Regulations are complex. Compliance shouldn't be.
Accounting firms handle the most sensitive data clients own: SSNs, tax records, banking details. We help align your IT with the frameworks that apply to your firm: IRS Publication 4557, FTC Safeguards Rule, HIPAA, and state privacy laws.
The Stakes Are Real
Compliance failure isn't theoretical.
The penalties for getting this wrong are severe, and the IRS is actively enforcing.
Maximum IRS penalty per Pub 4557 violation plus loss of PTIN
Per-violation FTC fines under the updated Safeguards Rule
Financial and reputational damage typical after a serious breach at a small firm
Frameworks We Handle
The regulations your firm needs to meet.
We don't bolt compliance on as an afterthought. It's built into the services we provide.
IRS Publication 4557
The IRS's data security rules for tax preparers. We maintain and operationalize your Written Information Security Program (WISP) through ongoing policy updates, training, and technical enforcement — while your firm's leadership retains ownership and approval.
FTC Safeguards Rule
Effective June 2023, the Safeguards Rule requires specific controls: MFA, encryption, access controls, incident response plans. We handle all of it.
Written Information Security Plan (WISP)
A real, living document customized to your firm: policies, procedures, incident response, employee training, and annual review. Not a template you downloaded once.
HIPAA Compliance
If your firm serves healthcare clients or handles PHI, we provide HIPAA-compliant IT infrastructure, BAA agreements, and required documentation.
State Privacy Laws
NY SHIELD Act, California CCPA/CPRA, Massachusetts 201 CMR 17, and the patchwork of state breach notification laws. We keep you aligned.
Security Awareness Training
Monthly training and phishing simulations required by the major frameworks. Documentation of completion tracked per staff member.
Incident Response Plan
Required by FTC Safeguards Rule and IRS Pub 4557. We build a custom IR plan, tested annually with tabletop exercises, ready when you need it.
What Real Compliance Looks Like
A WISP that actually protects you.
Most firms have a WISP they downloaded from a template site, filled in the blanks, and filed away. That document is worthless in an audit, and it won't hold up in court if you're breached.
We build living WISPs that reflect the actual controls in your environment. We train your staff on the policies. We document the evidence auditors and insurers need. And we review and update the plan every year so it stays accurate as your firm changes.
Risk assessment
Documented evaluation of threats to your client data
Access controls & MFA
Who can access what, with evidence of enforcement
Encryption policies
At-rest and in-transit, with key management
Incident response plan
Tested annually with tabletop exercises
Employee training records
Evidence of completion for every staff member
Vendor oversight
Due diligence on every third party touching data
Annual report to leadership
Required by FTC Safeguards, and we deliver it
“After a server failure, we realized one IT person wasn't enough. Tech Advisors moved everything off our in-house servers and gave us peace of mind. They keep us trained, protected, and ready against threats like ransomware. It's a great value that lets us focus on our audits.”
Questions & Answers
Compliance: Common Questions from CPA Firms
A Written Information Security Plan (WISP) is a documented plan describing how your firm protects client data. Since 2022, IRS Publication 4557 effectively requires every tax preparer to have one. Non-compliance can result in penalties up to $100,000 and loss of your PTIN. Most firms have a template they downloaded and never implemented. That's not a WISP, that's a liability. A real WISP is specific to your firm's systems, policies, and people.
Effective June 2023, the updated FTC Safeguards Rule applies to tax preparers and requires: a written information security program, designated qualified individual responsible for security, risk assessment, access controls, encryption of customer information, multi-factor authentication, disposal procedures, change management, monitoring and logging, security awareness training, incident response plan, annual reports to the board, and vendor oversight. It's comprehensive. We handle all of it.
FTC Safeguards requires annual risk assessments. WISPs should be reviewed annually or whenever significant changes occur (new software, office moves, staff changes). Incident response plans need annual tabletop exercises. We handle the entire review cycle, so you don't have to remember when anything is due.
For IRS Pub 4557, the IRS can request your WISP and supporting documentation during any examination. For FTC Safeguards, the FTC can investigate following a breach or complaint. In all cases, having real documentation (not templates), evidence of ongoing controls, and training records is the difference between passing and failing.
Absolutely. This has become one of the most common reasons firms call us. Cyber insurance carriers now require MFA, EDR/MDR, security awareness training, WISP documentation, patching programs, and incident response plans before they'll quote or renew. Our security stack meets or exceeds every requirement we've seen, and we provide the documentation your carrier needs.
Yes. NY SHIELD Act, CCPA/CPRA (California), Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.00, Colorado CPA, Virginia CDPA, and the growing list of state privacy laws. If your firm serves clients in multiple states, you're likely subject to several of these frameworks. We track the requirements and make sure your controls and notices align.
Get compliant
Find out where your compliance gaps are.
We'll review your current documentation, controls, and training, then show you exactly what needs to change to meet IRS Pub 4557, FTC Safeguards, and any other framework that applies to your firm.
Free Compliance Review
Find out what's missing before auditors or insurers do.
Compliance-as-a-Service
Audit-ready. Breach-ready. Peace of mind.
Real WISPs, real controls, real documentation. Built for the frameworks your firm actually faces.