The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners urged tax professionals this summer to review critical security steps to ensure they are fully protecting client data whether working in the office or a remote location. To help tax practitioners, the IRS, state tax agencies and the nation’s tax industry will issue a five-part summer awareness initiative called Working Virtually: Protecting Tax Data at Home and at Work. The initiative highlights security actions key to protecting tax professionals as they respond to COVID-19 while working remotely from their office and clients. News releases IR-2020-184, Working Virtually: make a plan for protecting data and reporting theft; Part 5 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals IR-2020-178, Working Virtually: Avoid phishing scams; Part 4 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals IR-2020-176, Working Virtually: Use a virtual private network to secure remote locations; Part 3 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals IR-2020-170, Working Virtually: Use multi-factor authentication to protect accounts; Part 2 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals IR-2020-167, Working Virtually: Protect tax data at home and at work with the "Security Six;" Part 1 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals IR-2020-163, Security Summit focuses on tax pro security during coronavirus; new series on working virtually: protecting tax data at home and at work e-Posters Publication 5433, Working Virtually: Protecting Tax Data at Home and at Work PDF Publication 5433-A, Working Virtually Part 2: Multi-factor authentication PDF Publication 5433-B, Working Virtually Part 3: Use a Virtual Private Network PDF Publication 5433-C, Working Virtually Part 4: Avoid Phishing Scams PDF Publication 5433-D, Working Virtually Part 5: Make a plan for protecting data and reporting theft PDF
