Working Virtually: Avoid phishing scams; Part 4 of Security

Working Virtually: Avoid phishing scams; Part 4 of Security  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/working https://accountinginstruction.info WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today warned tax professionals to be alert to new phishing scams that try to take advantage of COVID-19, Economic Impact Payments and increased teleworking by practitioners.  The IRS, state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry urged tax firms to review and heighten their data protection plans this summer as cybercriminals step up efforts to steal client tax information. Crooks are targeting tax professionals as well as taxpayers.