A Utah tax preparer has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for failing to pay $1.1 million in income taxes. Sergio Sosa, of Orem drew the term for conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing attempts to collect amount owed.

This year’s tax season will begin on January 23, the Internal Revenue Service said this week. The filing deadline is April 18.

AbacusNext, which owns the Office Tools practice management system, has hired three new executives. These included Arik Moav as CFO