Data and information management

The service developed an indicator to lock the accounts of millions of taxpayers whom the agency assumed had died, but for tens of thousands of people, it may have been wrong.

The top firms have a major advantage over others when it comes to building generative AI models: Massive amounts of financial and business data.

Using the same password for both your email and bank account can cost millions of dollars.

The IRS offers advice on how practitioners can know when their client information is at risk.

The IRS cybersecurity program has some key weaknesses, according to a recent inspector general report.

One of the most enduring mysteries in cryptocurrency was resolved when Ilya Lichtenstein acknowledged that he executed the 2016 attack on the Bitfinex exchange.

Plus, Canopy Insights tool uses AI to answer accountants' questions; and other news and updates from the accounting technology arena.

A recent KPMG survey shows that business leaders are split over whether mass adoption of generative AI will reduce or expand headcount at their organizations.

In this week's vendor spotlight, we talk lease administration and management with Robert Michlewicz, CEO of Visual Lease.

Little steps with tech; getting rid of clients; cuts and holidays; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Opinions are divided on the new requirement for companies to report material cyberincidents within four days.

Aprio is growing in Alabama, and Adams Brown is growing in IT and cybersecurity services.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules that would require entities to disclose material cybersecurity incidents.

TIGTA said the IRS does an admirable job addressing cyberthreats, but should improve its documentation of them.

The service is seeing a surge of scams hitting taxpayers via email and text messages touting tax refunds and quick fixes to their tax problems.

OneStream Software CEO Tom Shea discusses the corporate performance management platform's growth and future plans.

Cryptocurrency fraud losses nearly doubled last year in this country, a marked contrast with the rest of the world, where they actually fell by around half.

The service wants practitioners, particularly in smaller tax practices, to use a new template to create a data security plan.

A Senate investigation has concluded that major tax software providers have been sending sensitive personal information to tech companies like Meta and Google.

Today's leading cloud service platforms offer a multitude of tools that make it easier to leverage best-in-class technology with minimal IT management.