Intuit has renamed its CPA Select program, in which it matches consumers with CPAs. Now called the TurboTax Personal Pro service, the initiative connects consumers who need advice with screen Referred CPAs, who will prepare the requester's taxes. Intuit also has a new Refund Transfer program in which it will pay preparers who initiate RTs.

The Internal Revenue Service says that the volume efiling of business tax returns this year is nearly 10 percent higher than a year ago. The IRS says as of September 21, more than 7 million corporations and partnerships efiled, compared to 3.5 million in 2013's corresponding period.

Intuit will debut a wide range products for users of its professional tax applications before tax season. The ancillary offerings include an "intelligent digital organizer" to enable tax pros and their clients to know track missing tax documents and due dates. The plans were outlined during this week's Investor's Day by SVP CeCe Morken, who also noted Intuit's development of a global tax engine aimed at expanding tax services internationally.

The Department of Justice has filed eight civil injunction suits in Florida seeking to close regional tax preparation firm LBS Tax Services. The suits allege systematic and pervasive fraud on the part of founder Wainer G. Gachette, seven LBS franchisees and three LBS tax services managers at the 239-store chain.