Hackers Don't Take Tax Season Off
From Federal Tax Updates by Roger Harris, EA and Annie Schwab, CPA
April 13, 2026 · 60 min · Episode 73
About this episode
Glenn Gizzi discusses the alarming rise in data breaches affecting tax practitioners during the tax season.
IRS Stakeholder Liaison Glenn Gizzi returns with a sobering mid-tax-season update: data breaches affecting tax practitioners are already outpacing 2024, with over 206,000 taxpayers potentially compromised — and that's only what's been reported. Roger and Annie dig into why so many breaches go unreported, what a paper return filing means for a client's refund timeline (hint: think late 2027), and why getting every client an IP PIN before the next deadline isn't optional anymore. Sponsors Padgett - Contact Padgett or Email Jeff Phillips Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode. Links mentioned in this episode Chapters (00:00) - Tax Season Check In (00:58) - Why Pros Are Targets (03:29) - Breach Stats Rising (05:16) - Reporting And Fallout (06:29) - Paper Return Backlog (09:46) - IP PIN For Everyone (11:41) - Long Term Identity Damage (15:51) - Monitor Your EFIN (16:37) - EFIN Compromise Explained (19:14) - Fast IRS Response Process (23:12) - Top Email Scams Today (27:37) - MFA And Safe Replies (31:24) - Train Your Staff (32:11) - How Breaches Start (33:34) - WISP Reality Check (36:11) - WISP Becomes…
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Hosts: Roger Harris, Annie Schwab
Guest: Glenn Gizzi
Topics covered
- data breaches
- tax season
- client security
- IP PIN
- refund timeline
- identity theft
Keywords
- data breaches
- tax practitioners
- IP PIN
- refund timeline
- identity theft
- IRS
- security
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Organizations: IRS, EarmarkCPE
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