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June 12, 2015

Tax industry and IRS team up to fight identity theft refund fraud

the IRS announced that it agreed to partner with a number of tax preparation firms, state tax administrators, and other interested parties to fight identity theft refund fraud.

June 2, 2015

Expanded IRS online services put taxpayer information at risk, Senate committee told

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen revealed more details about the theft of 100,000 taxpayers’ data through the Get Transcript system.

June 1, 2015

Make it fit

Q: Can you recommend some decent fitness apps to install on my smartphone?

June 1, 2015

PowerPoint trumps Word

As an alternative to organizing your photos in Word, you could instead organize them using PowerPoint’s built-in Photo Album tool.

June 1, 2015

Resizing your home

Q: Is it possible in Word 2013 to simultaneously resize a large number of photos and then rotate those photos that need rotating?

June 1, 2015

The future of marketing: Thriving in a digital world

Learn how digital marketing techniques such as social media and content marketing can work side by side with traditional referral marketing to broaden your pool of potential clients and convert online browsers to customers.

June 1, 2015

Experts warn of cybersecurity ‘storm’: Technology round table, part 2

In the second of two parts, the tone at the fourth annual JofA accounting technology round table turns tense as the experts discuss the cybersecurity vulnerabilities they see in the accounting profession.

June 1, 2015

Due diligence with CPA firm subcontractors

The legal and professional responsibilities of a CPA firm related to privacy of client data also extend to the actions of their subcontractors.

June 1, 2015

Scanning the scanner market

Q: I’ve finally decided to break down, buy an inexpensive scanner, and go paperless; what type of scanner should I get?

June 1, 2015

Expanding your app-titude

A monthly look at mobile apps that can make the CPA’s job and life better. This month: Coinbase and IRS2Go.

May 26, 2015

Thieves access IRS Get Transcript app, 100,000 accounts compromised

The criminals attempted to hack as many as 200,000 accounts. The IRS is notifying affected taxpayers and has launched a criminal investigation.

May 15, 2015

Cyber concerns show no signs of cooling off, former Homeland Security chief says

The digital sun will never set, which means that digital threats to business and government will only grow in the future, Tom Ridge said Friday.

May 4, 2015

New ways of thinking vital for accountants, but so are old-school values

Author Daniel Burrus said accountants have to keep up with technology’s effect on the business environment in which they operate, but they also need to remember that personal relationships are critical.

May 1, 2015

7 ways CFOs can keep up with rapid changes in technology

The relentless pressure to stay current with continuously evolving technologies has emerged as the chief source of stress on corporate finance teams, according to a new survey.

April 21, 2015

As cyberbreaches rise, consumers alter spending, browsing habits

The percentage of Americans who have fallen prey to an information security breach has risen to 25% from 11% the previous year, a new AICPA survey found.

April 16, 2015

CPAs select security as top technology priority

A steady stream of high-profile cybercrimes involving corporate and customer data has captured the attention of North American accounting professionals, who ranked IT security as their top technology priority.

April 13, 2015

Data analytics helps auditors gain deep insight

Advances in data analytics allow financial statement auditors to get more in-depth information about their clients’ businesses. Technological advances have the potential to change the audit landscape considerably, but mechanization appears unlikely to reduce the need for skilled auditors.

April 13, 2015

Delve into this

Tips for using Office Delve for file management.

April 13, 2015

Driving faster decisions

Continuous monitoring and continuous auditing through data analytics provide internal audit with significant opportunities to provide added value to organizations. As these data-driven techniques grow in popularity, find out how the Hewlett-Packard Co. has used them to drive improvement.

April 13, 2015

Monitoring fraud risks in the supply chain

Mark Pearson, who works in supply chain forensics for Deloitte, explains how companies can probe one of the top risks—third-party expense categories—and avoid overpaying.