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
July 19, 2012
Sage North America has appointed Himanshu Palsule to the newly-created position of Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product Strategy. In this new role, Palsule is responsible for all product and technology development as well as guiding the overall product strategy for the Sage product and services portfolio in North America. A primary focus will...…
July 17, 2012
U.S companies will not be required to meet a mid-2013 deadline for adopting IFRS accounting standards. At least not anytime soon.
July 16, 2012
Fuoco Group LLP (www.fuoco.com), a multi-state, full service accounting and international business advisory firm, has joined the BDO Seidman Alliance, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms with similar client service goals. Fuoco Group specializes in auditing, taxation, strategic advisory services, estate and trust accounting, forensic and fraud accounting services,...…
July 12, 2012
The nonprofit solution provides full-featured accounting, fundraising and grant management solutions with subscription payment options.
July 11, 2012
Events Offer One-Day Education and Networking, with Innovative Solutions for Small Businesses and Accountants
July 10, 2012
Hogan joins XCM Solutions from Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., where she has built a strong reputation among practitioners and vendors alike while serving as Business Development Manager.
July 5, 2012
Private-sector employment increased by 176,000 from May to June on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report released today.
July 2, 2012
The Accounting Practice Exchange is designed as a meeting place for buyers and sellers of professional practices, allowing a "For Sale by Owner" style market where sole practitioners can advertise and connect with potential buyers at a national level without employing a third party business broker.
July 2, 2012
Document management has come a long way over the past decade, at least for accounting firms. Although professionals often proudly wear their self-proclaimed skepticism of some technology, most firms are actually quite advanced, at least when comparing technology adoption to their small business clients. Unfortunately, in the new practice model and new economy, clients who...…
July 2, 2012
Small business in the United States are showing noteworthy gains in employment rates, average compensation and hours worked, while revenue figures are down. Employment increased by 0.3 percent in June, for an annualized rate of 4.1 percent – the strongest rate of growth that small businesses have seen in the past three months.
June 28, 2012
Finding the solutions and the right tools to help you work where, when and how you want, can be just as critical to your productivity as developing the best workflow processes and finding the right team to work with you, but with the constantly changing nature of technology, it can be a challenge.
June 28, 2012
How much has the profession changed in the last 16 years? Teresa Mackintosh has had one of the most unique front row seats during this time, serving in public practice as a CPA, as well as in various leadership roles with two of the largest technology companies serving tax and accounting professionals.
