A Columbus, Ga., tax preparer has pleaded guilty to charges of federal wire fraud and identity theft. Kevan Walker, 33, of Columbus, faces a sentence of 20 years for wire fraud and a mandatory two-year sentence for ID theft.

Xero has named new country managers for the United States and Canada. The New Zealand-based cloud software company this week said it had appointed Ben Richmond as the U.S. manager and Will Buckley to head Canada.

Ken Crutchfield, a veteran of the tax software industry, has switched fields as he has joined Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US as VP and general manager. He was most recently SVP of Bloomberg Tax Technology from June 2014 through last month.