ABOUT

About [PUBLICATION NAME]

[PUBLICATION NAME] is an independent publication covering how accounting firms and payroll service providers operate Payroll Relief by IRIS across a portfolio of employer clients.

Payroll Relief was developed by AccountantsWorld and is now an IRIS Software Group payroll product. Current IRIS materials position it specifically for accounting firms and payroll service bureaus rather than as ordinary do-it-yourself payroll software for one small employer.

That operating model is the focus of this publication.

What We Cover

Our articles examine practical questions such as:

  • multi-client payroll monitoring;
  • Payroll Snapshot and practice-level workflow;
  • employer and staff permissions;
  • payroll review and approval;
  • electronic-service responsibilities;
  • direct-deposit funding;
  • ACH and NSF exceptions;
  • tax filing and payment monitoring;
  • employer and employee change controls;
  • payroll reports and audit evidence;
  • client onboarding and offboarding;
  • year-end processing and archiving.

We are less interested in repeating a product feature list than in explaining how several features work together inside a professional payroll practice.

For example, the ability to give a client payroll-entry access is more meaningful when considered alongside the firm’s separate ability to retain payroll approval. Direct deposit makes more sense when considered with employer funding requirements and processing deadlines. Automatic tax filing is more useful when paired with a process for rejected and unsuccessful filings.

Those relationships are where operational value lives.

Research Method

We prioritize current first-party information.

Our principal sources include:

  1. the IRIS Payroll Relief help center;
  2. current IRIS and AccountantsWorld product information;
  3. current IRIS product updates;
  4. IRS and government material where a legal or tax rule is involved;
  5. reputable independent material when it adds useful context.

IRIS’s help center was actively updated throughout 2026, so older AccountantsWorld documentation is not automatically assumed to describe the current product when newer documentation exists.

We distinguish verified product behavior from our own operating recommendations.

If IRIS documentation says payroll approval initiates direct deposits, that is a product fact.

If we recommend independent review before approval for higher-risk clients, that is an editorial control recommendation.

Independence

[PUBLICATION NAME] is not affiliated with or endorsed by IRIS Software Group or AccountantsWorld unless explicitly stated otherwise in the future.

Product names and trademarks are used for identification and commentary.

We do not authenticate Payroll Relief users, reset credentials, provide payroll processing services, move money, file tax forms, or receive employer payroll data.

For activity involving a real account, users should rely on their authorized accounting firm, employer administrator, or an official IRIS channel.