IRS Expands Tax Pro Account So Tax Professionals Can Pay on Behalf of Business Clients
The Internal Revenue Service announced on November 6, in release IR-2026-134, that authorized tax professionals can now make certain payments on behalf of their business clients through Tax Pro Account. The expansion allows tax professionals to complete more routine client payment tasks through the same secure online service they use to view client information and manage authorizations.
Tax professionals previously could view business clients' balances and payment activity in Tax Pro Account but could not make a payment on their behalf. Through Tax Pro Account, authorized tax professionals can now make the following payments on behalf of business clients: full or partial balance, amended return, proposed tax assessment, and federal tax deposit. Tax professionals must have the appropriate authorization for the client and tax matters involved.
"Expanding online services that enable tax professionals to do more for their clients advances the goal of making the IRS a digital-first agency," said IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano. "For taxpayers who rely on tax professionals, this change will save time and make it easier for them to meet their tax obligations."
Launched in July 2021, Tax Pro Account provides tax professionals with a secure online service that allows them to manage authorization relationships with taxpayers, link or request individual CAF numbers and link business CAF numbers, view taxpayer information such as balance due, payment activity and audit status for individual clients and balance due and payment activity for business clients, make payments on behalf of individual and business taxpayers, and create and revise payment plans on behalf of individual taxpayers.
(Source: Internal Revenue Service)
Source: Internal Revenue Service
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