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The IRS Just Made Client Data Theft a Summer Priority for Tax Pros

The five-week push gives firms a practical reason to tighten phishing training, security plans, breach reporting, and client intake before scams hit the next busy season.

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Emily Asher
July 07, 2026

Tax pros are being told to look at client data theft as a firmwide operating risk, not an IT side project. The firms that wait until a breach will be the ones learning the process under pressure.

The warning is aimed at the firm, not just the client

The IRS and Security Summit launched a five-week Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself campaign on July 7, focused on tax professionals and the ways criminals are adapting to steal business and taxpayer information.

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