Isaac M. O'Bannon is the managing editor and digital content manager for CPA Practice Advisor (www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com), drawing on two decades of experience covering the areas of professional accounting, taxation, business productivity and consumer technologies.
Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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October 20, 2014
The American Institute of CPAs today announced the launch of two new tools to help CPA firms and organizations expand and enhance their diversity and inclusion efforts. AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, made the announcement at the AICPA’
October 20, 2014
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) explaining that an ambiguity exists under current rules for determining adjustments to the accumulated adjustment account (AAA) of an S corporation when both ...
October 14, 2014
Customers everywhere demand more personal attention in their shopping and service experiences, and accounting services are no exception. With so many ways to rate and rank the customer experience at their fingertips...
October 13, 2014
On October 20, the Personal Financial Planning Section of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy will host a free webcast on year-end planning.
October 13, 2014
Professional accounting technology developer Wolters Kluwer, CCH has launched the newest enhancement for users of the IntelliConnect research platform. The CCH IntelliConnect Browser Search feature streamlines popular Internet search engines...
October 13, 2014
Avalara has partnered with AccountMate and their channel partners to provide customers with sales tax solutions designed to manage complicated and burdensome tax compliance obligations imposed by state, local, and other taxing authorities...
October 10, 2014
Cloud-based payroll service provider Payroll Vault ended its second annual conference by honoring several of its franchisees. The conference was held at the Inverness Hotel in Englewood, Colorado.
October 9, 2014
The IRS field workload selection process is not designed to ensure that cases with the highest collection potential are identified, selected, and assigned to be worked, according to a new report.
October 9, 2014
Fraud costs businesses billions directly, but what is the cost of complacency? Research conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization, indicates that the longer a fraud lasts before it is ...
October 9, 2014
Keeping a cool head in a crisis is a hallmark of a good leader, but the number of fires executives are putting out daily and weekly may be trending down, a recent survey shows.
September 30, 2014
While most Americans are thinking about football season, the MLB baseball playoffs, the coming NBA season, hockey or the upcoming holidays, savvy financial professionals are advising taxpayers to think about their taxes.
September 18, 2014
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) at large organizations have undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, assuming more strategic responsibilities in addition to their traditional finance and accounting tasks. Now it appears that mid-market co
