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Isaac M. O'Bannon
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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.
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Firm Management
Company introduces system for interactive CPE webcasts designed for mobile devices
ON24 Becomes First Company to Offer Mobile CPE
Income Tax
IRS to waive late payment penalty for filers who had delayed forms, and file tax extension
The Internal Revenue Service says it is goint to waive the late-payment penalty for individuals and businesses who request a tax filing extension because they are have forms attached to their returns that weren't available until February.
Small Business
Bally Total Fitness introduces a gym in the Cloud; Free app for fitness routines
Bally Total Fitness Launches Free Online and Mobile Fitness Solutions for Members
Accounting
CPA Practice Advisor's Thought Leader Symposium Receives Honor
CPA Practice Advisor received an Honorable Mention for the event as a finalist in the Best Conference Category of Folio & Min's FAME Awards held last week in New York.
Income Tax
Income Tax Refund Fraud Cases Growing
A rundown of the most recent and notable tax fraud cases.
IRS
After losing match, UFC fighter says he's never paid taxes
An athlete holding a media briefing after being beaten may be chalked up as a sign of a poor loser, but admitting on national television to avoiding the IRS?
Income Tax
IRS deputizes local police and sheriff officers in Florida to help fight tax fraud
The Internal Revenue Service has deputized law enforcement officers from 10 Tampa Bay-area agencies as a part of the Tampa Bay Identity Theft Alliance, which investigates allegations under federal bank and money laundering laws and exercise authority outside their current jurisdictions as local officers.
Bye, Bye Google Reader. No more RSS from world's largest search engine
Google will be closing its Google Reader RSS service on July 1.
Income Tax
H&R Block software glitch could delay 600,000 income tax refunds
A glitch in the software that H&R Block and some other preparation services use could cause those with education tax credits to have a longer wait on their refunds.
Automation
A new twist on sales taxes: Are in-game purchases like "powerups" a transaction? Yes. Will they be taxed is a different question
Are in-game sales taxable transactions? In essence, the user/gamer is trading real money for a digital product. While that product may not exist outside of the game, it is a transaction that has value. In fact, it's a billion dollar industry, and one that has gone untaxed even by states and other jurisdictions that likely already have the legal authority to tax the transactions.
Accounting
New online directory connects users with listings of accounting and tax professionals around the world
Looking for a tax professional who knows the tax law in your area?