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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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Advisory

CohnReznick Acquires Top 100 Accounting Firm

CohnReznick LLP, one of the largest accounting, tax, and advisory firms in the U.S., and the Maryland accounting, tax, and consulting firm of Watkins Meegan LLC, have completed the process of merging the firms uner the CohnReznick name.

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AICPA

AICPA Working to Create .CPA Internet Domain Name

The American Institute of CPAs is working to secure a new .cpa domain extension on the Internet, which would provide a globally recognized calling card for CPAs in the digital world.

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Income Tax

Fraud Risk Increases with Temporary Workers, Seasonal Staff

With seasonal hiring in the U.S. expected to be at its highest level in years, fraud experts warn that companies that loosen their usual processes in order to add staff quickly put themselves at increased risk to fraud.

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Cloud Technology

2014 Review of InsynQ Cloud Hosting

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Cloud Technology

2014 Review of Cloudvara

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Cloud Technology

2014 Review of Right Networks Hosting

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Cloud Technology

2014 Review of Xcentric Cloud Hosting

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Cloud Technology

2014 Review of Cloud9 Real Time

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Accounting

AICPA Announces Scholarship Award Winners

The American Institute of CPAs has announced five recipients of the 2014-15 AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship. The one-year $5,000 scholarship is awarded to students from liberal arts and other non-traditional business backgrounds who are pursuing ...

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Are You Ready for Changes to the W-2 and 1099 Forms?

Tips to help employers understand some of the upcoming changes that range from health care benefits to Social Security, and how to stay in compliance.

Accounting

CCH Enhances Mobile Solutions for Faster, More Efficient Results

Wolters Kluwer, CCH has added new features and enhancements to its CCH Mobile app, winner of the 2014 SIIA Software CODiE Award for Best Enterprise Mobile Application.

Benefits

What to Do if You Haven't Saved Enough for Retirement

A recent survey by Wells Fargo found that 22 percent of Americans in the middle class would rather die early than not have the means to live comfortably through their retirement years.