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 14, 2011
As digital workflow, paperless processes and tax document automation continue to be major driving factors in technology for accounting firms, the scanner has become an increasingly integral part of the modern practice. Keep it Neat The Neat Company (neat name, eh?) offers several scanning solutions, including the NeatDesk and NeatReceipts. NeatDesk offers high-speed scanning at...…
January 5, 2011
The THRIVEal +CPA Network will host a a webcast geared toward helping dynamic CPA firms identify and implement new technologies, management practices, marking strategies and workflow processes. The THRIVEal +CPA Network was founded by well-known CPA and social media maven Jason Blumer as a community and collaboration network for the next generation of CPAs who...…
December 23, 2010
We’ve just uploaded a year-in-review page at our website, providing quick links to all of our reviews, columns, special features, webcasts and other content from our print and online offerings during 2010. Whether you’re looking for reviews of practice management programs for your firm, SMB accounting for your clients, or a particular column that appeared...…
December 16, 2010
Earlier this week, the Tax and Accounting side of Thomson Reuters released their annual list of some of the most peculiar sales tax rules across the country. And with more than 8,000 sales taxing jurisdictions in the U.S., there’s never a shortage of “things that make you go, huh?” For instance, among this year’s list...…
November 29, 2010
2010 Holiday Tech Gift Guide Feature
November 9, 2010
There are hundreds of thousands of iPhone apps on the market, including many for financial management. But the new iDonatedIt app (www.iDonatedIt.com) was created by CPAs to help their clients, or anybody else, keep track of non-cash charitable deductions. Created by BMG CPAs (www.bmgcpas.com), a Lincoln, Nebraska-based practice, the iDonatedIt app includes calculation and reporting...…
November 8, 2010
LAS VEGAS – The winners of this year’s Awesome QuickBooks Add-Ons were announced today at the 2010 Accounting Solutions Conference, recognizing technologies that can be added to, or used alongside, QuickBooks to provide additional features and capabilities for the millions of small and mid-sized companies that rely on the world’s leading business accounting system. The...…
November 4, 2010
Did you hear about the CPA who went into comedy? It’s no joke… the next great stand-up comedian just might be a professional accountant. Sage Accountants Network is serving as the evening sponsor of Accountants One’s 6th Annual Search for the South’s Funniest Accountant, which culminates tonight at 8 p.m. at the CW Midtown’s Center...…
October 26, 2010
A new survey of small business owners from ADP show that despite concern about ongoing economic challenges, 52% of small businesses nationally expect to grow over the coming 12 months. Another 35% of small businesses anticipate their business volumes will remain the same.
October 11, 2010
What do graphic designers, public relations professionals and forensic accountants have in common? They all made the top of a list of fun jobs, as compiled by Yahoo’s Education Staff. Although the heyday of crime-based television shows may be a couple of years behind us, many still find the role of a sleuth to be...…
September 29, 2010
As part of the new IRS preparer registration initiative, the IRS has announced that preparers at CPA firms will also be required to obtain a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). The IRS had initially considered exempting CPA practices from the requirement. Under the new registration system, all persons receiving payment for preparing all or substantially...…
September 3, 2010
About five years ago, Intuit was the first professional tax software developer to develop and market an integrated “scan and populate” system. There are several on the market today, but they introduced it to the mainstream of tax and accounting practices, allowing staff to scan in client source documents like W-2s, 1099s and 1098s. The...…
