Entries by Greg

Protecting Your Client Data

As the 2019 tax year approaches, we at Taxware Systems would like to remind tax preparers that protecting taxpayer information is extremely important. This includes protection from environmental risks (e.g. fire, water, tornado, earthquake), business resources (e.g. equipment failure, supply chain disruption, employees) and hostile actors (e.g. hackers, criminals, nation-state actors). The latter has been […]

A Comprehensive Look at EFINs and PTINs

Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs): An EFIN is a six digit number assigned by the IRS for identifying tax firms. Anyone filing more than 10 returns in a tax year must do so electronically through their firm’s EFIN.