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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

AuditBoard and KPMG Announce Strategic Alliance

Organizations will be able to leverage the combined power of AuditBoard’s award-winning connected risk platform and KPMG’s deep expertise to elevate audit, risk, IT security, and ESG programs, and help businesses better manage growing risk challenges.

Taxes

IRS Expands Rules on Energy Communities and Production and Investment Credits

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2024-30 that expands certain rules for determining what an energy community is for the production and investment tax credits.

Taxes

Wolters Kluwer Extends Global Minimum Tax Expert Solution to North America

The solution will support multinational companies headquartered in North America to collect, align, calculate and report integrated financial and tax data in accordance with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Pillar Two tax requirements.

Technology

New AI Options in Fyle Let Accountants Collect Receipts and Expenses Via Text

Fyle's AI creates and matches expenses to the correct transactions, prompting users via text to provide essential details like Projects, Cost Centers, and Categories, ensuring precise AI-based coding.

Small Business

Seller Ledger Offers New Ecommerce Accounting Option

Seller Ledger's software connects directly with sales channels like eBay and Amazon to import sales information and transaction fees by the platform.

Accounting

SAP Concur Enhances Travel and Expense Management

The new booking experience in Concur Travel launched last August, featuring a consumer-grade user experience with a streamlined booking and checkout process.

Small Business

Retail Industry is Largest Private Employer Segment in U.S.

The retail industry’s total labor income contribution was approximately $3 trillion, or 20% of total national labor income in 2022.

Small Business

U.S. Retail Sales Forecast to Hit $5.23 Trillion in 2024

The 2024 sales forecast compares with 3.6% annual sales growth of $5.1 trillion in 2023. The 2024 forecast is in line with the 10-year pre-pandemic average annual sales growth of 3.6%.

Taxes

7 Signs an ERC Claim May be Incorrect

The Internal Revenue Service is urging businesses to review seven suspicious signs of a bad claim and see if the agency’s special programs can help them avoid future compliance issues.

CPAmerica

Accounting

Marketing by Numbers Joins Forces with CPAmerica for Accounting Marketing

Marketing by Numbers joins over 65 CPAmerica preferred providers and is committed to assisting member firms in bridging their writing, marketing and client communication gaps.

ESG

ESG Goals Often Tied to Share-Based Employee Compensation

Of companies that reported that they apply ESG targets, 84% said that they apply them to the management board. These targets set the strategic direction of the company for its board members.

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Payroll

Labor Union Strike Activity Increased 280% in 2023

More than 458,000 workers were involved in major strikes in 2023, according to an EPI analysis of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics