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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

How to Perform Year-End Accounting for Nonprofits

Closing the financial books for an organization requires accuracy, attention to detail, and a knowledge of some advanced accounting principals. For many nonprofit organizations, especially smaller ones operating on a shoe string budget, hiring a full-time accountant may be out of their reach.

Income Tax

Average Income Tax Preparation Fees for TY 2013

Taxpayers looking to hire a professional to complete their 2013 tax return can expect to pay an average of $261 for an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, according to the National Society of Accountants (NSA).

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Accounting

U.S. Businesses Had Strong 2013, But Slowing Sales May Be Concern

Privately-held U.S. businesses had a great year in 2013, according to recent data from financial information provider Sageworks. But while dozens of financial metrics make it clear that companies had a lot going for them this year, what about the near future?

Accounting

Survey: CFOs Expect Expansion in U.S. & Abroad in 2014

By this time next year, more than half (53%) of surveyed CFOs plan to expand their businesses internationally, according to the annual CFO Evolution Benchmark Survey released today by Armanino LLP, which includes a pool of mainly Bay Area CFOs answering questions about their financial expectations over the next several years.

Benefits

Five Tax Tips for Small Business Owners to Make Before 2014

With January only a few weeks away, business owners should already be thinking about year-end tax planning, and there are five significant tax regulations and credits they should evaluate before the New Year, according to Paychex.

Small Business

Walmart Website Down on Cyber Tuesday - Too Much Traffic, Or DOS Attack?

Walmart.com, the e-commerce website of the world's largest retailer, experienced an outage on Tuesday evening, Cyber Tuesday, which is traditionally the second biggest online holiday shopping day of the year. The outage affected all U.S. customers.

Income Tax

Charitable Giving Up in Third Quarter

Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 percent for the three months ending October 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.

Accounting

Taxes and Politics: IRS Proposes New Rules for Some Tax Exempt Organizations

This proposed guidance defines the term “candidate-related political activity,” and if accepted, would amend current regulations by indicating that the promotion of social welfare does not include this type of activity.

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Firm Management

'Tis the Season for Tech - 2013 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here … almost. Fortunately, there’s still time to shoo away the Grinch and find some unique tech gifts for your friends, family, coworkers or even just a new toy for yourself.

Accounting

AccountantsWorld Renames Accounting Relief as "Accounting Power"

AccountantsWorld has changed the name of its flagship accounting solution to better reflect the most important and distinctive benefits it provides to accountants.

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Small Business

Game On! Intuit Announces Finalists for 'Small Business, Big Game' Contest

Four finalists for the Small Business Big Game contest have been announced by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks, which sponsored the program.

Accounting

New Business Management and Accounting System Clears Database Clutter

The program is promoted as "incredibly easy to customize" with no programming experience necessary, so that business users can tailor the system to match their current way of doing business, and without needing third-party integrators.