Taxes
Don't Take Tax Advice from Social Media
The IRS warns that trusting tax advice found on social media can lure otherwise honest taxpayers and tax professionals into compromising tax situations.
Isaac M. O'Bannon
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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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Taxes
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Accounting
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Accounting
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Accounting
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Firm Management
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Accounting
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