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 Financial Accounting Foundation has overhauled the website for the Financial Accounting Standards Board, with new websites in the works for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and the FAF itself in the weeks ahead.
January 23 -
The Internal Revenue Service unveiled a Simple Notice initiative Tuesday to review, redesign and deploy hundreds of its notices, starting with the most common ones.
January 23 -
MahoneySabol merged in Giamalis; and Wagner, Duys & Wood combined with Kaplan Company to form Wagner, Kaplan, Duys & Wood, LLP.
January 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service has revised the question it has asked in recent years about income from digital assets such as cryptocurrency on the Form 1040 for individual taxpayers this tax season and added it for the first time to tax forms for estates, trusts, partnerships and C and S corporations.
January 22 -
The Institute of Management Accountants is aiming to help businesses find more accounting talent in 2024, as demand for young people to succeed retiring accountants continues to grow, and organizations look for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence and sustainability into their operations.
January 22 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released information on tax incentives for installing electric vehicle charging stations and where they can be located.
January 19 -
The American Institute of CPAs is asking to modify the guidance on catch-up contributions in the wake of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
January 19 -
Companies and state tax authorities are embroiled in court cases that could have a major impact on how states handle taxes on digital advertising, online sales and transfer pricing.
January 19 -
A limited number of tax-exempt organizations won't be able to electronically file their income tax returns until the middle of March due to technology upgrades.
January 18 -
The fast-growing international network formed by former partners from Arthur Andersen has expanded to San Diego.
January 18
