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 White House is proposing to eliminate dozens of accounting requirements for federal contractors it considers "unnecessary and redundant."
September 11 -
Paul Atkins warned the SEC might eliminate a rule that allows multinational companies to avoid reconciling their IFRS financials with U.S. GAAP.
September 11 -
A group of mostly Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticizing recent moves to ease the corporate alternative minimum tax for large corporations in two recent notices.
September 10 -
Accounting firms are reporting strong growth in revenue, and continuing increases in staff comp, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs.
September 10 -
A group of firms is combining under the Richey May brand to create a national footprint and rank among the Top 50 Firms.
September 9 -
The market for transferable tax credits for clean energy grew in the past year, but moves by the Trump administration blocked wind and solar energy.
September 9 -
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants posted two new publications from its staff on two of its recent standards.
September 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service intends to shut down nine in-person Taxpayer Assistance Centers in six states as part of the administration's cost-cutting moves.
September 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service has hit taxpayers with over $162 million in penalties for claiming fraudulent tax credits touted on social media.
September 8 -
Lawmakers introduced two pieces of legislation to completely eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits and extend the premium tax credits for health insurance for one year
September 5
