H&R Block reported that the total number of returns prepared in its stores and via its digital products grew by 5.1 percent for tax season through February 28, compared to the same period in the 2011 tax year. The growth in the number of online returns continued to dramatically outpace retail growth with the online figures up 20 percent while retail returns prepared rose by 1.5 percent.

Testing for the Certified Information Technology Professional credential becomes mandatory for CPAs in July. To say this is overdue is an understatement. The CITP is more than a decade old and no one holding it has been required to undergo an examination.

Intuit has renamed one of its Facebook pages and with that move, it has removed the last vestige of its effort to rebrand products under the ProLine brand. The Intuit ProLine Facebook page was the last service to use the ProLine name until the last few days when it was replaced by Intuit Accountants.