Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 27, 2010 

Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate joined an effort to quickly pass legislation that allows U.S. taxpayers to deduct their Haiti aid donations on their 2009 income tax returns.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 22, 2010 

As an update to a blog post a few days ago, both chambers of Congress have now passed legislation enabling taxpayers to claim charitable deductions made for Haiti aid relief efforts on their 2009 tax returns. The Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act passed through the House of Representatives unanimously yesterday, and quickly moved through...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 18, 2010 

Bipartisan Push on Capitol Hill Would Allow Donations to Quake Relief to be Applied to 1040 Returns Currently Being Filed In a seemingly rare display of bipartisan effort by both chambers of Congress, Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate are pushing to quickly pass legislation that will allow U.S. taxpayers to deduct...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 13, 2010 

The OSCPA is continuing their annual tradition of providing free tax return preparation for military families. To qualify, the filer (or one of the joint filers) must be a permanent resident of the state of Ohio and be currently deployed outside of the state. As a veteran who served overseas several times, I would like...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 11, 2010 

The IRS announced last week that, starting with next year’s filing season (TY 2010), all paid tax preparers who are not already recognized by the IRS will have to follow new guidelines. The proposal essentially creates a new category of professional preparer (acronym as yet unknown) who will be required to register, receive a preparer...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

December 15, 2009 

We’ve got a great webcast tomorrow (Tuesday, 12/15 at 2pm ET). Darren Root and I will discuss several technology concepts and tips for small businesses – not just professional accountants, but their clients, too. Plus, 2-hours of free CPE! Register at http://www.cpata.com/webcast_tw. Intuit has also put out a Top 10 List of technology-focused small business...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

December 11, 2009 

Congratulations to Teresa Mackintosh and Jon Baron of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters has announced that Teresa, a multi-year 40 Under 40 Honoree by The CPA Technology Advisor, has been named the new Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Tax and Accounting arm of Thomson Reuters. She has been named to this top post...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

December 1, 2009 

Column: Tricks & Tips

Isaac M. O'Bannon

December 1, 2009 

The Voters Have Spoken

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 10, 2009 

The Sleeter Group will be announcing the 2010 winners of the “Awesome Add-ons for QuickBooks” honors this afternoon in Orlando, but he’s given us a heads-up on this year’s winners. So congratulations to the following tech companies who are doing a great job of providing small businesses with additional tools and features specific to their...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 9, 2009 

Technology vendors are feeling some of the effects of the tightened economy, but some accounting tech vendors are still growing. BQE Expands BQE Software, which makes the popular BillQuick program and offers business management software for professional services organizations, announced today that it has acquired Orange Loft, LLC, the makers of ArchiOffice and EngineerOffice, which...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

November 6, 2009 

Speaking at the 29th Annual Thomson Reuters Users’ Conference for Professional Tax Accounting Firms, Roman Kepczyk, CPA.CITP, announced the AICPA’s 2009 Top Technology Initiatives. The conference was held November 4-7 at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Florida. Kepczyk is a member of the AICPA’s Special Committee on Enhanced Business Reporting and a prior chairman...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon