Isaac M. O'Bannon

Managing Editor

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

September 24, 2009 

Congrats to Our 2009 “40 Under 40”

The CPA Technology Advisor has just announced its annual 40 Under 40 honorees. Each year, we recognize up-and-coming professionals who show the leadership and technological savvy that will help guide the profession into the future. The honorees come from across the country (even one from Hawaii). A list of this year’s 40 is below- you...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

September 10, 2009 

Making Retirement a Reality Even in this Economy

An interesting article by Bill Losey, a CFP and CSA, offers some pointers for those who may be retiring in the next few years. According to the AICPA, more than half of the profession is likely to do so within the next 12-15 years, so not only is this information potential good advice for your...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

August 21, 2009 

Reading the Fine Print

People often scoff at others who find themselves in a predicament because they didn’t read “the fine print.” But almost all of us are guilty of this error in judgement, and not just occasionally… we do it every day. I’m talking about EULAs (End-User License Agreement), Terms of Use Policies, Privacy Policies and other contractual...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

July 23, 2009 

Bing? (Yawn)

Fellow CPATechViews blogger Dave McClure recently wrote about Google’s new foray into the land of operating systems (See: Killing Microsoft: www.cpatechviews.com/2009/07/killing-microsoft). He also notes Microsoft’s latest entry in the search engine field with Bing.com. Just as I don’t think Microsoft has much to worry about (yet) from a Google cloud-based operation system, I also don’t...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

Contributors

Amy Vetter

Amy Vetter

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Becky Livingston

Becky Livingston

Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant

Brian Tankersley

Brian Tankersley

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Garrett Wagner

Garrett Wagner

CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group

Jim Boomer (WB)

Jim Boomer

CPA, CITP, CEO

Ken Berry, JD

Ken Berry, JD

CPA Practice Advisor Tax Correspondent

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Kristy Short, Ed.D.

Accounting Content Specialist

Mary Girsch-Bock

Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

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Roman Kepczyk

CPA, CITP, CGMA

Steve Saah

Steve Saah

Executive Director, Robert Half