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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

Binary Stream and Solver Announce Enhanced Partnership to Deliver Advanced Subscription Billing Suite

The enhanced partnership will help organizations using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central manage the complete order to cash process.

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Accounting

Accounting Software Maker UBCC Acquired by Pioneer Accounting Group

In addition to UBCC and Lin Company, Pogosyan also owns Gandrud Financial and Archer Halliday.

Small Business

Avalara Enhances Tax Automation on Purchases with AvaTax for Accounts Payable

The enhancement provides a comprehensive solution built into AvaTax that is designed to automate tax calculation and compliance for purchases.

Accounting

AICPA Names New Fellowship After Barry Melancon

The Fellowship has been established as a legacy of Barry Melancon's 30-year leadership tenure at the AICPA & CIMA as well as his dedication, advocacy and future-focused commitment to the profession.

Accounting

Avalara Named IDC Leader for European-Compliant Invoicing

Avalara has been positioned in the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape: European Compliant e-Invoicing Solutions 2024 Vendor Assessment.

Technology

70% of Finance Professionals Plan to Invest in AI in Next 5 Years

60% of respondents who had already deployed an AI-related Finance project characterized the deployment as successful.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

MS Consultants Acquires Probity Tax Recovery

The agency works with companies across the manufacturing and machinery, technology, food, pharmaceutical, mining, architecture, engineering, and agriculture industries, as well as with other professional service providers.

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Financial Reporting

Withum's New Outsourcing Service Streamlines Compliance with European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

According to the professionals in Withum’s Sustainability and ESG Practice, approximately 50,000 companies worldwide are required to report detailed sustainability performance in compliance with ESRS.

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Accounting Standards

GASB Issues Guidance on Disclosure of Certain Capital Assets

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has issued guidance that establishes requirements for certain types of capital assets to be disclosed separately for purposes of note disclosures.

Firm Management

Indiana Society of CPAs and Students Hold Day of Service for Nonprofits

The Indiana CPA Society's statewide 19th annual CPA Day of Service was Sept. 27, when teams from 15 organizations completed 19 service projects in 17 Indiana communities.

Small Business

SMBs are Driving Growth in AI Adoption

In the past year, the number of SMBs using AI has more than doubled (39% of SMBs are using AI in 2024 compared to 14% in 2023), in large part due to the growing familiarity with and accessibility of AI and its business applications.

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Accounting

Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

Earlier this year, an independent panel convened by the AICPA, the National Pipeline Advisory Group, delivered a series of recommendations on addressing the accounting talent shortage.