Accounting & Compliance
A CPA firm gets remote access that survives an IRS audit.
- Client
- Sowell & Associates, PA
- Industry
- Financial / CPA Firm
- Services
- Remote Access · Compliance · Endpoint Policy
The Challenge
The firm needed two things that pull against each other: remote access that holds up under tax-season load, and the security posture required to stay compliant with GLBA and IRS data security rules. Convenient remote access is straightforward to set up; remote access a CPA firm can defend during an audit is not.
What We Did
Flux Labs implemented encrypted remote desktop access so staff could work from anywhere without client data leaving a controlled environment, configured computer security settings built around the firm’s actual compliance obligations rather than generic defaults, and trained staff on secure client communications — often the weakest point in a firm of this size.
The result
What changed for Sowell & Associates, PA
The firm came through an IRS audit with zero compliance issues, lowered its cyber liability insurance premiums and kept staff working smoothly from anywhere through tax season.
Lessons for other accounting firms
- Remote access for a CPA firm has to be defensible in an audit, not just convenient.
- Security settings should follow your actual rules (FTC Safeguards Rule, IRS), not generic defaults.
- Client communication is often the weakest point; training closes it.
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