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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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Cloud Technology

U.S. Head of Xero Leaves Company

Peter Karpas, the CEO of UNorth American and U.S. operations for online small business management and accounting software developer Xero has left the company, according to the company's top executive, Rod Drury.

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Firm Management

40 Leaders Who Are Shaping the Profession of Tomorrow

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Taxes

Bloomberg BNA Expands and Enhances Premier International Tax Library

Bloomberg BNA has made significant enhancements to its Premier International Tax Library, a comprehensive resource for international tax research that helps practitioners make more informed business decisions and provide value-added tax guidance.

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Automation

70% of Americans Support Marketplace Fairness, Online Sales Tax

Seven in ten Americans support legislation requiring sales-tax collection at the time of purchase, according to a poll of 1,016 U.S. consumers conducted for the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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Accounting

Bipartisan Representatives Urge Congressional Leaders to Save Cash Method of Accounting

A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives – 233 members – have signed a letter urging the House leadership to preserve the cash method of accounting for tax purposes, writing that proposals requiring a transition to the accrual method ...

Cloud Technology

FileThis Offers New Version for Accounting Firms

Cloud document storage provider FileThis has released its new FileThis Document Portal for Professional Services system, which is designed to help streamline the gathering, organizing and sharing of financial documents from clients for time-crunched accountants, CPAs, bookkeepers, and other busy tax and finance professionals.

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Accounting

Martha Stewart to Speak at QuickBooks Connect Conference

Intuit has unveiled new speakers to inspire QuickBooks Connect attendees this October, with the addition of businesswoman Martha Stewart to an already packed agenda this fall in San Jose, Calif.

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Accounting

Accounting Profession Ranked as Most Underrated Job

The accounting profession tops the list of the most underrated jobs, according to a new report by jobs search portal CareerCast.com. And while advertising account executives, public relations managers and senior corporate executives may have fast-paced, highly coveted careers, they rank among the most overrated jobs. Other highly sought-after jobs that made CareerCast’s overrated jobs list include event coordinator, attorney, author and surgeon.

Accounting

Site Ranks the Top 50 Accounting Programs in the U.S.

Accounting Degree Review has released its 2014 ranking of the top 50 graduate schools for accounting. The McCombs School of Business from the University of Texas in Austin took the top spot.

Income Tax

IRS Direct Pay System Passes One Million Payments Made

With more than one million tax payments already processed this year through IRS Direct Pay, the Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers with upcoming tax payment deadlines to consider choosing this free online system to quickly and easily pay what they owe.

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Income Tax

New IRS YouTube Videos Focus on Healthcare Reform, Tax Form Changes

The Internal Revenue Service has released several new YouTube videos to help taxpayers get important information about the Affordable Care Act and tax return filing.