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.
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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 groundforces veteran (never a SEAL).
Email: isaac.obannon - @ - cpapracticeadvisor.com
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November 21, 2011
Part 2 of Isaac's Annual Holiday Gift Guide. In our annual December Gift Guide, I wrote about a couple of dozen cool-to-quirky gadgets for business and personal use. There are always many more that I don’t get the chance to cover, whether because of space or time or other factors, so I’ve decided to share…
November 18, 2011
I know a lot of professionals who are frequently mobile, whether it’s accountants like Jason Blumer, CPA, who prefer to sit in a coffee shop all day, those who are audit experts like Tim Gavin, CPA, and are more likely at a client’s than their own office, or those like Joyce Washington, CPA, who work...…
November 17, 2011
8399 Jason Blumer knows that some people think he’s a little different than the typical accountant, or at least the stereotype of an almost middle-aged one. Those “some people” include the tax manager at his practice, his staff and some of his clients… even his wife. Maybe it’s the crazy eye glasses. Perhaps the jeans...…
November 14, 2011
Easy, yet powerful professional program automates payroll runs, compliance reporting and payments.
November 14, 2011
I say Crest, you think toothpaste. But as an accounting professional, there’s another Crest you might want to check out. Crest Payroll, offered by New Jersey-based Paramount Software , received one of our highest scores in our most recent review of payroll systems for professionals. The completely web-based system doesn’t nickle and dime firms, but...…
November 7, 2011
More cool news from the Sleeter Conference, as The Sleeter Group and Mentor Plus are teaming up to offer a business-to-business mentoring program. It’s designed to help small business consultants and accountants learn how to effectively become a mentor to their clients. Pleasanton, CA – Two of the accounting profession’s most respected thought leaders, Doug...…
November 4, 2011
How a Tech-Savvy Accountant Waited for Technology to Catch Up to Her Vision. Some of the greatest ideas are imagined years before they can be accomplished. In 2002, a young professional accountant had the idea of providing virtual accounting services to clients.
November 3, 2011
The Sleeter Group let the cat out of the bag a few days early this year, by announcing the winners of the 2012 Awesome Add-Ons today, instead of making people wait until the event on Monday, Nov. 7. The winners this year are: Bill.com – For its Receivables Module Clearify – For QQube Fujitsu –...…
November 3, 2011
800-224-1260 www.redmoonsolutions.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit In-house by organizations with extensive asset management needs, including multi-location and multi-departmental entities, or by accounting firms providing services to such clients. Strengths Exceptional reporting Integration with ERPs & with Vertex for corporate compliance Broad customization options Multi-entity consolidation functions Extensive calculations Installed & hosted options...…
November 3, 2011
214-547-4100 www.waspbarcode.com 2011 Overall Rating 4 Best Fit Businesses needing to track mobile assets, such as tools, equipment and vehicles, including scheduling and check-in/out features. Strengths Excellent location tracking capabilities Built-in barcode scanning support Intuitive interface Potential Limitations Limited to a single book per asset No compliance reporting for FASB 109, Sec. 179, IRS...…
November 3, 2011
402-861-8800 www.ProWare-CPA.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Asset Keeper is best geared toward public practices managing medium to large dynamic asset bases for multiple clients with multi-tiered organizational structures, and who have need for mass asset edit/acquisition/disposal capabilities. Strengths Designed specifically for public accountants Excellent reporting & output options Strong asset life features,...…
November 3, 2011
800-934-1040 http://proseries.intuit.com/products/fam 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Professionals using the ProSeries tax compliance system, whose clients have increasing asset bases and moderately complex depreciation strategies and needs. The program can also be used as a stand-alone with the tax package. Strengths Direct integration with the ProSeries compliance system Intuitive interface & navigation...…
