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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

AICPA and Oxford Course on Sustainable Financial Strategy Now Available as CPE

The six-week course, ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy, is designed to give accounting and finance professionals the skills necessary to lead their organization’s response to sustainable business priorities.

Accounting

Last Chance to Nominate Technologies for 2024 Innovation Awards

Now in their 21st year, the Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.

Auditing

KPMG Collaborates with Databricks for Audit AI

The firm’s ongoing alliance with Databricks will further accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence within KPMG’s audits.

Accounting

New Jersey Society of CPAs Opens Nominations for 2024 Ovation Awards

The awards honor New Jersey professionals in seven categories: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Impact; Innovation; Emerging Leaders; Exceptional Educators; Lifetime Leader and Women to Watch.

Sales Tax

Vertex Acquires Artificial Intelligence Sales Tax Capabilities from Ryan, LLC

The new Vertex AI capabilities leverage proprietary and private Large Language Models (LLM) to deliver Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) capabilities combined with “human in the loop” tax expertise.

Small Business

BlueFaucet App Focuses on Small Business Management

BlueFaucet focuses on inviting customers back, finding new business opportunities, providing marketing tools, and reducing merchants' workloads.

Accounting

Valid8 Names Todd Ludwig as EVP of Sales

Valid8's software is used by forensic accountants, legal teams, and investigators working on complex financial fraud cases, partnership disputes, family law cases, bankruptcies, asset divisions and more.

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Taxes

Thomson Reuters and SAP Partner for Automating Tax Reporting

The new integration supports businesses using SAP technologies with automating and filing sales and use tax returns in the United States directly from SAP Document and Reporting Compliance.

Small Business

Monthly Retail Imports to Hit Highest Level Since 2022

Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report.

Accounting

AICPA Announces Recipients of Teaching Awards

The AICPA and CIMA have announced the recipients of the Bea Sanders/AICPA EDGE in Teaching Award, and the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award.

Accounting

Six Young CPAs Honored by AICPA

The awards are given in memory of Maximo Mukelabai, a member of the inaugural class of the AICPA Leadership Academy whose life was tragically cut short in 2011 at age 36.

Accounting

AI, Automation and Outsourced Staffing Options on Display on AICPA Engage Trade Show Floor

CPA Practice Advisor visited with many companies at AICPA Engage to discuss solutions that can help practices be more productive, efficient and profitable.