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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A variety of business groups have been filing lawsuits to stop the Department of Labor's overtime rule, which is set to go into effect on July 1.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reappointed Erica Williams to another term as chairperson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
The Internal Revenue Service has been making efforts to reduce the overall amount of space it rents, but it nevertheless has lots of unnecessary space that it's paying hundreds of millions of dollars for every year.
By Michael CohnJune 11 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levied sanctions and $150,000 in penalties against L&L CPAs and three of its auditors.
By Michael CohnJune 10 -
CLA Global Limited has appointed Paul English as CEO, replacing Sancho Simmonds and Joseph Kask.
By Michael CohnJune 10 -
Strategic tax leaders worry the election will lead to changes to Inflation Reduction Act renewable energy credits, while tax tacticians worry about changes to federal corporate tax rates.
By Michael CohnJune 10 -
While the Internal Revenue Service has managed to reduce its backlog of unprocessed tax returns since the pandemic, one area where it's losing ground is in processing all the documentation for tax adjustments.
By Michael CohnJune 7 -
The amount of time that identity theft victims have to wait for tax refunds has increased as the Internal Revenue Service has shifted priorities, with some waiting nearly two years.
By Michael CohnJune 7 -
The jobs report blew past expectations, although the unemployment rate ticked up to 4%.
By Michael CohnJune 7 -
Officials discussed some of the latest accounting standards and advice for auditing firms during a USC and FEI conference.
By Michael CohnJune 6 -
The practice aid provides information on auditing the valuation of cryptoassets and audit procedures surrounding their existence, rights and obligations.
By Michael CohnJune 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service is turning to artificial intelligence to help select tax returns to audit and narrow the tax gap, but it needs to use this new technology consistently and transparently, according to a new government report.
By Michael CohnJune 5 -
Between inflation and reduced contributions, charities and not-for-profits are being squeezed and need extra help and time to file their Form 990 with the IRS.
By Michael CohnJune 5 -
The jobs market showed signs of a slowdown last month as the private sector added 152,000 jobs in May, while annual pay grew 5% year over year, ADP reported.
By Michael CohnJune 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service's plans to expand the Direct File free tax program nationwide next year could meet an early demise if Republicans gain control of Congress and the White House next year.
By Michael CohnJune 4 -
Hourly earnings growth for employees slid to their lowest level since the middle of 2021, according to Paychex.
By Michael CohnJune 4 -
NDH acquired McGowan Guntermann; Kostelanetz combined with Welty; and Avantax added Erin Hinzmann.
By Michael CohnJune 4 -
Former Baker Tilly member firms in Mexico joined CliftonLarsonAllen Global to create CLA Mexico; Marcum Technology acquired CLA's IT Enhanced Managed Services Division; Doeren Mayhew acquired Nearman, Maynard, Vallez CPAs; and Rea & Associates merged in Koontz & Parkin, CPAs.
By Michael CohnJune 3 -
The global accounting network will have a combined $5 billion in revenue, 40,000 employees and nearly 1,800 partners in 103 different countries.
By Michael CohnJune 3 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a post-implementation review report on its pension standards and found they mostly accomplished their goals.
By Michael CohnJune 3

















