Data and information management

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its oversight of third-party cybersecurity practices by tax preparers and tax software providers, according to a new government report.

Security experts say the company is responding prudently.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced today at 1:45 p.m. E.T., that CCH Axcess is back up following a malware attack that occurred on Monday.

On Monday May 6, accountants across the country started realizing their CCH products, which are based in the Cloud, were down.

A Gen X CMO and a millenial manager from Rehmann discuss this new tool's impact on client service and marketing.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may begin asking auditors to look at cybersecurity when assessing risks at the companies they audit.

An ideologically divided U.S. Supreme Court gave businesses more power to channel disputes into individual arbitration proceedings, siding with a lighting retailer trying to prevent its employees from pressing group claims stemming from a phishing attack.

Artificial intelligence is poised to transform the finance industry with advancements that eliminate tedious tasks and free up time for financial staff to prioritize higher impact responsibilities.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on improving the taxpayer authentication processes for its online applications, but more needs to be done.

With cybercrime on the constant rise, accounting firms should take protecting staff data as seriously as protecting customer data.

The Internal Revenue Service hopes to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity by updating its IT infrastructure.

The Top 100 Firm is buying a provider of data analytics and data warehousing technology in Orem, Utah, effective May 1.

This tax day, tax evasion has topped $400 billion dollars.

Financial statement auditors can teach security experts a few valuable lessons.

Are midsized accounting firms prepared to race to the technological finish?

The number of taxpayers who reported they were victims of identity theft fell 71 percent between 2015 and 2018, thanks to coordination between the IRS and its Security Summit partners.

While accountants may be concerned with how blockchain is going to impact them, it's going to have a bigger impact sooner on many of their clients' industries, says CohnReznick partner and technology industry practice leader Asael Meir.

The service names its annual ‘worst of the worst’ tax scams.

In their new book "Data Levarage," authors Christian and James Ward explore why the data protection officer is rapidly becoming a must-have member of the data security team.

Starting May 13, only individuals who already have a SSN or ITIN will be able to request an Employer Identification Number.