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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 Legal Confirmation Service Helps Auditors and Lawyers

The platform streamlines everything from preparing and post-dating letters for automated release, obtaining client approvals, tracking responses and receiving documented updates.

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Small Business

Canadian Summer Spending Expected to Heat Up

A new survey conducted for Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) finds that almost half (46 per cent) of the respondents plan to spend more this summer when compared with the same season a year ago.

Accounting

237,000 New Jobs Created in June

Payrolls for businesses with 49 or fewer employees increased by 120,000 jobs in June, the same as May. Employment among companies with 50-499 employees increased by 86,000 jobs, up from 63,000 the previous month.

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Accounting

Thomson Reuters Launches New Online CPE Events for Tax, Audit and Accounting

The conferences offered through Checkpoint Learning will be presented by leading AuditWatch, Gear Up and CPEasy training experts and will provide in-depth and up-to-date analysis of key issues such as health care reform, international taxation ...

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Sales Tax

Ohio Society of CPAs Recognized for Helping Reform Income Taxes

OSCPA’s efforts were recently recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with a Power of A Gold Award. The Power of A Awards recognize a select number of organizations annually that distinguish themselves with innovative ...

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Accounting

Awards Spotlight Innovations in Tax & Accounting Technologies

The winners of the 12th annual Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards, all cloud-based solutions, are examples of this new reality of on-demand information and business agility.

Automation

Avalara Acquires Telecom Tax Compliance Provider EZtax

The $5.6 trillion worldwide telecom market is subject to multiple tax laws and regulations that are highly complex and constantly changing. EZtax offers cloud-based solutions that address this complexity.

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Firm Management

CPA Practice Advisor Announces 2015 Innovation Awards

This year’s Innovation Award recipients include systems for expense management, business planning, document management and sales tax automation.

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Small Business

Small Business Mobile Apps to Double in Next 2 Years

Fifteen percent of small businesses have a mobile app, and another 18 percent are considering developing one in 2015 or later, according to a new survey.

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Accounting

Nonprofit Accounting System Helps Those Who Help Others

According to the National Institutes for Health, about 20 percent of American adults experience some form of mental health disorder each year, and one in five people have a serious disorder such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

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Accounting

60% of Small Businesses Worry About Cash Flow Every Month

Most small businesses can’t track and manage their cash flow because banks don’t provide them with the right financial tools, according to a new report released by Palo Alto Software.

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Income Tax

Psst: You Don't Have to File Your Taxes By April 15

April 15 is ingrained, implanted permanently in most Americans' minds as the deadline for filing annual income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service. But what if I told you that you don't really have to file your form 1040 by April 15?