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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

New Jersey Society of CPAs Honors 41 Ovation Award Winners for Exemplary Performance

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) has awarded 41 professionals its 2022 Ovation Awards. The awards represent outstanding achievements in seven categories: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Exceptional Educators; Emerging Leaders; Impact; Innovation; Lifetime Leader and Women to Watch.

Accounting

Lynne Fuentes, CPA, Elected President of NYSSCPA

Fuentes plans to spend her tenure working with the Society’s Moynihan Scholarship Fund to build the pipeline through elementary school-age students and above by encouraging them to go into accounting, teaching students statewide about financial literacy, supporting small practitioners, and providing an opportunity for NYSSCPA members to network in social settings.

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Accounting

Awards Recognize the 'Most Powerful Women' in the Accounting Profession

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and CPA Practice Advisor have announced the recipients of the 2022 Most Powerful Women in Accounting awards, which recognize professionals for their significant contributions to the field ...

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Report: IRS Destroyed 30 Million Paper Tax Documents

An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has found that the Internal Revenue Service made an intentional decision "to destroy an estimated 30 million paper-filed information return documents in March 2021."

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Payroll

Millions of Americans May Qualify for Free Broadband Internet Program

As part of the program, the internet providers, which include AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Verizon and others, will provide at least one service plan that costs under $30 per month, with internet download speeds of at least 100 mbps.

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Accounting

Nominations Open for 2022 Tax & Accounting Innovation Awards

Now in their 19th year, the CPA Practice Advisor Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the tax and accounting professions, and the small businesses they serve, through increased collaboration and ...

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Accounting

The Votes Are In: 2022 Readers' Choice Awards

Now in their 18th year, the CPA Practice Advisor Readers' Choice Awards give our readers the chance to spotlight the technologies they most respect and trust to provide client services, to manage their firms, and to help their clients run ...

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Benefits

April 1 is Last Day for New Retirees to Take RMDs

For retirees who turned 72 during the last half of 2021, in most cases, Friday, April 1, 2022, is the last day to begin receiving payments from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), 401(k)s and similar workplace retirement plans.

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Income Tax

Why is Your Tax Refund Taking So Long? Here Are Some Possibilities

Many different factors can affect the timing of a refund after the IRS receives a return. A manual review may be necessary when a return has errors, is incomplete or is affected by identity theft or fraud.

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Benefits

Half of Remote Professionals Say They Would Quit if Required to Go Back to Office

Return-to-office plans may lead to more resignations, separate research shows. In a survey of more than 1,000 professionals, half of respondents currently working from home (50%) would look for a new job that offers remote options if ...

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Small Business

Retail Sales Forecast to Grow 6 to 8 Percent in 2022

NRF forecasts that 2022 retail sales will total between $4.86 trillion and $4.95 trillion. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. Non-store and online sales year-over-year, which are included in the total figure ...

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Spoils of War? Ukraine Says No Taxes Due on Captured Russian Tanks

"Have you captured a Russian tank or armored personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it? Keep calm and continue to defend the Motherland! There is no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment, because the cost of ..."