Data security

The Internal Revenue Service has launched a campaign this summer to persuade tax professionals to improve their cybersecurity amid an escalating series of ransomware attacks around the world.

With millions of more Americans now telecommuting, accounting firm leaders need to know how to prevent data breaches and information theft.

Sage will automatically apply the fixes for customers as part of its standard maintenance.

The Top 25 Firm has merged in ZenTek Data Systems, a technology consulting firm in Fort Lauderdale.

Facing an indictment on tax charges in the U.S., McAfee had been in Spanish custody since October.

Dave McGuire and TJ Sponsel of the Indianapolis tax firm McGuire Sponsel have launched Akita Data, a data-consulting company that aims to protect clients against ransomware attacks and secure their data.

The Internal Revenue Service issued more than 4.4 million Economic Impact Payments last year totaling more than $5.5 billion to potentially ineligible people, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has been pilot testing new technology allowing for secure tax transcript retrieval that can integrate with an accounting firm’s practice management system.

Unfairness in the Tax Code; implementing inclusion; the stimulus and 2021 returns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue identified more than 4,500 fraudulent tax returns using an inmate’s Social Security Number in 2019, claiming refunds totaling over $14 million.

Security experts are seeing a rise this tax season in phishing schemes and malware tied to hot-button subjects like tax refunds, stimulus payments and COVID-19 vaccines.

When to file on 8821; RMDs and the extension; cloud concerns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Vertex adds Brazil compliance product, BKD offers new cybersecurity solution, and Beanworks adds AI.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a warning about the widening range of scams involving Economic Impact Payments aimed at recipients of COVID-19 relief.

Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee want the Internal Revenue Service to assist taxpayers who are getting information returns in the mail for unemployment benefits they never received.

The Internal Revenue Service should be doing more to protect the security of tax transcript information available through its Income Verification Express Service program, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is alerting tax professionals about a dangerous new phishing scam.

Republicans are asking the Biden administration to assist taxpayers who are receiving tax forms for unemployment benefits claimed by identity thieves.

Twenty-five staff members from Syzygy Solutions and Velossent will join Aprio’s advisory services group.

The Internal Revenue Service is advising taxpayers who received a Form 1099-G for unemployment benefits they never got to contact their state because their identity may have been stolen.