Data and information management

The partnership aims to facilitate reporting required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Tax season is prime time for malicious actors who seek to make money off unwary filers. Cybersecurity is key.

The provider of tech solutions to legal firms adds the accounting vertical to its capabilities.

The tool allows firms to mandate all employees use it, and for clients to opt in.

A new alert cautions practitioners about phishing emails purporting to come from tax app companies.

The update was based on customer feedback and includes cross-browser support.

Automated invoicing and paperless document collection are among the items that can improve a practice's organization and productivity.

The free course from the National Association of Tax Professionals was a joint venture with the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its efforts to combat stolen identity refund fraud, but the accuracy of its measurements of the identity theft problem needs to be better, according to a new government report.

A pair of new government reports highlighted some of the hurdles the Internal Revenue Service needed to overcome last filing season as it struggles to help taxpayers and identity theft victims despite constrained resources.

The tax prep chain and the charity have boosted authentication and encryption for their free tax-filing service.

The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry, are cautioning businesses to beware of an email phishing scam using a corporate officer’s name asking for employee W-2 forms from payroll and human resources departments at companies.

Company also launches white labelling service for firms.

The Better Business Bureau Northwest is sounding the alarm about a new email phishing scam targeting users of Intuit’s QuickBooks accounting software.

New technologies are putting businesses at risk, according to a guide that lists seven areas enterprises must address.

The work product management solution provider has announced new tools for protecting firms, as well as an updated edition of its document and e-mail management application.

As the owner of a small-to-midsized accounting firm, you may think a cybersecurity breach won’t happen to you. Think again.

The return of the spreadsheet, the triumph of the cloud and other trends to look for in technology for accounting and finance departments.

Accountants beware: Fraudsters are customizing phishing attacks with fake QuickBooks invoices and TurboTax notifications, warns Todd O’Boyle, the co-founder and chief technology officer of malware detection provider Percipient Networks.

Tax practitioners may spot a new 16-digit code on clients' W-2s this year, as part of an effort to fight tax-related ID theft.