Data and information management

Aided by artificial intelligence, corporate accountants are doing higher-level work. Smaller organizations can and should follow suit.

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CPAs can provide attest services to make sure businesses are taking steps to mitigate tech risks.

Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.

The service’s annual list of the worst tax scams, frauds and general bad behavior.

The new authentication process that was installed after a big data breach still isn’t protecting taxpayer info.

The move is part of the firm’s years-long strategy of building its security offerings through acquisitions and partnerships.

The Top 100 Firm has added a managed IT service provider headquartered in Grandville, Mich.

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned practitioners to be on the alert for the re-emergence of a cybercriminal scam that is helping fuel a dramatic uptick in reports of stolen information from firms.

Institute of Internal Auditors president and CEO Richard Chambers talks about how audit executives need to be more agile and overcome complacency at their organizations by using technology such as data analytics and artificial intelligence.

The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax professionals to safeguard their information from identity thieves.

Blockchain is one of the hottest topics in the accounting and financial services field, but a substantial amount of uncertainty remains.

Internal auditors are getting more involved in technology initiatives like cybersecurity and data analytics, according to several new reports.

Looking beyond traditional tools to the analysis of unstructured information can help paint a clearer picture of financial fraud and uncover a wealth of evidence that could have gone undetected.

Taxes, cybersecurity, global trade and tariffs, and executive misconduct in the midst of the #MeToo movement are just some of the topics likely to come up at this year’s stockholder events, according to BDO USA.

The firm has formed an alliance with Okta, providing its clients with single sign-on and other identity and access management tools.

Two ways accountants can take some hands-on responsibility for the security of client data.

Hangouts Chat has been added to Google’s G Suite, along with integrated bots from Xero and Egnyte.

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning to release tax refunds for taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit after subjecting their tax returns to some extra scrutiny.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to approve guidance to encourage public companies to provide more information about cyber attacks, data breaches and the risks of them occurring.