Data security

The Internal Revenue Service sent an urgent warning Monday about a new phishing scheme in which a scam email purporting to originate from the IRS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is actually part of a ransomware effort to take computer information hostage.

One of the most important sources of protection? The humble engagement letter.

Hilderbrand & Clark, a CPA firm based in San Ramon, Calif., disclosed it detected unauthorized access to its computer systems from abroad while filing tax returns.

‘Refund locks’ would make taxpayer information useless to identity thieves.

The Internal Revenue Service spent the extra $290 million appropriated by Congress last year to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity and safeguard against identity theft, according to a new report.

A CPA, CIO and CEO walk into a bar...and weigh in on why cybersecurity concerns are slowing adoption of more efficient technology.

California Society of Tax Consultants members can now get VeriFyle for free.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has released a new survey raising questions about how accountants and businesses around the world are dealing with ethical challenges prompted by various technology trends.

The way firms use software, and not simply what software they use, will define their success.

Phishing e-mails that look like they come from tax prep software are aiming for practitioners.