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 Treasury is warning Congress that it needs lawmakers to unlock funding for the Internal Revenue Service that could be rescinded due to legislative language.
November 27 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board introduced two pieces of guidance to help auditing firms apply its new quality control standard.
November 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service extended its transition relief for the new Form 1099-K information reporting threshold.
November 26 -
A boutique accounting firm specializing in the restaurant industry has joined the Platform Business Advisors team.
November 26 -
The ASU clarifies how the existing guidance would apply to settlements of convertible debt instruments with cash conversion and other features.
November 26 -
The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in the public and private sectors are planning to highlight the importance of cybersecurity next week.
November 25 -
The Internal Revenue Service is extending the transition period for revising claims for the research and development tax credit through Jan. 10, 2026.
November 25 -
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued an exposure draft on how to account for transactions that occur after the date of the financial statements.
November 25 -
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a post-implementation review of its rev rec standard a decade after its implementation.
November 25 -
The American Institute of CPAs is still concerned about the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's new firm and engagement metrics standard, despite some modifications from the original proposal.
November 22
