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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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2021 40u40 20u40

Accounting

The 2021 CPA Practice Advisor "40 Under 40" Professionals and "20 Under 40" Influencers

The awards recognize 40 professionals who are under 40, and have emerged as future leaders in the profession, and 20 who are under 40 and leading the development of technology that serves the profession.

audit

Accounting

5 COVID Impacts on Internal Audit That Are Here to Stay

The survey uncovered five key trends respondents believe will have long-term impacts on internal audit teams, including: the continued increased use of technology to conduct audits, employing innovative means of gathering and analyzing evidence ...

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Accounting

The Intuit Dome to Open in L.A. for the NBA's Clippers

They could have called it the TurboTax Center, or the QuickBooks Cathedral or the CreditKarma CosmoDrome, but they called it the Intuit Dome.

Form 1040 2020

Benefits

Oct. 15 is Tax Deadline for Extended 2020 Tax Returns

Taxpayers can file now and schedule their federal tax payments up to the Oct. 15 due date. They can pay online, by phone or with their mobile device and the IRS2Go app. When paying federal taxes electronically taxpayers should ...

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Accounting

Inflation and Labor Shortages Cause Decrease in Economic Outlook

Labor shortages and mounting inflation fears combined to dampen business executives’ outlook on the U.S. economy, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, ...

2021 Most Powerful Women

Accounting

2020-2021 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Honored

The American Institute of CPAs and CPA Practice Advisor have announced the 2020-2021 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Awards, given annually to women leaders who are helping to define and advance the profession.

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Sales Tax

Accounting Firms Need to Act on Sales Tax Compliance

A tsunami of trouble is on the way for millions of businesses, and most don't know it's coming.

payroll

Advisory

Larger Pay Raises Expected for 2022

High-tech and pharmaceutical companies project the largest increases (3.1%) followed by health care, media and financial services companies (3.0%). Oil and gas industry companies, as well as leisure and hospitality industry companies, are budgeting ...

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Payroll

Most U.S. Businesses Plan to Add New Full-Time Positions in 2021

Job seekers will have plenty of options in the coming months, research from talent solutions firm Robert Half shows. According to the "State of U.S. Hiring" survey of more than 2,800 senior managers, 51% of respondents anticipate adding new permanent ...

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Accounting

AICPA News - July 2021

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs.

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Payroll

Employers Focusing on Enhancing Employee Experience

As companies transition to new ways of work, the number of U.S. organizations making improvement of the employee experience a top priority has surged, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions ...

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Payroll

How Working Conditions and Attitudes Have Changed Due to the Pandemic

Women feel the strain – and pay gaps hold: One of the defining characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic is the way in which it has upended work/life balance.