US Technology International, an IT firm based in Technopark, Kerala, has signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement to provide software development and testing services to H&R Block of Kansas City, the US.

The new agreement will further expand the four-year partnership between the two companies in developing quality tax products.

“We are excited that one of the world's leading brands had chosen their firm as strategic partner,” said Sajan Pillai, president, US Technology.

Karen Orosco, vice president of technology at H&R Block, said, "This will yield benefits to the organisation by having a predictable multi-year sourcing model and a shared pool of resources to be utilised across the IT organisation."

The two companies will continue to collaborate on introducing innovative approaches to develop, test and enhance H&R Block's retail and online tax products.

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