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Accounting
Key O'Keefe, CPA Elected Chair of FICPA
O’Keefe has also spent the last 20 years working with Junior Achievement, a nonprofit focused on providing financial literacy, career education and entrepreneurship.
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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.
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Accounting
Top West Virginia CPA Firm Announces Merger
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Accounting
Salesforce Expands Net Zero Cloud with ESG Report-Building Feature
The latest addition to Net Zero Cloud, this new feature empowers organizations to automate the disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data.
Accounting
New Jersey Society of CPAs Opens 2023 Ovation Award Nominations
The Ovation Awards were created to recognize outstanding accomplishments, selfless volunteerism, impactful commitment and a lifetime of dedication to the accounting profession.
Taxes
AICPA Recommends Changes to IRS Form 706-GS (D-1)
Form 706-GS(D-1) is used by trustees to report certain distributions from a trust that are subject to the generation-skipping transfer tax (GSTT).
Taxes
AICPA Voices Support for Tax Deadline Simplification Act
The AICPA supports altering the due dates for estimated tax payments, stressing that it would be better to more closely tie payment due dates to the normal quarter date, which is traditionally 15 days after the quarter end.
Accounting
Geni Whitehouse, CPA, Appointed President of Information Technology Alliance
Whitehouse has a full docket of ITA initiatives to oversee as she takes the helm, including planning and upscaling the Spring and Fall Collaborative meetings.
Payroll
Maryland Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment and Other Tax Crimes
Pleaded guilty to not paying at least $2.8 million in payroll withholdings.
Taxes
AICPA Requests Guidance on Non-Fungible Tokens and Clarity on Digital Assets & Virtual Currency Reporting
The AICPA is encouraging Treasury and the IRS to issue guidance on specific issues to assist taxpayers in properly reporting transactions with virtual currency.
Accounting
AICPA & CIMA Support New Sustainability Disclosure Standards from IFRS
The AICPA also signed a related joint statement of support from members of the Global Accounting Alliance.
Payroll
5 Trends in Today's Multigenerational Workforce
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Taxes
H&R Block Partners with Microsoft for Tax Prep AI
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