Blucora shareholders rejected four dissident board of director candidates from investor Ancora Holdings this week. The company, which owns Avantax Wealth Management and TaxAct, said its 10 current member were re-elected by a wide margin although final vote totals were not immediately available.

An. 82-year-old tax attorney, Carlos Kepke, has been accused of helping a client conceal $225 million in capital gains income. Kepke faces the federal charges while his client, Robert F. Smith, has avoided any prosecution by agreeing to testify against his former partner, Robert Brockman, who was charged in concealing $2 billion in income from the Internal Revenue Service.

Botkeeper, which markets on-line bookkeeping systems, has introduced Botkeeper Basic Service and Botkeeper Advanced Service.  The company has cut its monthly fees, and implemented a sharp decrease in its platform fee.