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 Center for Audit Quality is offering an online set of questions to help audit committees determine whether the use of non-GAAP measures is appropriate or not.
By Michael CohnJune 30 -
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have finalized a rule requiring U.S. parent companies of large multinational public and private companies to provide financial data to the IRS on a country-by-country basis.
By Michael CohnJune 30 -
The International Valuation Standards Council and the Appraisal Foundation have released a document explaining how they plan to harmonize their standards for assessing the value of both tangible and intangible assets.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
U.S. corporations overstated their net income more than $164 billion last year by publicizing non-GAAP measures, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of assessing the performance of its Volunteer Tax Return Preparation Program, according to a new report, which nevertheless found the volunteer tax preparers completed mostly accurate tax returns this past tax season.
By Michael CohnJune 29 -
Several state CPA societies have announced new leaders this past week, including California, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York.
By Michael CohnJune 28 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a staff guidance document Tuesday to help auditing firms deal with new requirements for disclosing the names of engagement partners and outside firms that participated in an audit.
By Michael CohnJune 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service held a meeting Tuesday of its Security Summit members to discuss progress on combating identity theft-related tax refund fraud this past tax season along with plans for next year.
By Michael CohnJune 28 -
Grant Thorntons Hong Kong firm is expanding by merging in Mabel Chan & Co., a firm founded by the vice president of the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs.
By Michael CohnJune 28 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Monday to propose amendments that would expand the threshold for businesses to qualify as a smaller reporting company.
By Michael CohnJune 27 -
Capital Ones Spark Business unit is offering some advice to accountants to help them and their small business clients get through the summertime lull and attract more customers.
By Michael CohnJune 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to expand its use of data and develop a comprehensive strategy to address noncompliance by taxpayers claiming refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnJune 27 -
The European Unions new rules for mandatory audit firm rotation took effect on June 17, only a week before the United Kingdom voted to Brexit from the E.U. How will that affect audit firm rotation in the U.K. and Europe?
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a proposed accounting standards update to amend the consolidation guidance for variable interest entities.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service has added new protections to its Income Verification Express Service to curb identity theft.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service has closed down its electronic filing PIN tool after noticing suspicious activity.
By Michael CohnJune 24 -
A small business lending company, OnDeck, has recently launched an Accountant Advisor Program that helps accountants arrange financing for their small business clients.
By Michael CohnJune 23 -
Identity thieves are continuing to target taxpayers despite the Internal Revenue Services efforts to better authenticate taxpayers, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnJune 23 -
A former controller who embezzled $8.7 million from the Pepsi bottling company where he worked and then spent six years as a fugitive on the Appalachian Trail has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
By Michael CohnJune 23 -
Ernst & Young outpaced the rest of the Big Four in auditing the most public companies last year, according to a new ranking.
By Michael CohnJune 23