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 Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers until the end of the year before it stops its temporary procedures for faxing in Forms 1045 and 1139 for claiming tentative tax refunds.
By Michael CohnOctober 15 -
As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions eased, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses benefited.
By Michael CohnSeptember 1 -
The novel coronavirus pandemic led to a transition from employer-provided meals to food delivery services arriving at employee homes, as workers all but eliminated their travel expenses, according to a new report.
By Michael CohnAugust 25 -
The Wisely Pay solution includes peer-to-peer transfers, instant pay and mobile digital wallets from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay.
By Michael CohnMay 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service granted relief to those hit by the storm by making it easier for retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions.
By Michael CohnAugust 31 -
The American Institute of CPAs is toughening the rules after a critical report from the Labor Department about the quality of ERISA audits.
By Michael CohnApril 23 -
The American Institute of CPAs is toughening the rules after a critical report from the Labor Department about the quality of ERISA audits.
By Michael CohnApril 21 -
More than half the U.S. workforce has experienced a problem with their paycheck during their career, according to new estimates.
By Michael CohnMarch 28 -
A group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to roll back guidance from the Treasury Department that prohibits employers from using stand-alone health reimbursement arrangements to reimburse employees for health care-related expenses.
By Michael CohnJuly 7 -
The House passed H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, by a vote of 280 to 140. The bill was introduced by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.
By Michael CohnJune 18