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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CPA Canada is asking the Canadian government to advance a framework for independent assurance over artificial intelligence systems.
By Michael CohnNovember 3 -
Joseph Vanator of Vantors & Associates in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, was arraigned in late October and charged with one count of accounting violations, a five-year felony.
By Michael CohnNovember 3 -
Democrats are asking TIGTA to investigate reports that the administration plans to have the Internal Revenue Service target left-leaning nonprofits and donors.
By Michael CohnOctober 31 -
Voters in 20 states will be asked to weigh in on ballot referendums and measures concerning an estimated total of $3.1 billion in potential tax hikes.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The International Accounting Standards Board and the International Sustainability Standards Board are developing standards for rate-regulated activities and carbon.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board have been lightening the load on audit firms.
By Michael CohnOctober 30 -
The International Federation of Accountants is teaming with the International Bar Association to combat money laundering, while signing a pact with audit groups.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Sens. Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren want to know how Frank Bisignano can simultaneously run the IRS and the Social Security Administration.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 25 Firm based in Enterprise, Alabama, is adding Abroms & Associates PC, based in Florence, Alabama.
By Michael CohnOctober 29 -
Intuit debuted Intuit Accountant Suite and Intuit Intelligence, partnering with a group of accounting firms leveraging AI, during its Intuit Connect conference.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
Global finance pros are facing challenges with automating accounts payable, artificial intelligence and tariffs, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers reported its global gross revenues for fiscal year 2025 increased 2.9% in U.S. dollars.
By Michael CohnOctober 28 -
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing to remove the domestic corporation look-through rule for real estate investment trusts controlled by foreign investors.
By Michael CohnOctober 27 -
The Internal Revenue Service is confronting a daunting array of management and performance challenges in fiscal year 2026, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnOctober 27 -
The number of students who graduated with a bachelor's or master's in accounting dropped again, but not by as much as in recent years, according to the AICPA.
By Michael CohnOctober 27 -
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation is asking the Internal Revenue Service to modify the proposed regs for the "no tax on tips" part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
By Michael CohnOctober 24 -
U.S.-based oil and gas giants like ExxonMobil, Chevron and Conoco Phillips are paying billions of dollars more in taxes in other countries.
By Michael CohnOctober 24 -
The Internal Revenue Service fact sheet answers questions about the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the processing of Employee Retention Credits.
By Michael CohnOctober 23 -
The proposed regulations will provide a rule for determining the source of borrow fees paid in securities-lending transactions and sale-repurchase transactions.
By Michael CohnOctober 23 -
RSM US and RSM UK partners approved a new transatlantic partnership structure in a nearly unanimous vote, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
By Michael CohnOctober 23



















