Price increases in payroll and human resource products helped Paychex grow revenue 4 percent for the first quarter ended August 31 while total revenue rose by 9 percent. CEO Marti Mucci said payroll price increases were in the 2-percent-to-4-percent range.

Thomson Reuters is offering a continuing education program for accounting and audit professionals who focus on fixed assets and depreciation tax cases. Checkpoint Learning Tangible Property Certificate Program provides them understanding of the uniform capitalization rules issued by the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service is testing expanded criteria for speeding processing of requests for installment agreements. The test is scheduled to run through Sept. 30, 2017 and will provide more taxpayers the ability to qualify for streamlined processing of requests and the changes could be made permanent based on results.