CliftonLarsonAllen has hired Jim Merk as managing director of marketing and brand. In its announcement this month, the firm cited his experience in large technology companies in the consumer tech and entertainment industries as among the assets he brings to CLA.

Three Louisiana tax preparers have been accused of a variety of tax return offenses, including charging fees as high as $1,100 for preparing returns and often deducting these from client refunds. The three—Morgan Antoine, Jennifer Austin, and Brittany Patterson—were indicted on a variety of counts  involving return and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

With no government shutdown to deal with this year , the Internal Revenue Service kicked off the 2020 tax season today with relative ease. It began accepting and processing federal tax returns for tax year 2019.