Tax season coverage
We schedule upgrades and hardware swaps before January, then keep changes light until the April deadline passes. The 24/7 help desk covers the late nights your staff works in March.
Tax season coverage, Safeguards Rule security, and QuickBooks Online backup.
IT for accounting firms and CPAs, ready for tax season
It is March, your staff is working six-day weeks, and the tax software server just slowed to a crawl. Radiant Technology Solutions keeps CPA and bookkeeping firms across Tampa Bay running from Tarpon Springs, with a 24/7 help desk and security your written plan can point to.
What IT support does an accounting firm need?
An accounting firm needs IT that survives tax season, protects taxpayer data under the FTC Safeguards Rule, and backs up cloud books like QuickBooks Online. Radiant Technology Solutions supports Tampa Bay CPA firms with a 24/7 help desk, multi-factor logins, encryption, security controls your written plan can cite, and flat per-device pricing.
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Cybersecurity
EDR, MDR, MFA, and training, explained in plain English and priced per device.
02Backup and disaster recovery
Local and cloud backups, tested restores, and a recovery plan built for Florida.
03Palm Harbor
Ten minutes down US-19 from our office. Chamber members.
04Manufacturing
Shop floor networks, ERP support, and Wi-Fi that reaches the back wall.
What you get
What changes for your firm with Radiant?
QuickBooks Online backup
Intuit keeps the platform running, but a deleted transaction or bad import is yours to undo. Our SaaS backup add-on keeps your own dated copies of QuickBooks Online, Microsoft 365, and Google business data.
Secure client file exchange
Encrypted sharing replaces email attachments, so returns and bank statements stop piling up in inboxes. Data loss prevention flags a Social Security number before it leaves in the wrong message.
Multi-factor logins everywhere
Multi-factor authentication, a phone prompt or code on top of your password, goes on email, tax software, and remote access. The Safeguards Rule requires it for anyone reaching customer information.
Records for your WISP review
Our monitoring produces the evidence your plan points to: patch status, backup results, device encryption, and training completion. Your yearly review becomes a short meeting instead of a scramble.
Not sure where to start?
Get your free network assessment
We walk your office, scan the network, and list what to fix first. No pressure, no contract.
The details
What does the FTC Safeguards Rule ask of a CPA firm, in plain English?
The FTC Safeguards Rule treats tax preparers and many accounting firms as financial institutions, so they must run a written information security program. The IRS calls that document a WISP, a written information security plan, and publishes a sample in Publication 5708.
In plain English, the plan names one person in charge of security, lists where client data lives, and assesses what could expose it. It then spells out your safeguards: multi-factor logins, encryption, access limits, staff training, vendor oversight, and a written incident response plan.
As of September 2026, the rule also requires telling the FTC within 30 days of discovering a breach of unencrypted data on 500 or more people. Your firm owns the plan; we run the technical safeguards it describes through our cybersecurity service and keep the records that prove they work.
In their words
What do clients say about Radiant?
Radiant Technology Solutions holds 5.0 stars on Google, with 96 five-star Google reviews.
I love Radiant! Not only do they provide better value than my last MSP but their service is way quicker!
Brian B.
What we work with
What tools protect a Radiant-supported accounting firm?
Your plan has to name your tools, so we name ours plainly, vendor partners included.
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Microsoft 365
Email and file storage with multi-factor logins, message encryption, and data loss prevention rules.
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SaaS backup for QuickBooks Online
Separate dated copies of your cloud books, restorable by company and by day.
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SonicWall
Firewalls and secure remote access for staff working from home during busy season.
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Datto
Backup and recovery for servers and workstations, including your tax software data, with offsite copies.
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Passwords and dark web watch
A shared vault for client portal logins, plus alerts if a staff password appears in stolen data.
Every plan runs month to month with no contract, so you can leave any month if we stop earning it.
Ron Slyker, CEO
What it costs
Which Radiant plan fits an accounting firm?
- 1feePer device, per month. Projects quoted separately
- 0Contracts to sign, on any plan
Our 2026 brochure recommends Radiant Elite for accounting and financial firms, because Elite adds the controls the Safeguards Rule leans on. You get support, monitoring, EDR (software that spots an attack on a laptop and stops it), MDR (people watching that software around the clock), email security, and cloud-to-cloud backup. Elite then adds enhanced multi-factor authentication, password management, security awareness training, dark web monitoring, and data loss prevention.
- Number of users
- Desktops and laptops
- Servers
- Network devices
- Office locations
- Add-ons such as SaaS backup for QuickBooks Online
You get your per-device figure in writing after the free network assessment.
Want a second set of eyes on your security plan?
Our free network assessment checks the technical side of your WISP before tax season does. Firms in Palm Harbor, Clearwater, and Tampa can also call 727-493-4723.
How it works
How does onboarding an accounting firm work?
Timing matters more for CPA firms than almost anyone, so we plan the switch around your filing calendar.
- Step-01
Free network assessment
We review your network, devices, backups, and remote access, including where client data actually lives. You get a plain report on what to fix first.
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Pick the quiet window
Late spring and summer are ideal for bigger changes. If you need help in February, we still start, and we keep changes small until April passes.
- Step-03
Handoff and documentation
A project manager and engineers document every system, collect credentials, and coordinate with your outgoing provider, so your WISP inventory is current on day one.
- Step-04
Security layers go in
Monitoring, EDR, multi-factor logins, encryption, and backups roll out device by device, with your staff told what changes and when.
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Quarterly and yearly reviews
We meet regularly on risks, aging hardware, and your plan's safeguards, so the annual WISP review has fresh evidence behind it.
Is this you?
Is your firm the kind we help?
Our accounting clients look a lot alike. This page is for you if:
- You run a CPA, tax, or bookkeeping practice with roughly 20 to 50 people around Tampa Bay.
- From January to April your staff doubles its hours, and your computers cannot take a day off.
- You know a written information security plan is required, and yours is a template you never finished.
- Client documents arrive by email attachment, portal upload, and the occasional USB stick.
- Your team works from the office, from home, and from client sites during busy season.
Frequently asked questions
Do CPA firms need a written information security plan?
Yes. The FTC Safeguards Rule requires tax preparers and other firms it covers to keep a written information security program, and IRS Publication 5708 offers a sample to start from. The plan must fit your firm's size and the sensitivity of client data. A template alone is not enough; it has to describe what you actually run.
Is QuickBooks Online backed up automatically?
Intuit keeps the platform itself running, but rolling your company file back to a point in time takes a backup tool. Intuit includes one in some plans and sells it on others, and third-party tools do the same job. Our SaaS backup add-on covers QuickBooks Online alongside Microsoft 365 and Google business data.
When should an accounting firm switch IT providers?
Late spring or summer, after the April deadline and before extension season heats up. That leaves room to document systems, install tools, and fix old problems calmly. If your current provider is failing you in February, switching mid-season still works; we simply keep changes small until the rush passes.
What must a CPA firm do after a data breach?
As of September 2026, the Safeguards Rule requires notifying the FTC within 30 days of discovering unauthorized access to unencrypted data on 500 or more people. Florida's breach law, section 501.171 of the Florida Statutes, adds its own notice duties to affected residents. Encryption and early detection both shrink what you would have to report.
Can staff work from home safely during tax season?
Yes, with the right setup. We add secure remote access with multi-factor logins, encrypted laptops, and managed antivirus on every device that touches client data. Home workers call the same 24/7 help desk as the office. We also check that remote access matches what your written plan promises.