Data security

The IRS needs to take further steps to improve its security program deficiencies, according to a new report.

When a client starts sending fake invoices to vendors and customers, the instinct is to reset the password and turn on multifactor authentication. That's not enough.

Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service employees retained their laptops and smartphones accepting a voluntary buyout offer from the IRS last year, according to a new report.

Tech stacks may be leaking more information than firms realize due to terms and conditions that give vendors permission to access and use it how they see fit.

While almost everyone is talking the talk on AI governance and control, recent data suggests far fewer are walking the walk, to the detriment of organizations.

Tax amnesty programs; protecting your practice; unidentified tax payments; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is restructuring the framework of its Security Summit public-private partnership to fend off tax-related identity theft.

Oh snap; blood-testing lab; warning letters; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Between the current state of cybersecurity challenges and a growing number of AI threats, accounting firms are transitioning to SOC as a Service.

Critical cautionary tale; reactive to proactive; consumption taxes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service has improved its ability to flag returns for signs of identity theft, adjusting its filters to reduce false positives and spot fraud.

The PCAOB found that audit committee chairs are increasingly turning to their auditors to understand AI's impacts on a company's financial reporting and controls.

Fraudsters have been active again this tax season, but the increasing power of artificial intelligence is helping supercharge the danger of tax scams.

Software giant Microsoft sounded the alarm about the rise of several new phishing campaigns taking advantage of the tax season to steal credentials and plant malware, some of which target accountants specifically.

The Internal Revenue Service has released its annual list of the 12 most dangerous tax scams, including a new long-term capital gains credit scam, bad advice on social media, and more.

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For accounting firms, the evolution in cyberthreats is more than a wake-up call, it's a risk to client trust, compliance status, and long-term reputation.

AI-guided impersonation attacks have become both more numerous and more sophisticated as the technology improves, and will likely not abate anytime soon.

The Treasury Department canceled $21 million in contracts, alleging the consulting firm failed to protect taxpayer data, including President Trump's tax returns.