The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has expanded access to its Business Tax Account (BTA), an online self‑service system for managing federal tax responsibilities.
Access has now been granted to partnerships, federal agencies, state and local government bodies, tribal governments and tax‑exempt entities.
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These organisations join existing users such as sole proprietors, S corporations and C corporations, which were already able to use the platform.
The move is part of the IRS’ broader effort to upgrade services by shifting interactions with business taxpayers to digital channels.
IRS CEO Frank J. Bisignano said: “By opening the BTA to partnerships, tax-exempts and other organisations, we are giving millions more entities secure, convenient access to their tax information.
“Digital access will reduce the burden on these taxpayers because they no longer will be limited to paper and phone interactions to perform simple tasks with the IRS.”
Within the BTA, authorised users and designated officials can review tax balances, submit payments and track previous payments.
They can also download certain digital notices, access eligible transcripts such as payroll and income records, and submit a request for a tax compliance check.
In addition, the platform allows users to see the business name and address currently held on file by the IRS.
Last month, the IRS said around $1.2bn in refunds remains unclaimed for the 2022 tax year.
The agency estimated the money is owed to more than 1.3 million people who didn’t file Form 1040. Taxpayers have until 15 April to file an income tax return and receive any refund due.
