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 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board co-hosted a two-day conference highlighting the work of academic researchers.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an standards update to address stakeholder concerns about the application of derivative accounting.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
Grant Thornton Advisors is growing internationally, as GT member firms in France, Spain and Belgium join the platform.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board has issued new guidance on the accounting and reporting rules for federal land.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service's contingency plans for a government shutdown are currently unknown, with the web page for the most recent plan from last December returning an error message as of Friday afternoon.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
Some cannabis companies are getting around the tax problems they typically face by setting up employee stock ownership plans.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The International Federation of Accountants chose Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger as the new chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Treasury Department reported it has made significant progress on modernizing information systems at the Internal Revenue Service and signed agreements.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Top 25 Firm is expanding in the Midwest by acquiring Mize CPAs in Topeka, Kansas, along with its affiliated wealth management firm, Prism Financial Group.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
Bolotin Financial Group joins EisnerAmper's Prosperity, and 512Financial acquires HireBetter.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
The proposed regulations on the "no tax on tips" provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act outline which jobs and tips would be eligible.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
Senate and House Democrats proposed a bill to ensure billionaires pay a "fair share" of taxes, without actually raising their tax rate under current law, while Republicans advanced legislation pertaining to the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.
By Michael CohnSeptember 18 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted an accounting standards update to improve the guidance on accounting for internal-use software costs.
By Michael CohnSeptember 18 -
The music superstar and Kansas City Chiefs football player together would have a vast fortune and are likely to need expert tax and financial planning advice.
By Michael CohnSeptember 17 -
The AICPA Peer Review Board wants to update its requirements as more accounting firms get outside funding.
By Michael CohnSeptember 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury issued final regulations on the new Roth catch-up contribution rule from the SECURE 2.0 Act.
By Michael CohnSeptember 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft version of Schedule 1-A that will be used next tax season when claiming new tax breaks.
By Michael CohnSeptember 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury and other parts of the government plan to phase out the use of paper checks for payments by the end of this month.
By Michael CohnSeptember 12 -
The internal audit profession has been grappling with a greater array of responsibilities beyond checking up on corporate finances, including vetting companies' cybersecurity and use of artificial intelligence.
By Michael CohnSeptember 12 -
Bloomberg Tax & Accounting released its annual report projecting U.S. tax rate brackets, standard deduction and AMT exemption amounts for the year ahead.
By Michael CohnSeptember 11


















