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According to the Internal Revenue Service, there are two new “business email compromise/business email spoofing (BEC/BES)” spear-phishing scams targeting tax professionals: the direct-deposit scam and the wire-transfer scam.…
If an identity thief manages to steal a tax preparer’s client data, where does it go? An IRS investigator gives us a chilling roadmap for stolen data’s journey—from closely guarded identification to illegal commodity.…
The IRS chose the last day of National Tax Security Awareness Week to focus on why it’s important for a tax office to develop an office security plan.…
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On Day 4 of the Security Summit-sponsored National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service is focusing on business identity theft scams.…
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Today, the IRS is spotlighting an area of data security that is often overlooked: password hygiene.…
Read more about National Tax Security Awareness Week: Password Hygiene
The second day of National Tax Security Awareness week focused on the danger posed by phishing scams.…
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On the first day of National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service highlighted ways that cybercriminals target online shoppers during the holiday season.…
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The Internal Revenue Service, along with its Security Summit industry partners, is sponsoring a national campaign next week to promote better practices to protect sensitive tax and financial data.…
The tax reform package that went into effect at the end of 2017 effectively doubled the standard deduction for individuals.…
Read more about Tax Reform Likely to Result in Fewer Taxpayers Who Itemize
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-relief-for-victims-of-november-8-wildfires-in-california…
Read more about California Declared Federal Disaster, Receiving Tax Relief
