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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Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees maintained steady job growth and hourly earnings growth this past month, according to payroll company Paychex.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is abruptly curtailing the $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles and $4,000 for used EVs.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
The proposed ASU offers guidance on how an issuer should initially measure paid-in-kind dividends on equity-classified preferred stock.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
The Treasury and the IRS issued guidance on qualified OZ investments in rural areas under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
By Michael CohnSeptember 30 -
The plan estimates up to half a workday would be needed to complete shutdown activities.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board co-hosted a two-day conference highlighting the work of academic researchers.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an standards update to address stakeholder concerns about the application of derivative accounting.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
Grant Thornton Advisors is growing internationally, as GT member firms in France, Spain and Belgium join the platform.
By Michael CohnSeptember 29 -
The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board has issued new guidance on the accounting and reporting rules for federal land.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service's contingency plans for a government shutdown are currently unknown, with the web page for the most recent plan from last December returning an error message as of Friday afternoon.
By Michael CohnSeptember 26 -
Some cannabis companies are getting around the tax problems they typically face by setting up employee stock ownership plans.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The International Federation of Accountants chose Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger as the new chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Treasury Department reported it has made significant progress on modernizing information systems at the Internal Revenue Service and signed agreements.
By Michael CohnSeptember 25 -
The Top 25 Firm is expanding in the Midwest by acquiring Mize CPAs in Topeka, Kansas, along with its affiliated wealth management firm, Prism Financial Group.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
Bolotin Financial Group joins EisnerAmper's Prosperity, and 512Financial acquires HireBetter.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
The proposed regulations on the "no tax on tips" provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act outline which jobs and tips would be eligible.
By Michael CohnSeptember 19 -
Senate and House Democrats proposed a bill to ensure billionaires pay a "fair share" of taxes, without actually raising their tax rate under current law, while Republicans advanced legislation pertaining to the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.
By Michael CohnSeptember 18 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board posted an accounting standards update to improve the guidance on accounting for internal-use software costs.
By Michael CohnSeptember 18 -
The music superstar and Kansas City Chiefs football player together would have a vast fortune and are likely to need expert tax and financial planning advice.
By Michael CohnSeptember 17 -
The AICPA Peer Review Board wants to update its requirements as more accounting firms get outside funding.
By Michael CohnSeptember 16

















