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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

Intuit Partnership with Box Gives QuickBooks Online Accountant Users Free Client Document Sharing

Intuit is partnering with cloud-based document storage and sharing provider Box to streamline collaboration between accounting firms and their busineses. Intuit is the maker of QuickBooks, TurboTax and many financial and business management ...

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Accounting

TIAG Conference in Hong Kong Draws Accounting Pros from U.S. and Around the World

The International Accounting Group (TIAG) will hold its 23rd international conference from October 20 through 22nd in Hong Kong.

Accounting

Business Hiring and Revenue Expectations Highest Since 2007

While optimism for the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders remained strong at a net balance of 69 percent in third quarter 2014, German optimism plummeted 43 percentage points to just net 36 percent...

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Accounting

Citrix Acquires RightSignature for Digital Workflow

Citrix has completed its acquisition of RightSignature, a leading cloud-based electronic signature company located in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Accounting

Vend Point-of-Sale Adds New QuickBooks Online Integration Features

The new features include the ability to automatically sync additional sales information from Vend to QBO, including daily register totals by product type as well as cost of goods sold. With this additional data, accountants and retailers get a clear pictu

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Sales Tax

Avalara Announces Integration with GoDaddy for Sales Tax Automation

Avalara, which makes cloud-based software for sales tax and other transactional taxes, has partnered with GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses. Together, GoDaddy and Avalara will bring simple, affordable sales tax

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Benefits

The Tax Benefits of Adopting a Child

Taxpayers who adopt a child do more than open their hearts – they also open their opportunities to take advantage of tax credits.

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Accounting

The 30 Most Affordable Online Accounting Degree Programs

Accounting Degree Review, a website about accounting degrees and related topics, has released its 2014-2015 ranking of the 30 most affordable online accounting bachelor's degrees. Western Governors University's online program led the way with an ...

IRS

Report: IRS Needs to Improve Safeguards, Management Oversight and Internal Controls

Management oversight and internal controls at the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Office of Safeguards should be improved to ensure the effective protection of Federal Tax Information (FTI).

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Accounting

Intuit Releases QuickBooks Online Accountant

On Tuesday morning, Intuit Inc. unveiled the new QuickBooks Online Accountant, a global solution specially designed to save accountants time, grow their practice, and transform how they communicate with and deliver value to their clients.

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Accounting

Tommye Barie Elected to Serve as Chair of AICPA

Tommye Barie, CPA, is the new chair of the board of directors of the American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member organization representing the accounting profession.

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Small Business

New Sage One Mobile App Helps Small Business Owners Stay Better Connected

Sage North America has released the new Sage One mobile app that will help solopreneurs and small business owners handle accounting, project and invoicing nee