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Isaac M. O'Bannon

Managing Editor

isaac.obannon@cpapracticeadvisor.com

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

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Accounting

Sage Partners with Major League Baseball

The Sage brand will appear across various media platforms covering games league-wide, including on Apple TV+, MLB Network and MLB.com, beginning with the 2023 regular season and including the introduction of “Pitcher Power Rankings Presented by Sage.”

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Accounting

Minority Accounting Students Sought for Internship Preparation Program

Participants will have an opportunity to interview for a full tuition and stipend scholarship to attend the university’s Master of Accounting Science program.

Accounting

Worker Earnings Still Increasing, But Slower in September

Hourly earnings growth stood at 4.98 percent in September, falling below 5 percent for the first time since April, according to the latest Paychex IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch report.

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Benefits

AccountantsWorld by Iris Adds Employee Self-Service Functions to Payroll System

The new solution enables accountants to offer clients a streamlined process to onboard their employees onto the payroll system, and the ability for those employees to manage ...

Accounting

Accountants Can Win a Trip to Italy in Expensify Contest

Five all-expenses-paid spots at ExpensiCon – the global accounting conference hosted by Expensify in May 2023 at Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, Italy – are up for grabs for accountants.

Automation

Automating Sales Taxes Enhances Client Relationships

One key to the firm’s success has been adoption of technologies that help staff automate and streamline compliance processes, giving them more time to provide higher-value consulting services.

Income Tax

IRS Warns of Huge Increase in Scam Texts

So far in 2022, the IRS has identified and reported thousands of fraudulent domains tied to multiple MMS/SMS/text scams (known as smishing) targeting taxpayers.

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Accounting

IRS Increases Per Diem Rates

For lower-cost locations of business travel, the daily per diem rate will be $204. The high rate will be $297.

Small Business

Financial Preparedness Tips for Hurricane Season

Hurricane Ian threatens tens of millions of people and businesses in Florida and the East Coast with heavy rains, strong winds and flooding as the Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall September 28.

Accounting

EY Report Shows Businesses Improving on Climate Disclosure, but Lagging on Decarbonization

Almost half of organizations surveyed globally (49%) responded that they have conducted scenario analysis – which is also a TCFD recommendation ...

Accounting

Xero Adds Integration with Construction Management App Procore

The new app integration is now available on the Xero App Store in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Small Business

Florida Could Face a Fierce Hurricane Ian Next Week

The storm may eventually target the Gulf Coast of Florida as a major hurricane by the middle of next week, with winds that could reach over 120 MPH.