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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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Payroll

Tampa Expected to be Hottest Housing Market in 2022

The coolest markets out of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas are expected to be New York, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Chicago and San Jose. But in today's supercharged housing market, buyers shouldn't necessarily expect screaming deals in even these cooler...

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IRS to Start Requiring Facial Recognition for Tax Transcripts and Payments

That verification requirement will soon be required for all taxpayers to view other personal tax documents on the IRS website. Tax practitioners who use a secure service will still have access to IRS transcripts.

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IRS to Hire 200 Tax Attorneys to Combat Abusive Tax Schemes

Promoters have been particularly active developing and marketing tax shelter schemes that purportedly enable taxpayers to avoid paying what they legally owe. These new hires will help the IRS manage the increasing caseload in its multi-year effort to ...

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Accounting

Voting Opens for 2022 CPA Practice Advisor Readers' Choice Awards

The Readers' Choice Awards give our readers the opportunity to spotlight the technologies they most rely on and trust to manage their firms, provide client services, and help those clients run their businesses.

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Payroll

The Top 10 HR Compliance Issues of 2022

From safety to tech, taxes and marijuana, the regulatory compliance experts at Paychex have developed a list of the top issues business owners and managers should keep up on as they run their businesses and manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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Benefits

National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers 2022 Annual Report to Congress

The report credits the Internal Revenue Service for performing well under difficult circumstances. Since the start of the pandemic, the IRS, in addition to its traditional work, has implemented significant programs enacted by Congress.

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Accounting

New U.S. Quarter Coins to Feature Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and Other Historic Women

The United States Mint has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver.

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Accounting

CBIZ Acquires Accounting Firm Marks Paneth

The transaction is expected to add approximately $138 million of revenue to CBIZ in 2022. Eliminating the impact of the transaction related costs and first year integration costs, the contribution to earnings per share in 2022 is expected to be ...

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2022 Estimated Income Tax Refund Date Chart - When Will You Get Your Tax Refund?

The below chart shows an estimated timeline for when a taxpayer is likely to receive their refund, based on the information we have now, and using projections based on previous years- and depending on when a person files their return.

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IRS Issues Annual Report

Since the pandemic began, the IRS has successfully delivered more than $1.5 trillion to people across the nation through Economic Impact Payments, tax refunds and advance Child Tax Credit payments.

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When to Expect Your 2022 IRS Income Tax Refund - Date Chart for Tax Refunds

The below chart shows an estimated timeline for when a taxpayer is likely to receive their refund, based on the information we have now, and using projections based on previous years- and depending on when a person files their return.

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2022 IRS Tax Refund Dates: When to Expect Your Refund

The estimated refund date chart is below if you just want to scroll down. Most Americans who are expecting an income tax refund receive it by direct deposit in as little as 2 weeks after filing electronically.