Industry IT Solutions — Accounting & Tax

Managed IT & FTC Safeguards For Accounting & CPA Firms

Tax deadlines allow zero margin for downtime, and client data protection is strictly enforced by the FTC Safeguards Rule. We deliver specialized managed IT, turnkey GLBA compliance, and 24/7 tax-season surge support engineered for CPA and advisory firms.

From fractional Qualified Individual oversight and WISP documentation to UltraTax, CCH, and Drake environment tuning, Bold Array guarantees your practice stays secure, compliant, and always online.

Managed IT & FTC Safeguards

Core Capabilities

Why Leading Brands Trust Us

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Turnkey FTC Safeguards Compliance

Designated fractional Qualified Individual, written information security plans (WISP), annual penetration testing, and semiannual vulnerability scanning.

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Tax Season Surge SLA & Support

Extended hours, priority triage, and zero-disruption system stability during the peak January to April filing rush.

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Tax & Practice Software Optimization

Certified hosting and management for Thomson Reuters CS, Wolters Kluwer CCH, Drake, Lacerte, and QuickBooks Enterprise.

Detailed Solutions

Safeguards Rule Compliance & Tax Season Resilience

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FTC Safeguards Aligned

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Tax Season Uptime

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Urgent Incident Response

Under the FTC Safeguards Rule (GLBA), accounting and tax preparation firms are classified as covered financial institutions. Regulators mandate a designated Qualified Individual, formal risk assessments, MFA across all systems, continuous monitoring, and annual board-ready security reporting.

Bold Array's 'Safeguards Rule in a Box' solves your regulatory burden while providing high-performance infrastructure for UltraTax CS, CCH Axcess, Drake, and Lacerte. During the critical January–April busy season, we implement change-freezes and triple our helpdesk availability to guarantee uninterrupted filing workflows.

  • Full FTC Safeguards Rule & GLBA audit-ready compliance documentation
  • Fractional Qualified Individual (QI) security leadership & annual board reporting
  • 24/7/365 continuous endpoint monitoring with rapid containment SLAs
  • Tax software cloud hosting, license management, and performance tuning
  • Mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) & secure client portal integrations
  • Predictable flat monthly pricing with zero surprise hourly billing

Proven Excellence

Ready to Transform Your Operations?

Contact us today to schedule a consultation and discover how our consulting and technical solutions can take your business to the next level.

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Testimonials

Client Feedback

Hear what our partners have to say.

The A.I. training program offered by Bold Array was exceptional! Our team gained invaluable knowledge and skills to leverage A.I. technologies effectively. It has transformed how we operate!

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C. Campbell

Co Founder

We were struggling to find the right software tools for our business until we consulted with Bold Array. Their recommendations were spot-on, and we now have the perfect software stack. Thank you!

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A. Waters

CTO

The A.I. training program offered by Bold Array was exceptional! Our team gained invaluable knowledge and skills to leverage A.I. technologies effectively. It has transformed how we operate!

client

C. Campbell

Co Founder

We were struggling to find the right software tools for our business until we consulted with Bold Array. Their recommendations were spot-on, and we now have the perfect software stack. Thank you!

client

A. Waters

CTO

Faq

Frequently asked questions

We provide end-to-end compliance implementation: acting as your designated Qualified Individual, authoring your Written Information Security Plan (WISP), configuring universal MFA, performing semiannual vulnerability scans, conducting annual penetration tests, and producing an executive report for your leadership.

We institute a strict change-freeze on production systems so your software remains stable, expand helpdesk coverage to include nights and weekends, and provide prioritized immediate routing for filing and software-critical tickets.

We specialize in Thomson Reuters UltraTax / CS Suite, Wolters Kluwer CCH Axcess / ProSystem fx, Drake Software, Intuit Lacerte / ProConnect, CaseWare, and multi-user QuickBooks Enterprise environments.

Our pre-configured Incident Response (IR) plan coordinates rapid isolation, forensic analysis, and the required 30-day regulatory breach notifications to the FTC and affected clients if required.