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The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners in state tax agencies and the tax industry have begun a new education campaign for tax professionals warning them against phishing emails.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee is recommending ways for the Internal Revenue Service to combat tax fraud and identity theft with better cybersecurity.

The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax agencies and the tax industry, is cautioning tax preparers to beware of a new phishing scheme revolving around emails claiming to be from a tax software education provider.

The number of victims of employment-related identity theft is far larger than previously estimated and the Internal Revenue Service’s processes aren’t able to keep up, according to a new report.

Every accountant and tax pro should make these steps part of their cyber-security strategy.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a pair of implementation guides with questions and answers explaining several GASB standards.

Susan Hayes can’t forget the trek from the parking lot, across a dusty patch of Arizona desert, to a dingy building without air conditioning and through a door marked “Scorpion Room.”

The Internal Revenue Service is planning June 18 as the tentative date for moving its e-Services platform to what it promises will be more secure and modern technology.

The Internal Revenue Service’s new procedure for authenticating withholding information did not go completely smoothly this past tax season, although it did hold promise for combating identity theft and tax fraud.

The American Institute of CPAs is toughening the rules after a critical report from the Labor Department about the quality of ERISA audits.