Industry · Accounting & CPA

IT for accounting firms, planned around the filing calendar.

Accounting and CPA firms hold some of the most sensitive data a small business can, and their busiest weeks are fixed by statute. ZARS manages, secures and plans firm technology with both facts in mind.

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01Firm calendar

Change the systems in the quiet months. Protect them in the busy ones.

Technology work is scheduled around your deadlines. Projects land in the off-season; peak periods are reserved for stability and security fixes.

  1. JanPeak: stability
  2. FebPeak: stability
  3. MarPeak: stability
  4. AprPeak: stability
  5. MayProjects & upgrades
  6. JunProjects & upgrades
  7. JulProjects & upgrades
  8. AugProjects & upgrades
  9. SepPeak: stability
  10. OctPeak: stability
  11. NovProjects & upgrades
  12. DecProjects & upgrades
Illustrative. Peak periods follow common US filing and extension deadlines; your firm’s calendar sets the real windows.

02Priorities

What matters most for accounting firms

Availability when it counts
Tax software, client portals and remote access need to work on the busiest days of the year. Maintenance and changes are scheduled around the firm calendar, not the other way round.
Client financial data
Returns, statements and identity documents are exactly what attackers want. MFA, managed devices, email protection and tested backups are the baseline, not extras.
Secure access from anywhere
Seasonal staff, partners working late from home and clients exchanging documents all need access that is convenient without being careless.
A written security plan you can stand behind
Tax and accounting practices are expected to maintain a written information security plan (WISP). ZARS helps implement, operate and document the technical controls that plan describes.

03How ZARS helps

Services that fit accounting firms

ZARS works with small and midsize businesses in every industry, not only this one. See all industries.

04Questions

Questions from accounting firms

Does my accounting firm need a written information security plan (WISP)?

Firms that prepare tax returns are generally subject to the FTC Safeguards Rule, which requires a written information security program, and the IRS publishes guidance for tax professionals on creating one. ZARS helps implement and document the technical controls; your firm remains responsible for the plan itself and should confirm its obligations with its own advisors.

How do you avoid disruption during tax season?

By planning changes for the off-season. Upgrades, migrations and hardware refreshes are scheduled for quieter months, and peak periods are treated as change-freeze windows except for security fixes.

Can you support our tax and accounting applications?

ZARS supports the computers, accounts, network and access those applications rely on, and coordinates with your software vendors for application-specific issues.

Use the off-season to get ahead.

An IT Assessment identifies what to fix before the next filing season starts.

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