Scott Zandbergen, VP of the business development and professional network for Wave Accounting, has moved to Intuit Canada. Zandbergen signaled the change of jobs in a Tweet this week that says he will lead marketing for ProFile, Intuit's professional tax software in Canada.

H&R Block is offering its customers protection against tax identity theft via an agreement with Equifax. The company says the Tax Identity Shield will provide tools and information to help clients combat ID theft, including the helping in obtaining an IRS Identity Protection PIN. However, the shield protects returns for tax year 2015, not those filed during the current season.

Jonathan D. Davey, a Newark, Ohio-based tax preparer, has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for his role in the Black Diamond Ponzi scheme that swindled victims out of more than $40 million. Davey allegedly used shell companies that helped finance the construction of his 9,000-sq.ft. Ohio mansion that had a secret escape passage by preying on the elderly.