Iris Software Group, which owns AccountantsWorld and other practice software packages, has acquired Paycheck Plus. Terms were not disclosed for the purchase of the company which handles payrolls for Ireland and the United Kingdom.

 Intuit will pay $141 million to settle questions about its advertising of free tax preparation for TurboTax. Intuit has admitted no wrongdoing in the agreement with 50 state attorneys general and the Distric of Columbia.

Sage says it is bringing new digital services to market. That includes Sage Accounting and Compliance as a Service which will debut in the United Kingdom this month and in North America at an undetermined date.