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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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Technology

CCH Launches Open Integration Platform

New platform opens CCH's NextGen solutions to third party applications, allowing firms to use the solutions that best serve them, while also improving workflow and streamlining database management.

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Nonprofit

AccuFund Acquires Outreach Suite CRM System

Outreach Suite’s fund-raising capabilities complement AccuFund’s fund management, enabling AccuFund to expand its accounting solution for non-profits.

Technology

Document Management at its Best - Free CPE Webcast

Earn 1 hour of free CPE during webcast on document management.

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Small Business

Intuit Unveils New Version of QuickBooks for Professional Bookkeepers

QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper 2012 includes all features from QuickBooks Pro, along with multi-client tools and time-saving features.

Technology

Rick Richardson & John Jantsch to Keynote Boomer Technology Circles Summit

Keynote Speakers Announced for the 2012 Boomer Technology Circles Summit, to be held Aug. 20-21, 2012 in Kansas City.

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Technology

What's Behind Thomson Reuters' 31 Percent Growth in Tax & Accounting Market?

Overall, the company had adjusted earnings per share of 44 cents in the first quarter of 2012, a rise from 37 cents per share over the same period last year, and seven cents per share above analysts’ predictions.

Thomson Reuters Debuts Agile Tax - A New, Web-Based, Professional Tax System

Thomson Reuters introduces Agile Tax, a new cloud-based tax compliance system for tax and accounting professionals.

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Advisory

Automation: Sales Tax is Just the Beginning for Avalara

Even small businesses can benefit from sales tax automation, from the headaches of keeping up with constantly-changing rates, to the perils of audits and penalties.

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How Deductible is Las Vegas? (Business vs. Pleasure)

The TaxGirl offers a great assessment of the AICPA Tech+ conference, with regard to how CPAs think about business... at 3 am.

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Checkpoint Goes Mobile with New Apps

Thomson Reuters has released mobile versions of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, the online system that provide tax, accounting and financial professionals with research, news, analysis, and productivity tools.

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Advisory

Expert or Guru? Bill.com Introduces Certification Program

Bill.com has rolled out a new certification program for accounting professionals and firms who use the Bill.com solution to help their clients. The new certification program gives them the opportunity to brand their practices as a Bill.com "Expert" or "Guru," acknowledging their ability to pass along benefits to clients via cloud-based accounting practices.

Technology

Early-Adopter Firms Share Blueprint for Building Digital Practices at AICPA Conference

Are accounting firm leaders asking themselves the wrong question when it comes to technology? That's what Erik Asgeirsson, president and CEO of CPA2Biz, thinks when it comes to cloud-based systems.