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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Maulik Khatadia has been promoted to senior accountant in the Audit & Assurance Services department at Sponsel CPA Group.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire entrepreneur who owns the Dallas Mavericks and stars on the reality TV show Shark Tank, has weighed in on the increasingly controversial issue of corporate inversions with a series of tweets.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The House has passed legislation that would require taxpayers to provide a Social Security number to claim the Child Tax Credit in an effort to discourage fraud, as well as adjust the amount of the credit for inflation.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service released draft versions Thursday of several forms for employers and individuals to comply with the Affordable Care Act, along with draft versions of more common forms such as the 1040 and 1040EZ for next filing season.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
A former Internal Revenue Service employee was arrested and charged with participating in an identity theft conspiracy that used information stolen from the files of other IRS employees.
By Michael CohnJuly 25 -
The House approved legislation to consolidate four different tax incentives for higher education into a single tax credit.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
Travel and expense management software provider Certify has published the results of its latest quarterly report on the most frequently expensed vendors on business expense reports.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
Despite reports that small business loans are becoming easier to obtain, a majority of small business owners dont ever apply for them, according to a survey from the financial information company Sageworks.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
The International Accounting Standards Board has issued the final element of its own long-awaited financial instruments accounting standard after failing to reach a consensus with the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board on key elements related to credit losses and loan impairments.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
Financial restatements declined substantially in the decade after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, according to a new academic study.
By Michael CohnJuly 24 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a new paper on how companies can get ready for the newly converged revenue recognition accounting standard.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
On the same day that the Securities and Exchange Commission issued long-awaited rules for money market mutual funds, the Internal Revenue Service has issued its own rules for money market funds and wash sales.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
Corporate board members are more concerned about cybersecurity and corporate reputation than about regulatory compliance risks, according to a new survey by the accounting firm EisnerAmper.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
The International Accounting Education Standards Board has begun a new project to improve the relevancy, clarity and consistency of its standards along with their applicability to members and associates of the International Federation of Accountants.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
Employees of U.S. small businesses saw their average paychecks rise for the first time this year, according to online payroll provider SurePayroll.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
Undercover investigators working with the Government Accountability Office found it was easy to falsify information when applying for Premium Tax Credits to help pay for health insurance.
By Michael CohnJuly 23 -
An Indianapolis CPA firm has settled a lawsuit with Indianas Secretary of State for $1.8 million after it served as the accounting firm of a convicted Ponzi schemer.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
The battle over corporate inversion deals is heating up, as more U.S. multinational corporations find merger partners abroad that will allow them to move their tax domiciles to countries with lower tax rates.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
The growing number and complexity of large partnerships, such as hedge funds, are making it difficult for the Internal Revenue Service to audit them effectively, according to a new government report.
By Michael CohnJuly 22 -
CPAs working in the forensic and valuation areas listed big data as the top issue facing them in the next two to five years, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs.
By Michael CohnJuly 22