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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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Taxes

Checkpoint Goes Mobile with New Apps

Thomson Reuters has released mobile versions of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, the online system that provide tax, accounting and financial professionals with research, news, analysis, and productivity tools.

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Advisory

Expert or Guru? Bill.com Introduces Certification Program

Bill.com has rolled out a new certification program for accounting professionals and firms who use the Bill.com solution to help their clients. The new certification program gives them the opportunity to brand their practices as a Bill.com "Expert" or "Guru," acknowledging their ability to pass along benefits to clients via cloud-based accounting practices.

Technology

Early-Adopter Firms Share Blueprint for Building Digital Practices at AICPA Conference

Are accounting firm leaders asking themselves the wrong question when it comes to technology? That's what Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA2Biz, thinks when it comes to cloud-based systems.

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Advisory

SaaS & Mobile Solutions Sweep 2012 Innovation Awards

Awards Honor Technologies That Help Tax & Accounting Pros

eFileCabinet Releases Advanced Document Management Workflow Module

Document management leader offers organizations electronic workflow processes to streamline their business.

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Payroll

Payroll Apps: A Win-Win-Win for Your Firm, Your Clients and Their Employees

As advanced and streamlined online payroll systems have allowed accountants to bring payroll back as a profitable service in their firms, many of the leading providers of those payroll programs have started offering mobile apps for smart phones that allow users to quickly process payrolls.

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Firm Management

Rising to the Challenge: A CPA at His Peak

A Productivity in Practice feature.

NATP Partners to Provide Beyond415 to Tax Preparers

NATP members to receive discount on a tool that will guide them through their clients’ issues that come up after filing, such as IRS notices—allowing for greater accuracy and efficiency in providing what the IRS requires and resulting in a prompt response.

Technology

New Jersey CPAs Gather for Technology Update and Education

Nearly 1,100 CPAs attended the 18th annual New Jersey Accounting, Business and Technology Show, held May 16-17 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Payroll

ADP Introduces Mobile Access to ALINE Card

Release includes enhancements to its signature, award-winning electronic pay offering .

Software

ACL Workpapers Debuts First Mobile Audit Management App

Audit teams can now access their audit management system on the go.

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Small Business

New Book 'Together in the Cloud' Offers Insight into Online Business Management