by Rupinder | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Regularly (weekly) check your antivirus software and apps for updates and install them. Without updates, your software can’t protect you from the latest threats. Don’t leave yourself open to attack! To get the most out of your antivirus programs, set them to update...
by Rupinder | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Don’t fall for phishing emails! Here’s a general rule of thumb: if an email looks suspicious, it probably is. Do not click on any links in the strange email and don’t respond to it. If the email seems to have come from a client or someone you do business with,...
by Rupinder | Jan 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dealing with your business cybersecurity starts with a simple step: ask yourself if you’re using best practices. Do you? YES NO Encrypt all hard drives on all machines that store confidential data Use secure offsite data storage Turn...
by Rupinder | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
On January 2, 2020, Kiplinger’s Retirement Report published A New Tax Break for Rental Income featuring an interview with NSA’s President Joel Grandon. …The QBI rules are one of the hardest provisions in the 2017 tax law to navigate, according to...
by Rupinder | Dec 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, the IRS Internal Review Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) released their 2018 final report to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. This annual report contains evaluations of current practices and procedures of the present tax administration, and emerging...
by Rupinder | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, December 5, 2019, the IRS released the finalized version of the Form W-4 for 2020. The new form incorporates changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which are designed to make withholding estimates easier. It also features minor edits, and revised...
by Rupinder | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
My house has a roof, windows, doors, locks, security system, insulation and a lot of other items that make my home safe. Cyber security is no different from the safeguards I have in my home. I want up-to-date anti-virus software, firewalls, drive encryption, strong...
by Rupinder | Dec 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
NSA’s partner, Dashlane, shared this article with us about password safety in the aftermath of a data breach. Unfortunately, cyber security events of this kind are happening with increasing frequency. Just this month, shortly after launching, Disney+ was hacked,...
by Rupinder | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners opened this year’s National Tax Security Awareness Week with a warning for holiday shoppers on Cyber Monday to secure their computers and mobile phones to reduce the threat of identity theft. During the...
by Rupinder | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
TAX PROFESSIONAL PROTECTING YOURSELVES & YOUR CLIENTS Data security in your office to protect your data and the data of all your clients has never been more important. Every tax professional is a potential target of cybercriminals whose goal is to file fraudulent...
