Data security has become a very large, and very important, part of what we do in the income tax industry. That’s why it makes sense for every tax office—large or small—to hire a cybersecurity professional to help safeguard the business’ data and the data of their clients.…
Since the majority of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes went into effect in tax year 2018 and there’s a new Form 1040 and supporting schedules to learn, Drake Software wanted to see if preparers felt ready before the January 28 start date.…
Filing season may have begun, but it’s never too late to think about data security for your tax office. A few weeks ago, we invited Jami Gibson to come on the Taxing Subjects Podcast to talk about…
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.…
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.…
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 Internal Revenue Service has done a lot over the last few years to bring its systems up to speed with the latest online security measures.…
The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) presented an annual report to Congress on June 27 emphasizing the importance of fighting identity theft tax refund fraud.…
How Did the TY2017 Tax Season Turn Out?We’re a few weeks removed from tax season, so we wanted to hear what tax professionals thought about the latest iteration of the January-to-April annual…
The April 17 deadline for filing will bring this tax season to a close before we know it. So it makes sense that the bad guys are planning to make hay while the sun shines. Identity thieves and…
