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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

FASB and IASB Form Joint Transition Resource Group for Revenue Recognition

Members of the TRG include financial statement preparers, auditors and users representing a wide spectrum of industries, geographical locations and public and private companies and organizations.

Accounting

Americans Giving More to Nonprofit Charities

Based on data from 4,138 organizations that raised more than $13 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 1.3 percent for the three months ending April 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.

Accounting

Survey: Men More Confident than Women on Retirement

American men, particularly those aged 51 or older and with an income over $75,000, are more confident about retirement according to a recent survey conducted by financial services group OneAmerica. Contributing to their confidence is a realistic knowledge of how much retirement income they will need.

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Accounting

New Cloud System Fully Automates Expense Management

Tallie, which makes online expense management systems, has released what it says is the first complete cloud-based expense management solution, providing the quickest path from receipt to balance sheet. Tallie was honored this week with a Tax and Accounting Innovation Award.

Accounting

Financial Accounting Foundation Appoints Two New Members to GASB Advisory Council

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) today announced the appointment of two new members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC).

Accounting

Special Report Offers Overview of New FASB and IASB Revenue Recognition Model

Financial information and technology company Thomson Reuters has released a special report, An Overview of the Revised Accounting Model for Revenue Recognition, which provides useful insights for corporate management teams, shareholders, lenders, analysts, investors, regulators, and accounting firms that utilize revenue to monitor organizations' financial performance and general financial health.

Benefits

10,000 Americans Turn 65 Every Day: 5 Ways to Prepare for Retirement

About 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 every day until around 2030. That's a lot of retirement parties, but it's also something that should have them thinking about what they're going to do after they leave the office for the last time.

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Income Tax

June 16 Income Tax Deadline Approaches for Expat Taxpayers

American taxpayers living abroad generally qualify for an automatic two-month extension to their federal income taxes. Well, that time's almost up. Ex-pat taxpayers are required to file their 2013 federal income tax returns, or extension requests, by Monday, June 16, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Human Resources

Paycom Adds Push Reporting Feature

Paycom, which makes cloud-based payroll and human resources systems, has added a new Push Reporting feature to its payroll system. The feature is meant to increase the quality, speed and efficiency in which human resource executives can populate, produce and analyze employee data generated reports.

Accounting

New Learning Center Helps Firms Achieve Next Generation Success

Leaders from RootWorks, LLC have expanded the company’s continuing education programming for the accounting profession with the opening its new state-of-the-art learning center. The new facility is conveniently located in the PNC Center in Indianapolis, IN and will host an impressive roster of strategic planning workshops developed exclusively for today’s progressive accounting professional.

Accounting

IRS Says Interest Rates to Remain Unchanged for Q3

The Internal Revenue Service says that interest rates will remain the same for the third calendar quarter of this year, which begins July 1, 2014.

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Benefits

Getting Married? 10 Things to Know About Your Fiance’s Finances

You've met Mr. or Mrs. Right and fallen in love, set the date and picked out the dress, but have you talked about your finances? Before taking the vow of “for richer or poorer,” it is important to discuss your current financial situations and determine how finances will be handled during marriage.