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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

Payroll Vault Honors Franchisee Award Winners

Cloud-based payroll service provider Payroll Vault ended its second annual conference by honoring several of its franchisees. The conference was held at the Inverness Hotel in Englewood, Colorado.

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Auditing

Report: IRS Field Collectors Need to Focus on Cases with Better Potential

The IRS field workload selection process is not designed to ensure that cases with the highest collection potential are identified, selected, and assigned to be worked, according to a new report.

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Accounting

Fraud and the Cost of Complacency

Fraud costs businesses billions directly, but what is the cost of complacency? Research conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization, indicates that the longer a fraud lasts before it is ...

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Accounting

Nearly Half of CFOs Say They Handle at Least One Crisis a Week

Keeping a cool head in a crisis is a hallmark of a good leader, but the number of fires executives are putting out daily and weekly may be trending down, a recent survey shows.

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Income Tax

'Tis the Season... For Income Tax Planning

While most Americans are thinking about football season, the MLB baseball playoffs, the coming NBA season, hockey or the upcoming holidays, savvy financial professionals are advising taxpayers to think about their taxes.

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Accounting

Mid-Market CFOs Taking More Strategic Role in Companies

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) at large organizations have undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, assuming more strategic responsibilities in addition to their traditional finance and accounting tasks. Now it appears that mid-market co

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Income Tax

New IRS Data Suggests Taxpayers Will Pay Less in 2015

The latest report from Wolters Kluwer, CCH offers estimated ranges for each 2015 tax bracket as well as projections for a growing number of inflation-sensitive tax figures, such as the personal exemption and the standard deduction.

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Accounting

Study: Wage Garnishments a Headache for Millions of Americans and Employers

More than 7 percent of U.S. workers are currently having their wages garnished, most of them for either child support payments or tax debts, according to a new study from payroll and human resources provider ADP.

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Tax Planning

Thomson Reuters Releases Estate Tax Planning Treatise

Thomson Reuters has released a new multi-volume WG&L Estate Series treatise for estate planners, Tax Planning for Family Wealth Transfers at Death: Analysis with Forms. This WG&L treatise, by Howard M. Zaritsky, renowned estate planner and author...

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Income Tax

Good Tax News? Many Americans May See Lower Federal Taxes in 2015

Sit back and brace yourself for some good tax news? A new report from financial and legal information company Bloomberg BNA points to lower upcoming tax bills for many U.S. taxpayers as a result of adjustments based on the higher Consumer Price Index.

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Automation

Online Service Automates Sales Tax Preparation, Filing and Payment

Cloud sales tax software maker TaxJar launched its new AutoFile system, a cloud-based service that automates filing of state sales tax returns and payments for online and storefront retailers. For the first time, sellers who previously would spend ...

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Income Tax

Report Says IRS Needs to Improve Handling of Complaints Against Tax Preparers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not processing complaints against tax preparers in a timely manner, according to the latest report publicly from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).