Subscribers to Intuit’s QuickBooks Online accounting software jumped 50 percent in the quarter ended Jan. 31, faster than the 43 percent increase in the prior period, Mountain View, California-based Intuit said in a statement Thursday. Subscribers to TurboTax Online tax software rose 19 percent, the company said. In total, Intuit posted a second-quarter loss excluding some items of 6 cents a share on revenue of $808 million. The loss was narrower than the 13-cent loss estimated on average by analysts, with sales topping the projection of $786.9 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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