SurePayroll, which is owned by Paychex, is now connected with Zoho Books. The partnership, announced this week, enables users to subscribe to the integration through either of the online software products.

Intuit, which has become an increasingly important employer of accountants and tax preparers, will continue to expand contact between experts and its customers, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said this month. The comment came on Intuit’s Investors Day during presentations that followed the company’s annual meeting.

The Internal Revenue Service this summer will launch Tax Pro Accounts, the agency said this week. The IRS said the system will initially enable tax This summer, the IRS plans to launch the Tax Pro Account. Its initial functionality will allow tax professionals to initiate a third-party authorization on IRS.gov and send it to a client's IRS online account.