New Scams Identified by IRS
The April filing deadline is long gone, but that doesn’t stop scammers from attempting to swindle American taxpayers out of their hard-earned money.…
Tax Pros Need a Security Pro
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.…
“Are You Ready for Tax Season?” Survey Results
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.…
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Jami Gibson Talks Data Security in 2019 - E21
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…
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IRS Warns Tax Pros about New Phishing Scams
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.…
National Tax Security Awareness Week: Online Shopping Scams
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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Tax Security Awareness Week Slated Dec. 3-7
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.…
GAO Sees Good News, Bad News in IRS Security Efforts
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.…
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ETAAC Annual Report Stresses Importance of Data Security
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.…
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Jim Lowe & Jerry Gaddis Recap Tax Season – EP10
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…
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