# AccountantsWorld By IRIS

> AccountantsWorld By IRIS develops cloud accounting, payroll and practice software for professional accountants and payroll providers. Accounting Power, Payroll Relief and supporting document and firm-management tools help firms deliver recurring services to small-business clients while retaining control of their client relationships.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Hauppauge, United States
- **Founders:** Chandra Bhansali (Co-founder; former CEO), Sharada Bhansali (Co-founder; former Executive Vice President)
- **Products:** Accounting Power, Power CAS, Payroll Relief, Cloud Cabinet, Practice Relief
- **Notable:** Built a cloud suite sold to accounting professionals rather than directly to their clients., Acquired by IRIS Software Group in December 2021., IRIS reported Payroll Relief achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in 2022.

## Products & services

- **Accounting Power** — Professional trial balance, write-up, financial statements and general-ledger software with client access controls.
- **Power CAS** — Client accounting and advisory offering built on Accounting Power, covering bookkeeping, bill payment and virtual CFO workflows.
- **Payroll Relief** — Multi-client payroll processing, direct deposit, payroll tax payments and filings, batch workflows and employee portals.
- **Cloud Cabinet** — Document storage and client portals with folder access rights and integrated report archiving.
- **Practice Relief** — Time, expense, invoicing, realization and staff-productivity reporting for smaller accounting firms.
- **After-the-Fact Payroll** — Payroll compliance and year-end reporting for payrolls already processed.
- **Website Relief** — Website-building solution listed in the Power Practice Suite.
- **Power Practice Suite** — Integrated bundle currently listing Accounting Power CAS, Cloud Cabinet, After-the-Fact Payroll, Practice Relief and Website Relief; Payroll Relief integrates with the suite but is not listed as an included component.

## Achievements

- Built a cloud suite sold to accounting professionals rather than directly to their clients.
- Acquired by IRIS Software Group in December 2021.
- IRIS reported Payroll Relief achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in 2022.
- Accounting Power is identified by its publisher as a CPA Practice Advisor Technology Innovation Award recipient.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — An AccountantsWorld LinkedIn post promoted an August 15 payroll-technology webinar featuring Tyler DeRosa, Matt Contardi and Laura Hanlon.
- **2023-01** — IRIS reported Payroll Relief’s 2022 SOC 2 Type II compliance and Employee Self Service launch.
- **2026-10** — At research time, IRIS’s live company directory labels AccountantsWorld “Now IRIS Payroll,” while the AccountantsWorld website continues to describe Accounting Power and Payroll Relief. This is an observed website state, not a dated rebranding announcement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.accountantsworld.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accountantsworld/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PowerAccountant
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/accountantsworld
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AccountantsWorld

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Last updated: 2026-10-16