech Innovation Lab in its New York office, providing clients with access to the latest visualization and collaboration technology where they can brainstorm with the firm on solutions to their business problems.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has published new guidance on how the public sector can account for employee benefits around the world and is also considering changes in how to account for financial instruments.
By Michael CohnJuly 28 -
Robert Raiola, an accountant at PKF OConnor Davies who specializes in tax issues for sports and entertainment figures, has been selected by Topps for its Allen & Ginter line of collectible baseball cards.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
The Georgia Society of CPAs has named Barbara Evans, the former CFO of Thomas Concrete Inc., as the new chair of the GSCPAs board of directors, for fiscal year 2016-2017.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
New Jersey Society of CPAs CEO and executive director Ralph Albert Thomas is encouraging CPA firms and other businesses to expand their diversity and inclusion efforts.
By Michael CohnJuly 27 -
The new lease accounting standard will have an impact beyond the usual suspects of airlines and retailers, with even cloud computing providers taking a hit, thanks to their leases of computer servers.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed a new accounting standards update that would require public and private companies to change the way they report income taxes on their financial statements.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
Brian Croteau, deputy chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commissions Office of the Chief Accountant, plans to step down.
By Michael CohnJuly 26 -
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is warning tax preparers about the potential security risks they face from cybercriminals who are trying to access the data of their tax clients.
By Michael CohnJuly 25