Intuit plans to launch a product that will enable emailed receipts to be pulled into QuickBooks. The software program was described at this week's Investors Day by chief technology officer Tayloe Stansbury, who said the product was one "which you will see coming out soon with tax data coming soon after."

Online accounting software vendor Xero has named veteran consultant Gary Boomer as MVP. The New Zealand-based company handed out the award as part of events at the company's first conference, Xerocon, in the United States.

Low-end accounting and bookkeeping jobs fell by 13 percent from 2007 through 2012. During the same period, accounting and auditing jobs rose by 3 percent, according to Steve King, a partner with Emergent Research.