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 Tax Foundation, a tax policy research organization, has released the latest edition of its annual compendium of data on state taxes.
By Michael CohnMarch 1 -
Small business hiring increased in February, according to payroll giant Paychex, following a gain in January.
By Michael CohnMarch 1 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued an alert Tuesday to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to come from company executives and requests personal information on employees.
By Michael CohnMarch 1 -
For the second consecutive year, ADP is offering accountants and their small-business clients free access to the ADP HR HelpDesk this tax season.
By Michael CohnFebruary 29 -
Small and midsize accounting practices in different parts of the world are tempering their expectations for growth, according to a new survey.
By Michael CohnFebruary 29 -
Not everyone is hailing the Financial Accounting Standards Boards new lease accounting standard, including one FASB member who voted against the standard, and a key investor group that has also expressed qualms.
By Michael CohnFebruary 29 -
The Internal Revenue Service has released a new guide for auditors in its Large Business and International division outlining a new examination process for big businesses.
By Michael CohnFebruary 29 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is putting more emphasis on the need for CFOs to build a greater sense of trust and ethics in their organizations.
By Michael CohnFebruary 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that an investigation into last years data breach in the online Get Transcript application revealed it affected hundreds of thousands more taxpayers than originally believed.
By Michael CohnFebruary 26 -
Small business lender Bond Street has rolled out an Accounting Professional Partner Program to help accountants arrange financing for their small business clients, offering discounts and referral fees.
By Michael CohnFebruary 26 -
A pair of Democrats have introduced legislation in Congress to expand protections for financial whistleblowers to close some loopholes in the Dodd-Frank Act that have been exploited by some employers.
By Michael CohnFebruary 26 -
High tax rates and cybersecurity are among the most pressing concerns of CFOs at technology companies, according to a new survey by BDO USA.
By Michael CohnFebruary 26 -
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, a trade association that represents companies in the equipment finance sector, had been pushing back against some of the earlier versions of the new lease accounting standard that were proposed in recent years, but it is satisfied with the final standard.
By Michael CohnFebruary 25 -
Now that the Financial Accounting Standards Board has released its long-awaited lease accounting standard, companies and their accountants will need to get ready to put their operating leases on the balance sheet.
By Michael CohnFebruary 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued its long-awaited lease accounting standard Thursday, one of the major convergence projects on which it has collaborated for a decade with the International Accounting Standards Board.
By Michael CohnFebruary 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is expected to release its long-awaited lease accounting standard Thursday.
By Michael CohnFebruary 24 -
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has agreed on a new framework that will allow all interested countries and jurisdictions to participate in drawing up international tax rules.
By Michael CohnFebruary 24 -
A post-implementation review of the Financial Accounting Standards Boards 1997 standard on earnings per share found the standard generally achieved its purpose.
By Michael CohnFebruary 24 -
A pair of Democrats in the House have introduced legislation to reduce the number of corporate tax inversions by clamping down on the strategy of earnings stripping.
By Michael CohnFebruary 24 -
A taxpayer has been charged with mailing a threatening communication after he responded to a notice from the Internal Revenue Service about overdue taxes by scribbling a profanity on the letter and mailing it back to the IRS.
By Michael CohnFebruary 23