by ABIP | Jun 13, 2023 | Business, Fraud, News
A recent cyber incident involving the City of Oakland serves as a poignant example of the potential consequences of inadequate cyber liability coverage. The incident significantly disrupted critical city services, leading to substantial downtime and financial losses....
by ABIP | Jul 7, 2022 | Business, Fraud, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2022 The “Dirty Dozen” is a list of common tax scams that target taxpayers. Compiled and issued annually by the IRS, it includes a number of aggressive and evolving schemes that taxpayers should avoid. Let’s take a look at...
by ABIP | May 3, 2022 | Fraud, Individuals, News, Newsletter, Taxes
What To Know About Tax-related Identity Theft Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses a taxpayer’s stolen SSN to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund. In the vast majority of tax-related identity theft cases, the IRS identifies a suspicious...
by ABIP | Jan 7, 2022 | Fraud, Individuals, News, Newsletter
There’s never an off-season when it comes to scammers and thieves who want to trick people into scamming them out of money, stealing their personal information, or talking them into engaging in questionable behavior with their taxes. While scam attempts...
by ABIP | Sep 7, 2021 | Accounting, Fraud, Newsletter
Reminder: Protect Yourself From Scammers Understanding how the IRS communicates can help taxpayers protect themselves from scammers who pretend to be from the IRS with the goal of stealing personal information. For example, the IRS typically does not call a taxpayer,...
by ABIP | Aug 19, 2021 | Business, Fraud, News, Newsletter
How Secure is Your Client Data? As the digital world continues to expand, we must protect all of the information and valuables associated. Having faulty cybersecurity leaves a window of opportunity for cyber theft and data corruption. We have a team of certified...
