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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

Two Found Guilty in $1.3 Billion Conservation Easement Scheme

Jack Fisher and James Sinnott designed, marketed and sold to high-income clients abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters based on fraudulently inflated charitable contribution tax deductions, promising them deductions 4.5 times the amount the taxpayer clients paid.

Accounting

AICPA Supports Legislation that Recognizes Accounting as a STEM Career Pathway

The bills highlight the clear and logical integration between accounting and technology, the AICPA says.

Accounting

Docyt AI Enables Real-Time Accounting with New Advanced Generative AI Capabilities

Docyt AI streamlines and accelerates accounting processes like never before, empowering accounting professionals to eliminate manual tasks in financial workflows and gain precise, real-time visibility into the financial health of their businesses.

Accounting

NJCPA Kicks Off Annual Food Drive

The Community FoodBank serves 15 counties in the state, distributing food to charities, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, food pantries and other places of need.

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Benefits

IRIS Software Group Expands Human Resources Offerings to the Americas

The new capabilities include Global HR consultancy (HRC) and enhanced HR software enabling organizations in the Americas to seamlessly scale HR operations with confidence in global compliance.

Accounting

FloQast Launches New Solutions at User Conference

These additions are designed to both improve the way accounting teams work and enhance their professional development.

Benefits

Xero Partners with PrimeGlobal

PrimeGlobal is an association of independent accounting and business advisory firms comprising more than 300 highly successful independent member firms across 112 countries.

Accounting

AICPA & CIMA Launch AI-Guided Tool for Students Pursuing Careers in Accounting and Finance

Career Launchpad offers AICPA & CIMA student members an opportunity to access real-world career stories, expert advice, and behind-the-scenes information from seasoned accounting professionals on subjects including salaries, résumé preparation...

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Accounting

Tipalti Adds Expense Management to Finance Automation Platform

The expense management solution integrates with Tipalti's platform, which automates AP, procurement, cards and mass global payments to improve financial visibility and reduce errors and fraud.

Taxes

New NovaTax Research Platform Offers State & Federal Tax Libraries, Analysis and News

NovaTax has partnered with Tax Analysts, a provider of original tax and accounting content, to deliver select federal and state tax news to practitioners through the NovaTax research system.

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Accounting

Avalara Shares New Integrations and APIs in Advance of Avalara NEXT, Its Annual Virtual Conference for Developers

Avalara is the first tax compliance provider available in Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce’s customer service software solution used by commercial and retail professional services businesses.