Technology
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
Read more
Accounting
2013 Review of QuickBooks Accountant 2013
Accounting
2013 Review of AccountantsWorld – Accounting Relief
Accounting
2013 Review of PC Software Accounting, Inc. – Client Write-Up for Windows
Accounting
2013 Review of QuickBooks Online Accountant
Accounting
Xero Partner Program – Accountant Version
Accounting
2013 Review of Thomson Reuters Accounting CS
Income Tax
4 Specialty Tax Tools That Help Fill Niche Needs
IRS
IRS seeks back taxes from O.J. Simpson... so does California
O.J. Simpson may be in prison, but the IRS still has him in it's sights. The tax agency has filed a lien against his earnings claiming he has a debt of $17,015.99 for taxes owed in 2011. Without comment on the 99 cent part of the debt- how was O.J. liable for that tax debt in 2011, since he's been in jail since 2007?
Income Tax
Tax fraud cases show need for preparer regulation
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of cases each year of uncredentialed "kitchen counter" tax preparers misleading consumers and filing illegal returns. Just this week, we have three more examples:
AICPA
IRS appeals court ruling: Professionals and consumers agree with testing of tax preparers
This was the last thing this tax season needed: Uncertainty for tax professionals, other tax preparers and tax-paying Americans. AICPA, NSA, NAEA and other organizations want IRS testing program.
Accounting
29 year-old CPA is youngest in U.S. Congress; 10 CPAs Now in Congress
There are 10 Certified Public Accountants serving in Congress.