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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Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, and Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, introduced legislation to prevent Trump from reassigning IRS investigators to immigration enforcement.
By Michael CohnMarch 27 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the International Sustainability Standards Board provided help with adopting their standards.
By Michael CohnMarch 27 -
The Criminal Investigation unit of the Internal Revenue Service launched 2,039 tax and money laundering cases related to COVID fraud over the past five years.
By Michael CohnMarch 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service's Direct File program is attracting interest this tax season, but lack of familiarity and budget cuts at the IRS may doom it.
By Michael CohnMarch 26 -
The Treasury Department limited the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirement to foreign companies.
By Michael CohnMarch 26 -
The CFA Institute is urging accounting standard-setters to require more detailed disclosures of intangible assets before they're recognized on the balance sheet.
By Michael CohnMarch 26 -
The CPA organizations sent a joint comment letter to the California Air Resources Board asking for changes in the state's climate risk disclosure rules.
By Michael CohnMarch 26 -
The institute is asking the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service for greater clarity in their proposed regulations for the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
By Michael CohnMarch 25 -
The Top 50 Firm based in Troy, Michigan has expanded into Tennessee with its latest M&A deal.
By Michael CohnMarch 25 -
GASB released a study on utilization of GAAP among state and local governments and found all the states are using GAAP, but only about three-quarters of localities are.
By Michael CohnMarch 24 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has created three videos from its staff on its quality control standard's monitoring and remediation process.
By Michael CohnMarch 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service is reportedly getting close to an agreement to share information such as taxpayers' addresses with immigration officials upon request.
By Michael CohnMarch 24 -
The interim final rule removes the requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act for U.S. companies and people to report beneficial ownership information.
By Michael CohnMarch 24 -
The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board is looking for feedback on its proposed strategic plan for 2026-30.
By Michael CohnMarch 21 -
Between January 2021 and July 2024, the IRS processed nearly 610,000 manual refunds for deceased taxpayers, but in many cases took over a year.
By Michael CohnMarch 20 -
Internal Revenue Service employees faced threats of assault during Saturday tax assistance events in 2024, according to a recent report.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
North Carolina is the latest state making legislative moves in hopes of expanding the pipeline of licensed accountants with an alternative path.
By Michael CohnMarch 19 -
Tax scammers are exploiting the current political divide and resurrecting old websites to lure potential victims, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnMarch 18 -
The Treasury named a pair of IRS agents as special advisors to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and plans key roles for them at the IRS.
By Michael CohnMarch 18 -
The Institute of Internal Auditors is asking the federal government to give the internal audit function a key role in providing assurance over the use of artificial intelligence as part of a nationwide action plan.
By Michael CohnMarch 18

















