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 federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland law that prevents companies from displaying a digital ad tax charge on a bill.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service didn't do enough to verify the identity of callers to its Practitioner Priority Service and Business Specialty Tax phone lines.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged in a court filing that it is now sharing taxpayer data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
By Michael CohnAugust 15 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board posted new documents to help jurisdictions implement its recent standard on sustainability assurance.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The Top 75 Firm based in Parsippany, New Jersey, plans to buy MNK in Florham Park, New Jersey, effective Nov. 15, 2025.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service won't renew a $500,000 annual contract to repair the self-service kiosks after a contractor failed to keep them in working order.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
The sprawling new tax law includes a number of provisions that present opportunities for accountants and tax professionals to discuss estate and gift planning.
By Michael CohnAugust 14 -
A new study predicts the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state, but the impact will differ.
By Michael CohnAugust 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit is working on a new initiative for requesting financial records from banks to track illegal activity such as money laundering.
By Michael CohnAugust 13 -
The Internal Revenue Service has overhauled its technology modernization plans in response to reductions in funding and staffing under the Trump administration.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service is starting to give taxpayers access to the memo from IRS Appeals Officers about why a decision was made for or against them.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service needs to do more to raise awareness of the adoption tax credit and plans to conduct more outreach, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
The Top 25 Firm based in New York acquired substantially all the assets of Barkin, Perren, Schwager & Dolan LLP, a firm based in Woodland Hills, California.
By Michael CohnAugust 12 -
President Trump has removed Billy Long as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in the latest sign of turmoil at the embattled agency.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is sparking questions among employees and payroll departments about how to handle tax breaks such as overtime pay.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service won't be changing information returns and withholding tables for 2025 for the OBBA, but changes are coming next year.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
The expansion of the Qualified Small Business Stock program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes a powerful tax-saving strategy even more enticing.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
The Top 50 Firm is merging in a firm based in Albany, effective Sept. 8.
By Michael CohnAugust 7 -
The institute sent a letter to officials at the Treasury and the IRS asking for immediate guidance on a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for deducting R&D costs.
By Michael CohnAugust 6 -
Under the new law, issuers with more than $50 billion in stablecoins outstanding would be required to submit audited annual financial statements.
By Michael CohnAugust 6
















