A California tax preparer utilized Form 1099-OID withholdings to seek $5.49 in phony tax refunds, a federal indictment allegedthis week. Cubby Wayne Williams, 63, of Alhambra, was indicted on 22 counts of assisting in preparation of phony returns for clients and four counts for preparing bogus returns for himself.

Wolters Kluwer has listed a number of applications and platforms that have been brought back on line after this week’s widespread technology systems outage. The company also notes it is in contact with law enforcement about what has been acknowledged as a maware attack.

Avalara has hired Alessandra Almeida as its first managing director for its Latin America business. She will be based in the sales tax company’s São Paulo office from which she will manage day-to-day operations in Brazil.