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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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Income Tax

Accounting and Tax Professionals Urge Congress to Pass Tax Practitioner Bill of Rights

The National Society of Accountants (NSA) has sent a letter to all Members of Congress urging them to enact legislation to support the “Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights,” which NSA issued on June 16, 2015.

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Financial Planning

New Guide Helps Americans Handle the Financial Consequences of Natural Disasters

Safeguarding one’s finances in case of a catastrophic event is an often overlooked aspect of disaster preparedness. To help people mitigate potential damages and lessen the financial blow of a disaster, The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), American ...

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Accounting

New API Helps Integrate Accounting System with Nonprofit Church and Charity Software

Specifically, the API is designed to connect with software providers that offer donor management software, church management software, online donation platforms, or payroll software.

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Accounting

Thomson Reuters Issues Special Report for Financial Audits of School Districts

Thomson Reuters has released a special report on school district auditing to address the unique characteristics of planning and performing audits for public school districts and provides tips to help professionals perform effective and efficient school...

Auditing

IRS Has Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Unpaid Tax Assessments

Firm Management

4 Ways Tax Professionals Can Improve Their Tax Season

By utilizing technology for proactive engagement throughout the year, and especially early on the tax season, CPAs can improve client preparation and retention and minimize that last minute scramble in April.

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Income Tax

KPMG Launches Publication Focused on Private Company Tax Issues

KPMG has started a new quarterly, market-facing publication designed to provide chief tax officers, other C-Suite executives, and board members with a unique window into how their peers are wrestling with important tax topics.

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Accounting

Ultimate Accounting vCon Begins 2015 Summer Intensive CPE Programs

The next day-long summer intensive, How to Implement Value Pricing and Give Yourself a Raise, is July 28, 2015. Six hours CPE will be granted to qualified participants who listen live.

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Accounting

U.S. Business Optimism Rises as Greek Outlook Nosedives

In second quarter 2015, optimism for the economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose 11 percentage points to net 54 percent. Eurozone confidence spiked to net 54 percent, a significant increase from net 34 percent last quarter.

Small Business

Bill.com Launches New App for Simple Mobile Business Payments

Cloud-based invoice and payment automation company Bill.com has launched its new Bill.com iOS mobile app to provide small business owners with a seamless mobile solution for managing and paying bills on the go. This launch drives forward the Bill.com ...

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Cloud Technology

Xero Expands Its Payroll Solutions, Adds New Inventory Features

Cloud accounting maker Xero is expanding its payroll support for U.S.-based businesses, and adding more powerful inventory management tools. These new payroll features and enhanced inventory tracking make it easier than ever for entrepreneurs to ...

Accounting

Study Reveals State of Accounts Payable, ePayables Adoption

According to the report, epayables adoption is gaining the most initial traction in key areas, such as document imaging/scanning (72 percent), automated routing and workflow approval (52 percent), and automated data capture and extraction (38 percent).