We come not to bury refund anticipation loans, but to talk about the way it was done. And whether you were a fan of the bank products, the process ought to leave a bad taste in your mouth.

The Tax and Accounting business of Thomson Reuters turned in what its CEO called "a terrific quarter" for the three months ended March 31. The unit had a 58-percent increase in operating profit on a 30 percent-rise in revenue with a 9-percent increase in organic revenue. That came as the company had a 2-percent rise in profit on a 4-percent increase in revenue as Europe continued to be a drag on results.

Intuit is planning to buy SaaS vendor Demandforce for $425 million. Demandforce bundles marketing and communications tools into a Web-based application and targets small local businesses. The deal is expected to close next month.

H&R Block is restructuring its organization with plans to eliminate 350 jobs and close 200 company-owned stores. It also announced that Philip L. Mazzini, president of Retail Tax Services, has resigned effective April 30. Block also said that total returns prepared for the 2012 tax season were up 4.5 percent over a year ago. But that was because online returns outpaced sluggish growth at retail stores.