Firm Management
Combining New Tech with Old Fashioned Values
A New Jersey CPA has found success through innovation of workflow and technology, without compromising client service and relationships.
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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Small Business
More Cloud is Good for Your Firm & Your Clients’ Businesses
The movement to the cloud has had many names over the past decade: Web 2.0, SaaS, web-based services, net-native programs, etc. But whatever you call it, the coming mass adoption of cloud-based business solutions will have the biggest effect on our work and business lives since computers themselves were first installed on desktops back in the 1980s.
Automation
Avalara Receives $20M in Funding from Battery Ventures
Seattle-based Avalara, which offers automated online sales tax compliance, has announced that it has received $20 million in growth financing from Battery Ventures.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.