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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Tax clients are already starting to ask their accountants about the many changes in the massive One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last week.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board set up technical groups for their standards.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
Auditors with uncommon first names tended to take a divergent approach to the rules, reducing earnings comparability, according to a new study.
By Michael CohnJuly 10 -
Meaden & Moore acquires ChainRing Advisors; Platform Accounting expands in Chicago.
By Michael CohnJuly 9 -
The Internal Revenue Service has given churches and other houses of worship the green light to endorse political candidates.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has revised its standard on the auditor's responsibilities relating to fraud.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The number of CFOs who say now is a good time to take greater risks plummeted to 33% in the second quarter, down from 60% in Q1, according to a Deloitte survey.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The Top 25 Firm based in New York is expanding to Richmond, Virginia, by combining with a firm with specialized tax services.
By Michael CohnJuly 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service has declared 83 pieces of old guidance in the Internal Revenue Bulletin to be obsolete in accordance with Trump executive orders.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The IRS's Criminal Investigation division needs to do a better job of keeping track of the billions of dollars in cryptocurrency, says TIGTA.
By Michael CohnJuly 7