A lot of neat new electronic gadgets and devices will be introduced this week at the annual Consumer Electronic show in Las Vegas, Nev. Many will not have a direct impact on the technology at use at tax and accounting firms. Wearable devices and the new Panasonic Bread Maker with gluten-free baking mode probably are not on the buying list.

A tax preparer from Brooklyn, N.Y., has been indicted for allegedly preparing six years of fraudulent tax returns. The Department of Justice claims the preparer, Awilda Rosario, used a variety of techniques designed to boost refunds for her clients.

Three individuals, whose previous employers were barred from preparing federal income tax returns from offers have themselves gotten the boot. The court action against  Shandon Allen, Tabitha Tunstall, and Shewanda Hamilton said the three started business as Southern King Taxes 2012 in the Memphis, Tenn., area after the owners of their previous employer, Mo' Money Taxes, were barred from the business