Liberty Tax Service plans to sell all company-owned stores to franchisees before next season, one of several major moves planned by the tax store chain that were discussed recently as the company's parent, JTH Holding, reported results for the year ended April 30. JTH executives also said the parent will be renamed Liberty Tax and that a public offering is planned.

TaxAlmanac.org, a website originated by Intuit, has ended its operations. The home page of the free service notes that it was scheduled to go "offline permanently" this week. The site, launched in May 2005, was popular for its discussions, particularly on issues for tax professionals, but also provided information on a wide variety of topics.

Intuit Practice Management, which was supposed to be an important online product for the CPA market, is no longer being displayed on the company's website. It is the latest development in the convoluted history of a product that ad trouble getting to market.