Data and information management

The service and its partners are cautioning tax pros to beware of the latest schemes to steal taxpayer information through phishing emails.

The Treasury inspector general said the service's cybersecurity program still needs work.

Clients should know about Identity Protection Personal Information Numbers to safeguard against data theft.

The small-business banking solution provider announced it is adding a new Account Channel, which provides resources for professionals helping small-business clients.

In this last edition of the Frontier, Donna Shimamoto talks about how the profession needs to avoid getting distracted by the next big thing.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies have been keeping watch as the capital markets go through a period of volatility amid rising inflation and interest rates, looking for telltale signs of financial fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service is planning to mandate a new electronic fingerprinting process for e-file applications for tax pros starting Sept. 25.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is raising the alarm about identity thieves and fraudsters with a pair of public service announcements on YouTube.

Accountants aren't the only ones interested in software-as-a-service models. Criminal hackers are too, and have already made platforms for people to custom-build their own ransomware campaigns.

The inspector general said the Child Tax Credit Update portal was generally implemented well, but pointed out several vulnerabilities that need to be addressed.

The provider of cloud-based audit and accounting software has revised its global brand to reflect changes within the industry.

Over one-fourth of the nearly 1,700 cases were violations that usually led to employees being suspended, fired or resigning.

The Oregon-based Regional Leader announced the launch of Baleen Data, which will focus on data analytics and consulting.

A recent report from the Big Four firm says audit committee members can no longer afford a "set it and forget it" approach to security.

In this installment of “The Frontier,” Randy Johnston expresses concerns about the quality of coding in accounting technology.

Technology that was once the exclusive province of large firms has increasingly been filtering down into smaller practices as the economics change and software improves.

The service plans to migrate its online services for tax pros to ID.me this summer, despite congressional objections to the authentication company.

The commission has nearly doubled the size of the Division of Enforcement's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.

In this latest installment of “The Frontier,” RKL’s chief cloud officer says there is now so much personal data online that someone could assume your identity and lock you out of it.

No account; unnamed and unregistered; on standby — for jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.