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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

New donor management system for small nonprofits

Often working with shoestring budgets, many small nonprofit organizations do not use financial management software with the ability to track tax-exempt giving by donors or to create giving statements.

Accounting

Banks increasing focus on risk management

Rising focus on board governance, enterprise-wide systems, risk and technology; operational risk deemed area that needs further attention

Accounting

PwC appoints new leader for U.S. Advisory Services

Everson succeeds former U.S. Advisory Leader Dana Mcilwain, who is now PwC US Services Leader

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Accounting

Intuit builds on its new Practice Management system with acquisition

Intuit announced earlier this week that it has aquired Fifo, a cloud-based workpaper management system for accounting and tax professionals. The system is a part of Intuit's continuing development of it's Practice Management Suite,

Accounting

Ohio CPA Society names new Executive Board, Chairman

Zunich becomes new Chair of the Board; LaPlace honored with prestigious Gold Medal

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Software

Innovate or Perish: 2013 Innovation Awards Go Mobile and SaaS

Desktop Software Nowhere to be Seen at 2013 Innovation Awards

Accounting

A Successful Practice is Built on a Solid Foundation of Knowledge, Service and Technology

The key is finding new ways to work more productively, of course. To do that requires constant evaluation and oversight of firm workflow and finding the right tools and best practices that meet the needs of the firm and its clients.

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IRS

New IRS Commissioner outlines steps toward accountability, reform

Internal Revenue Service Principal Deputy Commissioner Danny Werfel today issued a report outlining new actions and next steps to fix problems uncovered with the IRS’ review of tax-exempt applications and improve the wider processes and operations in place at the IRS.

Accounting

Intuit CEO Brad Smith to deliver keynote at Sleeter Accounting Solutions Conference

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Accounting

Best jobs for 2013? Demand for accountants higher than ever

College students and those considering reshaping their professional paths frequently look for lists of what the best career choices are. Well, this isn't a list, but a hard fact: Accounting graduates are among the most in-demand professionals in America today.

Accounting

23% of Americans worked from home at least partially in 2012

With rising gas prices and long commutes, more and more American workers are finding a way to beat the hassle of the daily trek to work: working from a home office.

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Accounting

Are most Americans tax cheats? Most who shop online probably are

Tax professionals know it. Most accounting professionals know it. When it comes to businesses, most follow at least the letter, if not the spirit, of the law. But most other Americans still don’t seem to understand that they are probably a tax cheat.