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 Internal Revenue Service is looking for comments on the new partnership audit rules that was enacted as part of Congresss budget deal last December.
By Michael CohnMarch 9 -
A pair of lawmakers on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide a tax credit for caregiving expenses.
By Michael CohnMarch 9 -
Audit committee oversight, mergers and acquisitions, currency risk, cybersecurity, foreign currency risk and executive compensation are among the big topics likely to dominate annual shareholder meetings this spring, according to BDO USA.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
A group of mostly conservative public policy organizations have sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives asking them to oppose legislation that would require licensing of paid tax preparers.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
The Internal Revenue Services delays in processing taxpayer correspondence are lengthening, leading to delayed tax refunds and bigger interest payments from the IRS, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
The internal audit function is increasingly providing significant value, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted the Financial Accounting Standards Boards 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
Only 24 percent of American consumers are satisfied with the way accounting firms handle their phone calls, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN tool on its website after security vulnerabilities were discovered in the service, which is intended to help victims of identity theft.
By Michael CohnMarch 8 -
The finance and accounting function can play a critical role in helping organizations navigate through a crisis.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update for private companies that opt to apply private company accounting alternatives, removing the effective dates for four of the alternatives.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
Prager Metis CPAs has expanded its presence on Long Island by merging in Mayer CPAs.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released a publication describing some of the audit issues arising from the shift to Expected Credit Loss models when accounting for loan losses under new accounting standards.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the management of its backup and restoration process, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
The six largest audit firm networks have agreed with international audit regulators on a new initiative to achieve a measurable reduction in audit deficiency findings by 2019.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers has named Robert E. Moritz as chairman of its international network starting July 1, 2016.
By Michael CohnMarch 7 -
Helen Brand, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, is on a mission to expand accounting education across the world.
By Michael CohnMarch 4 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Treasury Department to provide tax relief to the cross-border savings accounts of U.S. and Canadian citizens.
By Michael CohnMarch 4 -
Employment increased by a healthy 242,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although only 100 jobs were added in accounting and bookkeeping services.
By Michael CohnMarch 4 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Boards new lease accounting standard could have some positive payoffs for companies if they take a careful approach to implementing it.
By Michael CohnMarch 3