Technology

However, companies are not prioritizing a tech budget to address these issues.

Businesses are particularly vulnerable to fraud because their information is often part of public record.

As Tax Day looms near, cybercriminals will be making a strong push down the final stretch.

Intuit CEO Brad Smith is seeing some strong competition for TurboTax this year.

Cybersecurity must remain a central concern as filing is increasingly digitized.

Practice Platform now sends push notifications and lets accounting professionals start item-related comment threads with their customers.

A data breach in the Internal Revenue Service’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, tool, which the IRS was forced to shut down last month, may have affected up to 100,000 taxpayers.

The deal adds a new functionality to the consultancy’s portfolio, which also includes Microsoft Dynamics SL and Sage 500 ERP.

The home stretch of tax season will see fraudsters’ biggest push – but cybersecurity expert Kevin O’Brien says that taxpayers and tax professionals accountants will still need to protect themselves after that.

Creative parking violations; scams at day care; “additional” cash fees; and other highlights of recent tax cases.