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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Argentinean soccer star Lionel Messi is facing the possibility of jail time after a Spanish judge turned down a request by prosecutors to drop the tax fraud charges against him.
By Michael CohnOctober 12 -
The pace of change in the CPA profession is getting faster, and not enough accountants are ready, according to New York State Society of CPAs executive director Joanne Barry.
By Michael CohnOctober 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service has revised and updated its publication on how businesses should protect taxpayer data.
By Michael CohnOctober 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert about possible fake charity scams emerging due to severe flooding this month in South Carolina and neighboring states.
By Michael CohnOctober 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service has not been revoking the Preparer Tax Identification Numbers of thousands of tax preparers who fail to comply with IRS rules and their own tax-filing and payment obligations, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 9 -
Public companies paid an average of $1.5 million in audit fees last year, according to a new report, with a median audit fee of $402,812, representing a median increase of 3.4 percent over the audit fees they paid in 2013.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
Bloomberg BNA has released an analysis of the state tax challenges associated with cloud computing.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
Thomson Reuters has added content to its Checkpoint Catalyst research system on the Financial Accounting Standards Boards financial reporting requirements.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
Senior tax executives are preparing for changes in the tax landscape as a result of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developments base erosion and profit shifting project.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday the number of tax returns electronically filed by businesses increased nearly 9 percent this year, continuing the growth in the number of corporate and partnership returns filed electronically.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal released a tax reform plan that would require all Americans to pay taxes.
By Michael CohnOctober 8 -
Camico is offering insurance coverage to protect CPAs from losses caused by a variety of different cyber risks.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday examining the rising costs of higher education and tax policy, including how tax breaks could be a contributing factor behind spiraling tuition costs.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
British Petroleum will be able to write off $15.3 billion of the $20.8 billion settlement of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an advocacy group.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax relief to victims of the historic flooding in recent days in South Carolina.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service has made only limited progress to date in eliminating the unnecessary use of Social Security Numbers in tax forms, letters and notices, according to a new report, leaving taxpayers exposed to potential identity theft.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee are asking Volkswagen about the federal tax credits given to buyers of its vehicles for owning energy-efficient cars, amid revelations that the automaker programmed its devices to cheat emissions tests.
By Michael CohnOctober 7 -
Nearly three-quarters of Fortune 500 companies booked their profits to tax havens last year, with just 30 companies accounting for 62 percent of earnings stashed offshore, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 6 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former top executives at OCZ Technology Group Inc. for accounting failures at the now-bankrupt seller of computer memory storage and power supply devices.
By Michael CohnOctober 6 -
One of Canadas largest accounting firms, MNP LLP, has chosen a new CEO, Jason Tuffs, who took over as the fourth CEO in the firms 58-year history on October 1.
By Michael CohnOctober 6