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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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Income Tax

UltraTax CS Wins Award From Kansas Secretary of State

UltraTax CS, the professional tax compliance system from Thomson Reuters, recently received a NASS Medallion Award from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. The award was presented in honor of a new state-of-the-art innovation in electronic tax preparation for business customers. It was presented on August 18 during a press conference in Leawood, Kansas.

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Accounting

Freshbooks Debuts New Accountant Center for Cloud Accounting

FreshBooks has introduced its new Freshbooks Accountant Center, which is free for accountants with clients using Freshbooks.

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Benefits

Report: IRS Needs to Improve Medical Device Excise Tax Program

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to improve its strategy to ensure accurate reporting and payment of the Medical Device Excise Tax, according to a new report publicly released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

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Benefits

The Top 5 Small Business Issues of the 2014 Elections

As campaign season officially swings into high gear, here are the top five issues of importance to the country’s small business owners this election year.

Accounting

New System Focused on Accounting and Taxes for Bitcoin

LibraTax is designed to help balance the Bitcoin books by optimizing capital gains/loss reporting on virtual currency transactions.

Firm Management

Gettry Marcus Named Finalist for Small Business HIA Achievement Award

Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C. is proud to have been named a finalist for an HIA Achievement Award in the category of Small Business.

AICPA

AICPA Hits New Membership High of 400,000

The American Institute of CPAs announced on Wednesday that it recently hit the 400,000 member mark, a milestone the organization says underscores the continuing value and vitality of the organization and the accounting profession as well.

Firm Management

NetDocuments Names New CEO, Receives $25M Investment

Cloud-based document and email management provider NetDocuments has announced that Matt Duncan has taken the helm as the company's new chief executive officer.

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Accounting

Ranking the Best & Worst Cities for First-Time Homebuyers

Looking to buy your first home? A new study shows that the Midwest, and specifically Texas and Oklahoma, have the highest ranked cities for first-time home buyers.

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Income Tax

IRS Warns About New Tax Scams

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration continue to hear from taxpayers who have received unsolicited calls from individuals demanding payment while fraudulently claiming to be from the IRS.

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Unauthorized IRS Contractors Had Access to Taxpayer Data

Some contract employees providing services to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) without required background checks had access to taxpayer data, according to a report publicly released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the IRS.

Accounting

31% of Workers Have No Retirement Savings

Nearly one third of American workers have no retirement savings or a pension, and 19 percent of workers nearing retirement age have no nest egg either, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Board.