Execs at JTH Holding, the parent of Liberty Tax Service, lost out big on incentive pay. But they more than made up for it as the company awarded double-digit increase in salary for the year ended April 30. For CEO John Hewitt, the result was a 33-percent increase in compensation for fiscal 2013.

The Securities and Exchange charged filed charges against three auditors, alleging they violated federal securities laws or failed to comply with U.S. auditing standards during their audits and reviews of financial statements for publicly traded companies. Two of those involved, Malcolm L. Pollard, who is based in Erie, Pa., and Wilfred Hanson, have agreed to a settlement that bars them from practicing before the SEC.

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."