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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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Firm Management

Doc.It and Network Management Group Form Strategic Alliance

April 16, 2013 – Doc.It and Network Management Group Inc (NMGI) have announced the creation of a strategic alliance between the two companies. Doc.It is a provider of a scalable full suite of document management products for accounting professionals.

Accounting

Contractors are using mobile more than ever: Survey shows jobsite use up 35% in last year

The use of smartphones by contractors while on the job jumped 35% from last year, according to new research from EMA Contractors, a specialty group at Eric Mower + Associates.

Former home loan officer receives 27 month prison sentence for $2.5M fraud

Daniel A. Vivas of Oklahoma City has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that caused more than $2.5 million in losses to various banks and mortgage lenders.

Accounting

How much do you value your employees? As much as they contribute?

I'm about to reach the 11 year mark of working for the same employer.

Accounting

New York accounting firm Freed Maxick adds PCI Data Security services

Freed Maxick CPAs Offers PCI Data Security Service line, Expanding Technology Consulting Practice.

Firm Management

End of Tax Season Update: IRS receives fewer returns, refunds down, errors with EITC abundant

Every tax professional, most small business owners and a good number of other taxpaying Americans know that last-minute changes to the tax code this year resulted in a delayed tax filing season.

Income Tax

Intuit Canada named to list of 'Great Places to Work'

Intuit Recognized as One the Best Workplaces in Canada

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Accounting

Wave adds new receipt-scanning tool to their small business app suite

Receipts by Wave turns paper clutter into digital data for free

Human Resources

ADP Reaches 40,000 Human Capital Management Clients

Companies of all Sizes Increasingly Select ADP's Unified Human Capital Management Platforms to Help Navigate Health Care Reform and Other Business Challenges

Accounting

Avalara and Kansas Society of CPAs form strategic alliance

KSCPA members can now access up-to-date sales and use tax educational resources, hands-on tools and partner programs

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Accounting

Initial Claims for Unemployment Rise

The U.S. Labor Department released the latest weekly jobs numbers today, which showed that, for the week ending March 30, initial claims for unemploymnet rose to 385,000, which is an increase of 28,000 new claimants compared to last week.

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Accounting

Community banks increased small business lending by $8.9 billion via Treasury Department program

Increased Lending Represents an Estimated 38,000 Additional Small Business Loan over Baseline Levels