Employee benefits

‘Refund locks’ would make taxpayer information useless to identity thieves.

The Internal Revenue Service spent the extra $290 million appropriated by Congress last year to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity and safeguard against identity theft, according to a new report.

In your role as a CPA, you’re a trusted resource for your clients and that means it’s important for you to keep abreast of all regulations that could potentially impact them.

Misclassification is a perennial issue for the IRS and state taxing authorities.

The importance of PTO; never-ending collections; Bitcoins and AI; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Yes, advisers can invest these funds in nontraditional assets, but you must understand the risks before giving clients the OK.

The retirement account savings program is winding down and officials are encouraging participants to move their funds to a Roth IRA.

The Internal Revenue Service held a meeting of its Security Summit partners Tuesday in Dallas and reported on progress in battling identity theft tied to tax refund fraud, along with some setbacks.

An old banking procedure could add another layer of security to IRS return processing.

The Internal Revenue Service and its tax industry partners warned tax professionals Tuesday that takeovers of tax professionals’ accounts by cybercriminals are on the rise.