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 Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to encourage greater cooperation between U.S. and international standard-setters.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
PKF O'Connor Davies, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, has added Wolf Maryles & Associates, also headquartered in Manhattan.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
The accounting standards update aims to improve the navigability of interim reporting disclosures while clarifying when that guidance should be applicable.
By Michael CohnDecember 8 -
Audit teams with a greater number of women provide higher-quality audits at a lower cost, according to new research.
By Michael CohnDecember 5 -
CEO Jeff Call is ramping up the use of artificial intelligence at the Top 100 Firm, and helping clients adjust to changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
By Michael CohnDecember 5 -
Carr, Riggs & Ingram added DK Partners; LGA merged in Ziner & Murphy; Adams Brown acquired Stafford & Westervelt; and Stephano Slack merged in Boyer & Boyer and Kimmel, Lorah & Associates.
By Michael CohnDecember 4 -
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Christina Ho plans to resign by the end of January as a shakeup is expected at the board.
By Michael CohnDecember 4 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an accounting standards update with guidance on accounting for government grants to business entities.
By Michael CohnDecember 4 -
Approximately three-quarters of businesses haven't yet automated their 1099 information reporting for their taxes, according to a new report from Avalara.
By Michael CohnDecember 4 -
The new accounting model would reflect how financial institutions manage interest rate risks in their portfolios.
By Michael CohnDecember 3 -
Identity theft, fictitious applicants and other forms of fraud continue with the advance premium tax credit for buying health insurance.
By Michael CohnDecember 3 -
The House approved two pieces of legislation to keep IRS agents from levying fines and penalties without supervisory approval, and to strengthen taxpayer rights in proceedings before the Tax Court.
By Michael CohnDecember 3 -
Small businesses in particular lost a total of 120,000 jobs.
By Michael CohnDecember 3 -
Just in time for Giving Tuesday, there's some good news for charities, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but also some new caps and limits.
By Michael CohnDecember 2 -
Eide Bailly adds Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer; Brown Edwards acquires Sheldon & Co.; and LGA merges with Cohen Cohen & Co.
By Michael CohnDecember 2 -
Last month brought a slight uptick in wage and job growth at small businesses, payroll company Paychex reported.
By Michael CohnDecember 2 -
The law requires the IRS to provide a clear explanation of tax-filing errors to taxpayers on its math error notices.
By Michael CohnDecember 1 -
Hill, Barth & King has expanded to Maryland by acquiring McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond.
By Michael CohnDecember 1 -
The American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to the Multistate Tax Commission recommending changes in a proposed approach to sourcing of partnership income.
By Michael CohnNovember 26 -
The American Accounting Association is calling on the Department of Education to reverse course after proposing to remove accounting from its definition of "professional degree" programs.
By Michael CohnNovember 26



















