More than 70-percent of 1099-M gig workers have chosen to work independently, according to a recent study by the ADP Research Institute. The survey, which studies a growing and much-discussed trend, finds these workers are not taking gig jobs because they cannot find traditional employment and 60 percent of this group plan to continue to gig for the next three years.

An Orem, Utah-based man and his two adult children—all tax preparers—have been accused of trying to hide the father’s assets from the Internal Revenue Service. Sergio Sosa and his children, Alissa and David Sosa, were indicted this week for alleging conspiring to defraud the United States.

Do-it-yourself tax preparation showed continued strength as the Internal Revenue Service issued statistics for tax season through February 7. The total was up by 3.5 percent over the period ended Feb. 8, 2019 while professionally filed returns dropped by 3.7.