A Tennessee preparer has been jailed after spending money on gambling, a Lexus and home furnishings instead of paying $25,000 in fees to the United States. Kevin Williams of Memphis was jailed after surrendering voluntarily after a court issued an arrest warrant on July 21.

A tax preparer based in Oxnard, Calif., has been convicted of filing tax returns that claimed more than $53 million in fraudulent returns. The Internal Revenue Service said it paid out $23 million  to Rodrigo Pablo "Paul" Lozano, also known as "El Profe," 61, and his co-conspirators before spotting the scheme that had them counting out cash in a bathroom at the business.

Intuit has named Lucas Watson as chief marketing and sales officer. He replaces Caroline Donohue, who said in February she would retire after 21 years with the software company. Watson will begin his job on August 22.

Watson came from Google where he served as VP of global brand solutions and innovations and had worked there from June 2011.