Republic Bank & Trust Company is selling its Tax Refund Solutions Business to Green Dot Corp. The Kentucky-based bank will receive $165 million for the business which was hammered by the changes in the tax season and the issuance of economic impact payments.

A Contractor Payments feature is being made available for QuickBooks Online. This option enables customers to pay contractors with direct deposit. 

Avalara has introduced a suite of products designed to help accounting professionals to provide  sales tax services for their clients. Avalara for Accountants brings together the previously released Avalara Managed Returns for Accountants with other modules.