Firm Management
Hughes Pittman & Gupton Joins EisnerAmper
HPG was founded in 1983 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has grown to more than a dozen partners and a staff of almost 100.
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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Accounting Standards
FASB Issues Standard That Enhances Income Tax Disclosures
The ASU improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and...
Accounting
AICPA Comments to Treasury on Amount B of OECD Pillar One
These comments, which are focused on Amount B of OECD Pillar One, complement Association’s prior comments on OECD documents.
Taxes
Stanford Tax Adds AI to Automate Client Organizers for More Efficient Tax Workflows
The software connects with tax platforms including Pro System FX, Pro Series, Ultra Tax, CCH Axcess, CCH Prosytem fx, UltraTax, Lacerte, ProSeries, Drake, and ATX.
Small Business
Bill Enhances Visibility and Controls in Spend & Expense
The latest capabilities, complete with a budgets interface redesign, include additional ways to customize spend target limits, consolidate controls to manage spend easier, and group budgets to streamline management of multiple budgets.
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Taxes
AICPA Submits Recommendations More Streamlined Process for Disaster Extension Requests
Slower approvals, emotional trauma and shortage of building materials, skilled labor, utilities and the other services for rebuilding add to the difficulty some taxpayers experience.
Accounting Standards
FASB Issues Standard to Improve the Accounting for and Disclosure of Certain Crypto Assets
The new standard responds to feedback from stakeholders of all backgrounds who indicated that improving the accounting for and disclosure of crypto assets should be a top priority for the board.
Accounting
LeaseCrunch Offers “ASC 842 Lease Management: Navigating Beyond Compliance” Webinar
The implementation of ASC 842 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board brought about significant changes to lease accounting, impacting businesses across various industries.
Accounting
CPAmerica Unveils New Brand Strategy and Website
CPAmerica’s new brand strategy is rooted in the advantages of sharing and is captured in the brand promise, "Where collaboration means business."
Accounting
Business Executives’ Mixed View on Economy Reflects Continued Uncertainty, AICPA & CIMA Survey Finds
Business executives don’t have a strong sense of where the economy is headed, and their mixed-bag outlook reflects that, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey.
Accounting
NJCPA Delivers More Than 2,300 pounds of Food and Supplies to Community FoodBank of New Jersey
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey has been delivering food and food supplies to needy families in 15 counties in the state for nearly 50 years.
Taxes
On Event of 250th Anniversary of Boston Tea Party, U.S. Tea Merchants and Small Businesses Find Taxes too Complex
Eight in 10 tea merchants (82%) feel anxiety related to staying on top of their tax obligations. In the U.S., there are more than 900 sales tax rules on tea products.