The Importance of Creating a WISP for Your Tax Practice
And free tools you can use to get started today!
What is a WISP?
A WISP also known as a Written Information Security Plan, is something that the IRS requires tax professionals to have in place, to protect themselves, their firm, and their clients.
As a tax preparer, creating a WISP is essential for your business. Plus, the law requires all tax preparers to have one in place, that is kept up-to-date/updated on an annual basis. Unfortunately, most professionals don’t even know where to begin when it comes to creating a WISP for their practice.
That’s where TaxAct Professional comes in. We’ve put together a handful of resources to assist you as you create your WISP, in preparation for the upcoming tax season.
Upon completing the form below, you will be redirected to a webpage that houses all of this content. Here you will find sample information, links, tables, guides, and more, to help you every step of the way. From there, we encourage you to download all documents onto your computer, bookmark the page, and bookmark any other links you wish to save, so you can easily look back on them at a later date.
Don’t wait until the end of 2023 to get started on your WISP – start today. Tax season will be here before you know it and it’s important that you prioritize developing this plan, so that you can properly safeguard client data in TY23.
What’s Included*:
- TaxAct Professional’s Data Security Guide
- WISP Guide from the IRS
- Publication 5709 from the IRS
- Article from Journal of Accountancy
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