Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 14, 2014 

Learn effective data management strategies for optimizing client performance.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 12, 2014 

Earlier this year, the Texas state legislature voted to create a sales tax holiday that will coincide with the back-to-school time frame. The state has had a back-to-school sales tax holiday each year since 1999.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 11, 2014 

Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, which makes QuickBooks, TurboTax and many other personal and small business management systems, met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss how big business and government can work together to support small business. Smith joined other leading executives at a roundtable discussion during which the companies will champion…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 11, 2014 

A total of 33 students have earned scholarships from the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation. Together, they will receive $34,450 in scholarship awards.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 10, 2014 

Mortgage rates increased slightly following an improved jobs report from the Labor Department, according to mortgage news and comparison site, Bankrate.com. the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 4.31 percent, and the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.33 discount and origination points.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 10, 2014 

As part of a new initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has added two short-term projects to its agenda to simplify Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 10, 2014 

A new report by the agency that oversees the Internal Revenue Service says it's time to revise the ubiquitous Form 1040, the form used by individual taxpayers to report their annual income.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 10, 2014 

Alleged violations involved ignoring or failing to properly address signs of improperly recognized revenue in significant unusual transactions.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

After evaluating accounting firms across the country on a variety of aspects including firm culture and partnership opportunity, the MOVE Project has released its fifth annual rankings of the best firms for female professionals. The MOVE Project is sponsored by the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

Increases in small business lending, new business formations and a leading microcap index suggest that the small business economy is continuing to see modest growth, according to the latest SB Authority Index from Newtek Business Services.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 2, 2014 

Americans love their beer and the booming brewery market is the proof. The number of U.S. breweries more than doubled between 2007 and 2012, from 398 to 869, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 1, 2014 

The New York-based accounting and consulting firm CohnReznick was recently named one of the best firms for female professionals. The recognition was made by the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance and the American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Isaac M. O'Bannon