Practice IQ, a company founded by owners of a payroll company acquired by Xero, has changed its name to Karbon. Based in Sydney, Australia, and San Francisco, Calif., Karbon is bringing to market collaboration tools for accounting firms. Kabron describes its product, which is in the preview stage, as "the central place that weaves all your communication and client interactions together."

A Monroe, La.-based tax preparer, Richard Allen Scott, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for filing more than 50 false tax returns. Scott, age 38, used a variety of techniques to reduce taxes owed by more than $338,380, which he has been order to pay back. He must also serve one year of supervised release.

Nonprofit software vendor Abila has named Bethany Little as VP of client services. She joins the Austin, Texas-based company after serving from May 2014 as VP of customer success at HotSchedules. Little was employed at the former Convio from March 2007 until its acquisition by Blackbaud.