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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 Introduces New Apps for Sales, Service & Billing and Payments

A suite of new apps from Sage North America is now available to business users, the company announced on Tuesday. The mobile solutions, designed to "empower businesses to innovate in the field," are delivered through the new Sage Data Cloud. Sage Mobile Sales and Sage Mobile Service are currently available for download in Apple iTunes. Sage Billing and Payment is a web application that works with popular web browsers.

Income Tax

IRS Expects Hold Times To Increase At Call Center

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that phone calls to the agency's support center usually start to dramatically increase following the President's Day holiday, which is this weekend. There are other options for taxpayers who have questions, of course, starting with using a tax professional such as a CPA or Enrolled Agent.

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Accounting

Business Execs List Top Wastes Of Time At Work

A new study by executive staffing firm Robert Half International shows that web surfing and water cooler chatter top the list when it comes to non-productive employee time at work.

Firm Management

New Xero Executives Hail from PayPal, HP, Microsoft, and GM

Some of the most successful technology executives in the country are joining small business cloud accounting developer Xero Limited (XRO), the company announced on Tuesday. The include a new chairman of the board, adding a further U.S.-based director, and establishing a new role of CEO, North America, following its $150 million capital raise in October 2013.

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Advisory

System Puts Gathering Client Tax Documents on Auto Pilot

It’s the just the beginning of tax season, but most tax professionals likely already have a digital pile of client returns that are “in progress,” and will likely remain that way for weeks or months. Not because the firm hasn’t gotten to them yet, but probably because they are still waiting on clients to send them additional documents.

Accounting

NASBA Accepting Proposals for Accounting Education Research Grants

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has announced the 2014 Call for Proposals for its Accounting Education Research Grants Program.

Accounting

Online Accounting System Adds Bank Reconciliation

Wave (waveapps.com) has released a new bank reconciliation feature to its entire user base. The bank reconciliation feature had already been available to select users who participate in the Wave Labs beta program, as well as to accounting professionals in the Wave Pro Network. Both groups provided invaluable feedback in the feature’s development.

Human Resources

Strong Employment Tax Compliance Strengthens Workforce, Corporate Culture

Good compliance management results in stronger financial performance. While that may sound like a truism or generally accepted bit of common sense, a new survey backs it up.

Benefits

Healthcare Costs Top List of Small Business Concerns

How concerned are small businesses about the costs of implementing the new health care insurance laws? A new survey shows it's their top worry.

Firm Management

2014 Readers Choice Awards

The role that technology plays in our everyday lives has increased dramatically over the last decade, and this publication and our Readers Choice Awards have chronicled many of these changes.

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Accounting

Small Business Employees Give Their Bosses a B-Minus

Are you a small business owner? How do you think your employees rate your management capabilities. Or, if you work for a small business, how do you think your bosses are doing?

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Small Business

GoldieBlox Wins Super Bowl Commercial From Intuit

Whether you were rooting for the Seahawks or the Broncos, or just watching for the commercials, you still probably didn't enjoy watching it as much as the owners and employees of one small California-based business.