A Hattiesburg, Miss., CPA, Carl Nicholson has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to classify an attorney’s personal expenses as businesses expenses. On one occasion, Nicholson was accused of directing a $250,000 payment to one of the attorney’s personal trusts be classified as a business expense

Cloud software company Xero has named Gusto as its preferred payroll provider for customers in the United States. The agreement gives Xero’s small business and accountant customers access to Gusto’s online payroll services. 

A Walnut, Creek, Calif.-CPA has been convicted for preparing tax returns that helped a client avoid paying $4.7 million in taxes over three years. Marc Howard Berger, 67, was found guilty of preparing 1040s for the years 2011, 212 and 2013 which enabled G.  Steven Burrill to pay no income taxes from 2009 through 2013.