Meta Financial Group, which had been expected to fund a refund loan program, has ruled out the possibility of funding loans for the upcoming tax season through its Meta Payments Division. In an SEC filing, the bank reported it had concluded it would be unable to get the necessary federal approval to offer any tax-related programs in 2011. The language Meta used also indicates it would not provide a tax refund transfer program.

Tax and accounting professionals are requesting new features for mobile applications faster than the vendors can produce them. And It's clear that users are embracing mobile practice management, tax research and other features that have hit the market in the last few months and which are going to multiply rapidly over short-term, including time entry and efile status tracking.