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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"ERC mills" are encouraging applications for the tax credit from businesses that may not qualify for the pandemic relief program.
By Michael CohnOctober 24 -
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, introduced bipartisan legislation to put more responsibility on accountants and other financial professionals to safeguard against money laundering and other crimes.
By Michael CohnOctober 3 -
Federal investigators are uncovering billions of dollars in fraud tied to pandemic relief programs.
By Michael CohnSeptember 21 -
Taxpayers are concerned the extra $80 billion will lead to more tax audits.
By Michael CohnSeptember 14 -
The Empire State is expanding a tax break that allows smaller companies to circumvent the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions.
By Michael CohnAugust 19 -
There were signs of improvement in terms of audit engagements and quality control systems.
By Michael CohnAugust 19 -
Commissioner Rettig is promising not to use the nearly $80 billion his agency will be receiving to increase audits of small businesses or taxpayers who earn less than $400,000.
By Michael CohnAugust 17 -
The wording has changed from "virtual currencies" to "digital assets" in general, and there are other changes too.
By Michael CohnAugust 9 -
DAFs have been receiving more than half their contributions from complex assets such as shares of public and private companies, real estate and cryptocurrency in the past five years.
By Michael CohnAugust 8 -
The service’s recent policies expedited the hiring of new employees, but prolonged delays in eligibility verification could increase the risk of exposure of taxpayer data, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnJuly 11