Carl Nicholson, once auditor for Hattiesburg and Forrest County, Miss., has been convicted of filing phony returns for clients and his own income taxes. A federal jury this month convicted the CPA of conspiracy to defraud the United States, six counts of aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, and four counts of filing false tax returns

The government shutdown impacted the start of the current tax season as every statistic released by the Internal Revenue Service for the first time for 2018 was down. But this year, the key metric may be the average refund as a measure of the impact of the new tax law.

Intuit has launched what it describes as a Hispanic integrated marketing communications campaign. The campaign includes TV, radio, digital advertising, media partnerships and integrations, influencer programs and social media activations in English and Spanish.

Nasdaq has delisted the Class A shares of common stock of Liberty Tax. The action, effective today, February 1, follows a process that began on June 12 when the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications staff notified Liberty of its intentions.