Tax professionals can earn credits for Qualifying courses include those about increasing tax professional awareness of protecting client data, including review of Publications 4556 or 4524 safeguards. These can qualify in the federal law category.
The IRS also reminded practitioners of the Don't Take the Bait education series for raise the aware of tax professionals of security issues
Information about threats facing tax professionals and efforts to combat them are available through the Protect Your Clients, Protect Yourself campaign.
