The cost of lipstick; making meetings effective; virtual warnings; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The IRS and its Security Summit partners offer critical steps for keeping client information safe.

In the aftermath of tax season, practitioners need to look ahead to broader concerns.

The committee’s annual report to Congress calls for ongoing funding of security efforts.

Thirteen percent of organizations currently use AI or machine learning to combat fraud, and 25 percent expect to adopt such technology in the next year or two.

An Inspector General report says the service isn’t doing as much as it could to encourage reporting tax fraud.

Cybercrime is on the rapid rise; Accounting firms who are proactive on security services are placing themselves ahead of the curve.

The advisory committee covers issues in electronic tax administration, including prevent ID theft.

Better (Microsoft) Team, the importance of two-factor authentication, and eight other things that happened in technology this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

Accounting has evolved and if you are not keeping up with the latest advances, chances are your clients won’t be satisfied or they may drop you entirely.

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.

One thing that all business trips have in common is turning in receipts for travel and expenses, but what should or shouldn’t employees be expensing?

The Institute of Internal Auditors wants organizations to pay more attention to fraud control and decide on the role that internal audit will play.

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

Vulnerability to fraud can pose a catastrophic risk to any company, but to a small business, it can mean life or death.

The call may pretend to be from the TAS offices in Houston or Brooklyn.

The two were found guilty of sharing confidential materials ahead of a planned inspection of the Big Four auditing firm.

A young accountant shares a cautionary tale of red flags ignored and a nonprofit victimized.

Much of what we know about whistleblowers is wrong -- and that matters, because they play a crucial role in uncovering fraud, says accounting professor and fraud researcher Kelly Richmond Pope.

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