IRS expands Tax Pro Account for business client payments

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IRS expands Tax Pro Account, enabling authorized tax professionals to make payments for business clients, including balances, amendments, extensions, and tax deposits.
New functionality requires practitioners to have appropriate authorizations for the client and specific tax matters before submitting payments via Tax Pro Account.
The move is part of the IRS's ongoing digital-first strategy, aiming to streamline tax workflows for practitioners and their business clients by expanding routine online interactions.

Online payment functions added for tax professionals

As reported by IRS, citing the Internal Revenue Service, authorized tax professionals can now make certain payments for business clients through Tax Pro Account, a secure online service used to review client information and manage authorizations. Until this expansion, practitioners could see balances and payment activity for business clients in the system but could not submit payments on their behalf.

The IRS said the new capability covers full or partial balances, amended returns, extensions, proposed tax assessments and federal tax deposits. Tax professionals must hold the appropriate authorization for the client and the relevant tax matters before using the feature.

IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano said the move supports the agency's digital-first strategy and is intended to save time for taxpayers who rely on outside professionals to handle their tax obligations.

Broader push to digitize routine tax administration

Tax Pro Account, launched in July 2021, is part of the IRS effort to shift more routine interactions online for tax practitioners and their clients. The platform lets professionals manage authorization relationships with taxpayers, link or request individual CAF numbers and link business CAF numbers.

It also allows users to review balance due, payment activity and audit status for individual clients, as well as balance due and payment activity for business clients. In addition to the new business payment function, the service already supports payments for individual and business taxpayers and lets professionals create and revise payment plans for individual taxpayers.

Our earlier coverage of Pakistan’s income tax filing deadline pressure explained how tax experts and business groups urged the Federal Board of Revenue to extend Tax Year 2026 submissions, arguing the final return form was notified too late to meet legal filing windows. The report also highlighted recurring glitches on the IRIS portal and a backlog of extension applications, which stakeholders said were undermining timely compliance and raising the risk of penalties for taxpayers and their advisers.

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