Let's say you're a CPA and a client inconveniently calls you 10 minutes after you've left the office. It probably means the client needs something from you and you likely won't be able to bill the person on the other end of the line who most often just wants a copy of a file.

A Cranston, R.I.-based tax preparer has pleaded guilty to using stolen identifies to receive more than 100 government checks in the amount of $800,700 and deposit them into her personal bank account. The preparer, Belkis M. Guzman, 48, pleaded to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, wire fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft.

What is the difference between the way traditional accountants and entrepreneurs think? Generally accountants utilize managerial thinking—they selected from means to reach a goal. Entrepreneurs are driven by effectual reasoning—they imagine new results based on many of those same ends.

Jerry Connor, who worked at CCH/Wolters Kluwer for 24 years, has joined Sage as product evangelist. Conner's recent job change was shown this week on his LinkedIN profile, which says he will be working with products such as Sage Live and Sage View for Accountants.