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Your Malpractice Carrier is About to Ask for Your Written AI Policy

Your professional liability renewal is coming. Somewhere between the revenue figures and the claims history may be a question you have not answered: does the firm have a written AI policy?

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FTC Password Requirements for Accounting Firms: a Checklist

If you run a small CPA firm, the FTC has already told you how it expects your staff to sign in. The guidance is short, in plain language, and aligns...

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Copilot Readiness for CPA Firms: Audit Before You License

Picture a managing partner asking Copilot to pull together everything the firm has on a client's engagement. It works. It also returns a spreadsheet...

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The CPA Firm Tech Stack for 5–75 People: What Runs Where, and Who Should Own It

Most CPA firms in this size range didn't design their tech stack. They accumulated it. A partner picked practice management software in 2018....

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Circular 230 AI Policy Requirement for Tax Preparers: What the IRS Expects You to Put in Writing

The IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issued Alert 2026-19 on June 24, 2026. Titled "Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in...

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Why Phoenix Businesses Need a Credentialed Cybersecurity Partner

Phoenix businesses shopping for managed cybersecurity services are shopping in one of the hardest-hit states in the country. Arizonans reported $630...

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What Phoenix Small Businesses Should Expect from a Local IT Partner

Phoenix runs on small businesses. Nearly all of Arizona's companies, 99.5 percent according to the SBA Office of Advocacy, qualify as small...

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Why Microsoft 365 Built-in Backup Isn't Enough for Accounting Firms

Accounting firms run their entire practice through Microsoft 365. Client tax files are in SharePoint. Engagement letters and signed returns move...

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Data Breach Notification Obligations for CPA Firms

A CPA firm that loses control of client data faces a harder problem than most business owners realize: figuring out exactly who has to be told, how...

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Copilot Kept CPA Data Inside Microsoft. Then Microsoft Subcontracted It to OpenAI  in July.

On July 24 Microsoft switched on OpenAI-operated models for every user in eligible commercial Microsoft 365 tenants. If nobody in your firm has...

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