Tax Season news and trends

Tax Season Adds Extra Fraud Weight For SMBs
B2B Payments // February 24, 2020

Tax season is upon U.S. small businesses, and fraudsters are taking advantage. In a new report from Proofpoint, researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

IRS Warns Of Big Uptick In W2 Email Phishing Scams
Security & Fraud // August 22, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning about a cyber crime increase in the number of email phishing scams aimed at gathering information from employees’ W2 forms. According to a press release by the U.S. government agency, the IRS said 200 businesses, public schools, universities,...

IRS-Backed Online Tax Services Flunk Cybersecurity Test
Security & Fraud // February 25, 2016

By now, consumers have become well-educated about the need of cybersecurity in their online and in-store transactions. But what about in their tax transactions with the U.S. government? According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, nearly half of the firms with current...

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IRS-Backed Online Tax Services Flunk Cybersecurity Test

February 25, 2016
By now, consumers have become well-educated about the need of cybersecurity in their online and in-store transactions. But what about in their tax transactions with the U.S. government? According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, nearly half of the firms with current agreements with the Internal Revenue Service to provide online tax […]