Auditing
Man claims sexual harassment against IRS auditor
Taxpayers sometimes find themselves in a vulnerable position when it comes to IRS audits. But an Oregon man is claiming a new twist on the dilemma.
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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
Darren Root Among Prestigious Attendees of the AICPA and CPA2Biz SaaS Executive Round Table
Top thought leaders recently gathered to discuss leading cloud technologies and how to best serve the accounting profession now and into the future.
Deltek names Mike Corkery as CEO
Enterprise software company Deltek, Inc., has announced that Mike Corkery has been named the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO). Corkery was named acting CEO in December, and has been Deltek’s CFO since joining the company in January 2010.
Firm Management
Accounting liability insurance policies can now include data security, ID theft coverage
As everything "moves to the cloud," and many states pass laws about email and client data that have severe penalties for breaches, protecting client data has become one of the biggest worries of accounting and tax professionals.
Small business outlook cloudy, according to report
A new report by the National Small Business Association (NSBA) shows that many small-business owners are feeling less optimistic about the overall U.S. economy and their own businesses compared to last year.
Income Tax
Free tax filing isn’t always free: Extra costs add up for many self-filers
Many do-it-yourself filers could pay about the same to have a credentialed tax expert do them, and still get their refund in about the same time, and with the peace of mind of real professional guidance.
Accounting
Online Charitable Giving Up 11% in 2012: Report
The Blackbaud Index shows overall giving was up 2 percent, while online giving grew 11 percent.
Income Tax
Update: Split ruling on IRS injunction appeal on tax preparer registration case
On Monday, a U.S. District Court issued a ruling to make both sides unhappy. IRS can continue some parts of RTRP, but not others. Pending further appeals, of course.
Automation
Avalara acquires developer of CertCapture Exemption Certificate Management System
Avalara Accelerates Momentum in Sales Tax Automation
Accounting
Small business lending and hiring up at end of 2012
Lending to small businesses was up in December, and January saw small business hiring gains
Income Tax
IRS further extends tax deadlines for NJ and NY counties hit by Sandy
IRS Extends Tax Relief to Some New Jersey and New York Victims of Hurricane Sandy; Return Filing and Tax Payment Deadline Extended to April 1, 2013
Income Tax
U.S. income tax turns 100
Most living Americans think that an income tax has always been there... but no. In 1913, the U.S. Congress passed the first permanent income tax.