"Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself: Tax Security 101" is a Security Summit awareness campaign intended to provide tax professionals with the basic information they need to better protect taxpayer data and to help prevent the filing of fraudulent tax returns. This series builds on and expands on earlier Summit awareness campaigns aimed at tax professionals and taxpayers. In addition, this campaign follows recommendations made by the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), which noted tax professionals “are at increasing risk” of security vulnerability. News releases IR-2018-185, Tax Security 101: Security Summit outlines data theft reporting process for tax professionals; speed helps protect taxpayers IR-2018-177, Tax Security 101: IRS, Summit Partners detail warning signs of client data theft; urge tax professionals to remain alert IR-2018-175, Tax Security 101: Security Summit reminds professional tax preparers of data security plan requirements IR-2018-170, Tax Security 101: Security Summit urges tax professionals to educate all employees about data security, computing safeguards IR-2018-164, Tax Security 101: Tax professionals must maintain, protect EFINs; Monitor EFINs, PTINs and CAF numbers IR-2018-161, Tax Security 101 – Tax professionals victimized by data thefts offer hard-won security lessons to colleagues IR-2018-157, Tax Security 101: Security Summit reminds tax professionals to beware of spear phishing emails IR-2018-151, Tax Security 101 – Tax professionals must use strong passwords, encryption to protect taxpayer data IR-2018-150 , Tax Security 101 – Security Summit outlines ‘Security Six’ basic safeguards for tax professionals’ computers and email IR-2018-147, Tax Security 101 – IRS, Security Summit partners launch new awareness campaign; Urge tax professionals to step up protections for client data Tax Tips Tax Tip 2018-137, Tax Preparers: Avoid being speared Tax Tip 2018-131, Tax preparers should encrypt client data Tax Tip 2018-129, Following new rules for strong passwords helps preparers protect data Tax Tip 2018-116, Tax Security 101: tax preparers should take these steps to protect data
