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Secure Transaction CPE Credits
2 Credits: Taxes
Course Level
Overview
Format
Self-Study
Course Description
A tax preparation firm stores confidential taxpayer information, which hackers would like to access for personal profit. In the Taxpayer Data Security course, we discuss an array of information security threats and solutions, as well as the data safeguards recommended by the Federal Trade Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. We also describe a variety of data security options, as well as what to do if a data breach occurs. In short, the course describes how hackers can access your clients’ data, and how you can prevent them from doing so.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the different types of attacks that hackers use to access taxpayer data.
- Recall the types of insiders who can threaten information security.
- Recognize the prevention techniques used to protect against downloading malware.
- Specify the characteristics of a typical phishing email.
- Recall the indicators of data theft.
- Recall the best practices for keeping your computer infrastructure secure.
- Recognize the requirements of the FTC Safeguards Rule.
- Specify the notices required by the FTC when you plan to share non-public personal information with nonaffiliated parties.
Course Specifics
SS824397234
September 6, 2024
There are no prerequisites.
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Compliance Information
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-02505-24-S
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-2062
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.
Meet The Experts
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 300 business books and courses. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and …
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