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‘Unpredictable’ Election Clouds Tax and Economic Policy View
Sanders May Bring His Populist Brand to Powerful Senate Finance Committee
Accountant Gets Jail Time For Charging $3 Million on New Jersey Employer’s Credit Card
New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File For 2025 Filing Season
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TIGTA Says IRS Isn’t Properly Controlling Sensitive Tax Information
The report found that required tracking documents, such as Forms 3210, Document Transmittal, are not included with these shipments and/or not prepared properly.
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New U.S. “Cyber Trust Mark” Label Intended to Show Security of Connected Tech
The Associated Press likens the new mark to the Energy Star program, which rates the energy efficiency of a product. But instead of rating the energy efficiency, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark would rate an IoT device’s level of cybersecurity.
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IRS and Security Partners Announce Special Summer Series
This marks the eighth year that the Security Summit partners have worked to raise awareness about these issues through the "Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself" campaign.
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How Accounting Pros Can Leverage Technology to Overcome the Biggest Struggles
Firms need to consider technology as an opportunity – not a challenge - to help drive efficiency and overcome their top five talent-related challenges.
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Fast Track Compliance with the IRS Pub 4557 and the FTC Safeguards Rule – a No-nonsense Guide for Firm Owners
By now, most tax preparers are aware they need to comply with the FTC Safeguards Rule and IRS Publication 4557. Failure to do so could result in stiff penalties.
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Rolling out Your Firm’s WISP – A Practical Guide for Firm Owners
It only takes one breach to destroy a firm’s good reputation, and breaches are stressful and costly to remediate. Plus, most firms cannot afford the possible FTC penalties for non-compliance.
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Confused about IRS Pub 4557 vs FTC Safeguards Rule, and Which Applies to Your Firm?
Practitioners who fall under the ruling may be subject to an investigation by the FTC which could result in steep penalties and fines for not complying - up to $43,000 per day.
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WISP Required! Key Components in Your Firm’s Written Information Security Plan
While primarily targeted at companies maintaining more than 5,000 client records (think tax returns), certain safeguard components are required for firms with fewer than 5,000 records.