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. Email: isaac.obannon - @ - cpapracticeadvisor.com
November 6, 2013
Gail Perry, a Certified Public Accountant and longtime accounting industry thought leader and writer, will join CPA Practice Advisor as editor-in-chief effective December 8, 2013. The announcement was made today during The Sleeter Group’s annual Solutions13 conference in Las Vegas.
November 4, 2013
Events To Reach Out To Veteran Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
November 1, 2013
According to an announcement on Thursday, "The FAA has announced that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance."
October 30, 2013
The IRS designed its Correspondence Imaging System (CIS) to automate the scanning of taxpayer correspondence. The Image Control Team units in IRS submission processing sites scanned more than 8.1 million pieces of paper correspondence into the CIS during Fiscal Year 2012.
October 29, 2013
Instead of a form, app or website, the conference organizers created a way for accounting firms to answer a different question each day of the event, with attendees sticking decals to a large wall. On day one, the question was, "What group of staff are you looking to expand within your firm?"
October 28, 2013
The 2013 CCH Connections user conference kicked off today in Phoenix, Arizona, as professional accountants, leaders in industry and developers gathered to get a first-hand look at the latest innovations for tax and accounting professionals. More than 1,000 professionals are expected to attend this year's event.
October 24, 2013
100 companies, individuals and applications were honored by Small Business Trends, an online publication that helps small businesses and the people who interact with them.
October 22, 2013
Last year, it was the fiscal cliff that delayed the start of tax season- this coming year, blame it on the partial government shutdown.
October 15, 2013
CFO Survey: Female Accountants Have More Opportunities Today Than 10 Years Ago; Robert Half to Participate in 2013 Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance Annual Conference
October 13, 2013
The largest database of industry statistics on privately held companies is available for free to all U.S. accounting firms.
October 9, 2013
Paychex, Inc. today announced its new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that combines cloud technology with customer service to provide human resource administrators with a streamlined and integrated approach to workforce management.
October 8, 2013
The current lapse in federal appropriations does not affect the federal tax law, and all taxpayers should continue to meet their tax obligations as normal. Individuals and businesses should keep filing their tax returns and making deposits with the IRS, as required by law.
