Armanino has been selected to the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle for 2013, the only CPA firm to make the list of top software resellers. It was an unusually weak showing by accounting firms that have software reselling and consulting operations.

In the last few years, the question about tax research has been as much about where the work gets done and what is available via research. That question is about to what degree tax professionals are interested in conducting research via mobile devices.

As it divested one business and announced plans to sell another, Intuit also said it would split its Accounting Professionals Division. The result will leave one group focusing on professional tax preparation and the other recruiting accountants around the world.