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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

QuickBooks Now Syncs American Express Data With ReceiptMatch

In a move that could help millions of small businesses in the U.S. streamline their expense management, the maker of the most widely-used small business management software and the most popular small business charge card are partnering to make things easier.

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Firm Management

Gail Perry Joins CPA Practice Advisor

Gail Perry, a Certified Public Accountant and longtime accounting industry thought leader and writer, will join CPA Practice Advisor as editor-in-chief effective December 8, 2013. The announcement was made today during The Sleeter Group’s annual Solutions13 conference in Las Vegas.

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Payroll

Nov. 4-11 is Veterans Small Business Week

Events To Reach Out To Veteran Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

Payroll

FAA Announces New Policy for Digital Devices on Planes

According to an announcement on Thursday, "The FAA has announced that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance."

Firm Management

Report Recommends IRS Improve Paper Audit Automation

The IRS designed its Correspondence Imaging System (CIS) to automate the scanning of taxpayer correspondence. The Image Control Team units in IRS submission processing sites scanned more than 8.1 million pieces of paper correspondence into the CIS during Fiscal Year 2012.

Accounting

CCH Asks User Conference Attendees... "Have You Hit the Wall Yet?"

Instead of a form, app or website, the conference organizers created a way for accounting firms to answer a different question each day of the event, with attendees sticking decals to a large wall. On day one, the question was, "What group of staff are you looking to expand within your firm?"

Accounting

Latest Innovations, Mobile Solutions Shown at 2013 CCH User Conference

The 2013 CCH Connections user conference kicked off today in Phoenix, Arizona, as professional accountants, leaders in industry and developers gathered to get a first-hand look at the latest innovations for tax and accounting professionals. More than 1,000 professionals are expected to attend this year's event.

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Small Business

Awards Honor Small Business Influencers

100 companies, individuals and applications were honored by Small Business Trends, an online publication that helps small businesses and the people who interact with them.

Firm Management

2014 Income Tax Filing Season will Start Late Again

Last year, it was the fiscal cliff that delayed the start of tax season- this coming year, blame it on the partial government shutdown.

Accounting

Opportunites Improving for Women in Accounting and Finance

CFO Survey: Female Accountants Have More Opportunities Today Than 10 Years Ago; Robert Half to Participate in 2013 Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance Annual Conference

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Accounting

Largest database of private company information free to accounting firms

The largest database of industry statistics on privately held companies is available for free to all U.S. accounting firms.

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Human Resources

Cloud Workforce Management System Combines Technology and Service

Paychex, Inc. today announced its new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that combines cloud technology with customer service to provide human resource administrators with a streamlined and integrated approach to workforce management.