Security
IRS Warns Of New Tax Scam
It’s disheartening when we read about scams that target senior citizens. Actually we don’t like it when scams target anyone, but the latest scams being perpetrated are aimed at seniors urging them to file tax returns on which they claim fraudulent refunds. The reason people are falling for this? The scheme promises refunds to people..
read moreBeware IRS Tax Filing Scams
The IRS has released its annual ranking of tax scams that are perpetrated on an unsuspecting public. The IRS wants taxpayers to be aware of the scams that abound and they range from identity theft to tax return preparation fraud. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman warns, “Scam artists will tempt people in-person, on-line and by e-mail..
read moreAre You Ready For New gTLDs and the Planned Internet Changes?
In an article by Maria Crimi Speth she writes about the “Generic top level domains,” (gTLDs). The article explains: In 2012, we may not see the end of the world, but we will see the end of the Internet world as we know it. Currently, there are roughly two dozen generic top level domains known..
read moreIs Your Anti-Virus Set on Auto?
It sounds like a simple thing, but amazingly many people forget to set their anti-virus software on auto-update and auto-scan.
read moreWrap it Up!
Since our firm is totally paperless, after year-end we burn a CD for each client with all the documents supporting their income tax returns. Amazingly enough, we call it a Tax Support CD and we label it by year. This gives our clients all the documents they would need in case they were audited but it doesn’t mean that they’ll have boxes or file drawers full of papers. Included on the Tax Support CD are all of their bank statements along with our reconciliation reports, all the bills we have paid for them, any receipts they have given to us, sales tax and payroll reports, financial statements, any pertinent correspondence, W2s and 1099s that we sent or received for them, etc.
read moreSecurity threats lurking in discarded photocopiers!
We all photocopy or scan personnel information and other sensitive business data. Imagine that information sitting in a warehouse where photocopiers are being stored for resale and your private personal or business data can be accessed by whoever purchases the unit? Not good!
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