The Internal Revenue Service this month is holding virtual and in-person information events in support of its effort to hire more than 4,000 customer service representatives. The effort comes as the the ability of the IRS to provide service declined during the pandemic.

 Two Orange County, Calif., tax preparers have been charged in a case involving ID information provided to them by a social worker. The preparers, Anton Nguyen and Rosemary Pham, have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States.

 Intuit has increased prices for its QuickBooks Online software. The steepest increase is coming with QB Advanced, a mid-market product, which raises 11.1 percent to a $200-monthly base from a $180-monthly base for existing customers who pay directly for their subscriptions.