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
January 28, 2013
The good news is that Congress finally passed tax and budget legislation on the first day of the year. While the deal seems to have left people on both sides of the political aisle less than satisfied, at least tax professionals and taxpayers now know what they rules will be for TY 2013. That may...…
January 28, 2013
O.J. Simpson may be in prison, but the IRS still has him in it's sights. The tax agency has filed a lien against his earnings claiming he has a debt of $17,015.99 for taxes owed in 2011. Without comment on the 99 cent part of the debt- how was O.J. liable for that tax debt…
January 25, 2013
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of cases each year of uncredentialed "kitchen counter" tax preparers misleading consumers and filing illegal returns. Just this week, we have three more examples:
January 25, 2013
This was the last thing this tax season needed: Uncertainty for tax professionals, other tax preparers and tax-paying Americans. AICPA, NSA, NAEA and other organizations want IRS testing program.
January 22, 2013
There are 10 Certified Public Accountants serving in Congress.
January 21, 2013
Boomers and seniors are eating out more, their kids are doing so less.
January 21, 2013
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators hope to accomplish is the passing of a bill that would better enable states to collect taxes on transactions.
January 21, 2013
Since 2005, tepid economic growth and high foreclosure rates have depressed home prices, bloating inventories and preventing start activity. In 2013, economists are revising nearly a decade of pessimism and forecasting growth throughout the residential construction industry.
January 20, 2013
A city's former comptroller is heading to prison and the accounting firm that performed municipal audits is being sued for not noticing the theft of $54 million over a decade.
January 18, 2013
Gearhart Joins with Exceptional Experience in Enterprise Channels with SAP and PeopleSoft to Lead Rapidly Expanding Global Partnership Alliances for Adaptive Planning
January 17, 2013
Move Marks First Time Go Daddy Websites and Domain Names Are Delivered Through Retail Channel Nationwide
January 17, 2013
With small business lending opportunities tight because of the reluctance of many financial institutions to qualify businesses for loans, Intuit is looking at ways it could work with small businesses and lenders to help provide better financial strength assessments, which could help with the qualification process.
