Technology

In addition to resources and information on various pandemic-related frauds, taxpayers can email the services tips directly.

Everyone suddenly needed a new mouse and keyboard, and nine other developments in technology from this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

The Internal Revenue Service is bracing for another epidemic -- scammers trying to get their hands on the $1,200 payments being sent out to millions of Americans to bolster the economy.

The self-serve tool was in development before the coronavirus pandemic, but COVID-19 has provoked a major uptick in e-commerce business, which makes the tool very relevant now.

The company joins the Botkeeper ecosystem to address firm needs around keeping doors open during the CVID-19 pandemic, while balancing the cost to do so.

Professional services firm Accenture has acquired Revolutionary Security for an undisclosed sum, making it the third cybersecurity purchase for the firm this year. Revolutionary Security provides cybersecurity services for critical infrastructure sectors, of which financial services is one.

The prediction of job elimination via technology has been made eleven times throughout history. It still hasn't happened.

The program is designed to stop the spread of misinformation, answering basic questions about vaccines and testing.

The Internal Revenue Service is including a question at the top of Schedule 1 of the Form 1040 this year asking taxpayers whether they received, sold, sent, exchanged or acquired a financial interest in virtual currency in 2019, but most taxpayers won’t have any record from a Form 1099 about their cryptocurrency transactions.

Establish a communication plan now, so your firm can come out of this crisis stronger than ever. Here are three key steps to follow.