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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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Firm Management

Indiana Society of CPAs and Students Hold Day of Service for Nonprofits

The Indiana CPA Society's statewide 19th annual CPA Day of Service was Sept. 27, when teams from 15 organizations completed 19 service projects in 17 Indiana communities.

Small Business

SMBs are Driving Growth in AI Adoption

In the past year, the number of SMBs using AI has more than doubled (39% of SMBs are using AI in 2024 compared to 14% in 2023), in large part due to the growing familiarity with and accessibility of AI and its business applications.

Tecumseh City Hall

Accounting

Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

Earlier this year, an independent panel convened by the AICPA, the National Pipeline Advisory Group, delivered a series of recommendations on addressing the accounting talent shortage.

Income Tax

AICPA and NATP Respond to TurboTax Ad

The ad tells Americans they should have a "tax break up" with their professional preparer by using one of TurboTax's live experts.

Small Business

New Federal Rule Makes it Easier to Cancel Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a final “click-to-cancel” rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.

Accounting

New Jersey CPA Society Announces Ovation Awards

Award categories included: Lifetime Leader; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Exceptional Educators; Emerging Leaders; Impact; Innovation; and Women to Watch.

Accounting

Acumatica Launches Cloud ERP Solution for Professional Services Firms

The Professional Services Edition joins Acumatica’s existing suite, which includes the Construction Edition, Manufacturing Edition, Distribution Edition, Retail Edition and General Business Edition.

Accounting

Mark Koziel to Be Next CEO of AICPA & CIMA

Koziel is currently president and CEO of Allinial Global, an association of independent accounting and advisory firms with $6 billion in collective revenue and 268 member firms worldwide. He will begin the role in January following a handover period.

Small Business

2024 Holiday Retail Spending Forecast to Grow Up to 3.5 Percent

Online and other non-store sales, which are included in the total, are expected to increase between 8% and 9% to a total of between $295.1 billion and $297.9 billion.

Taxes

IRS Warns of Hurricane Charity Scams

Scammers commonly set up fake charities to take advantage of peoples’ generosity during natural disasters and other tragic events.

Payroll

ADP Acquires WorkForce Software

This acquisition will expand ADP’s global offering of workforce management solutions and enable future innovation in the space.

Taxes

AICPA Pushes Back on Treasury and the IRS Overreaching Guidance Package

The American Institute of CPAs recently submitted a comment letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service in response to their release of a guidance package addressing certain basis-shifting transactions involving partnerships and related parties.