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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

2017 Thought Leader Symposium

The most influential thought leaders in the accounting profession gathered for CPA Practice Advisor's 9th annual Thought Leader Symposium in Indianapolis, February 26-28, where they participated in discussions, and occasional disagreements, about how ...

Accounting

2017 Readers' Choice Awards

The accounting and tax profession relies on technology as much as almost any other (aside from rocket science, perhaps), which makes finding the right tech imperative to the productivity of a firm, and the small businesses that rely on it.

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Payroll

What Drives Workplace Happiness?

Happiness at work is something nearly everyone wants, but it varies by an employee's age, gender and field, among other factors. This is one of the findings of a new comprehensive study of more than 12,000 U.S. and Canadian workers by Robert Half, in ...

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Accounting

Accountants Want To Eliminate Paper Checks

Additionally, the survey exposed concerns about bill payment efficiency and security. Respondents that relied on handwritten checks or computer-printed checks often spend more time on bill payment, and 66% of all respondents worry that clients do not ...

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Payroll

Year-End Payroll and Tax Reporting Tips

As the end of 2016 inches near, there are many things that employers or their financial service providers must do to stay in compliance with state and federal reporting regulations. These tips serve as a reminder, and can also help streamline ...

Income Tax

Chart Shows When To Expect Income Tax Refunds in 2017

2017 IRS tax refund schedule. Where's your income tax refund? When will the IRS send you your tax refund either by mail or by direct deposit? We've got the answer.

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Accounting

5 Steps To Prepare for New Overtime Pay Rules

The new overtime regulations will have a significant impact on some businesses. In the meantime, businesses can use the next several months to analyze their labor and productivity, and get a better understanding of what they will need to change to ...

Payroll

New Filing Deadline for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC

The new deadlines are being imposed by the IRS in an effort to make tax documents more readily available to taxpayers prior to April 15, reducing the need for taxpayers to request automatic extensions while they wait for some of their tax documents.

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Payroll

5 Tips to Prepare Small Businesses for New Overtime and Classification Rules

The new overtime regulations will have a significant impact on some businesses, while others may find that their increases in productivity over the past decade have been coming not only from technology, but also at the expense of overworked staff. The arg

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Accounting

2016 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Women are increasingly attaining the reins of power in accounting firms, accounting for about 20 percent of firm partners. This is still not enough, according to thought leaders like Amy Vetter, CPA, who notes that women make up more than half of the ...

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Accounting

Awards Recognize the Most Powerful Women in Accounting

Through the Most Powerful Women in Accounting awards, CPA Practice Advisor celebrates the increasing presence of women at the highest positions in accounting firms and organizations that oversee the profession, and recognizes those who have had the ...

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Accounting

The 2016 "40 Under 40": Leading the Accounting Profession Into The Future

This year’s 40 Under 40 honorees are among the best and brightest talent in the accounting profession. They are all active in the professional community, as well as in their local communities, where many are small business owners and employers.