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Intuit QuickBooks Desktop Pricing and Open AI Relationship – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Dec. 2025

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Intuit QuickBooks Desktop Pricing and Open AI Relationship – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Dec. 2025

In this episode of The Accounting Technology Lab, hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley analyze Intuit’s recent announcements following Intuit Connect, focusing on major QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) price increases, and Intuit’s reported $100 million annual relationship with OpenAI. The Accounting Tech Lab is an ongoing series that explores the intersection of public accounting and technology.

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January 8, 2019 

Kathleen Zwickert Joins Avalara Board of Directors

Zwickert was formerly Chief People Officer at NetSuite (now Oracle NetSuite), a provider of cloud-based applications, where she transformed the company’s Human Resources function through technological innovations. Prior to NetSuite, Zwickert was EVP ...

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January 8, 2019 

Top 10 Issues for Employers in 2019

What are the biggest issues employers will face in 2019 when it comes to HR, payroll, benefits and taxes? The experts at Paychex, Inc. have identified the top 10 regulatory issues they say businesses need to keep an eye on.

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January 8, 2019 

ITA Announces New Members

The ITA is an independent, not-for-profit, professional association of leading CPA firms, consulting firms and technology vendors whose purpose is to share information and build relationships that improve the way its member firms, and their clients, ...

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January 7, 2019 

Investors Still Want Sarbanes-Oxley

Since its enactment in 2002 in response to notorious financial scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and other corporate behemoths, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or SOX, has been a continuing target of criticism. And probably no provision of the law has provoked ...

 Preparing Your Clients for the 2018 Tax Year

January 7, 2019 

Preparing Your Clients for the 2018 Tax Year

The 2018 tax year marks the first year that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) has been in place, meaning both businesses and individuals will be seeking a little extra advice from their CPA on what the new rules will mean for their taxes.

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January 7, 2019 

New Year, New Trends: 5 Tips for Success in 2019

From the introduction of innovative technologies to a continuing demand for skilled talent, many factors affected the way businesses across all sectors managed their workforces in 2018. For finance and accounting firms, here are the factors that will ...

Jodi Chavez

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January 6, 2019 

Sales Tax Changes Businesses Need to Know for 2019

Several states have already filed economic nexus legislation for consideration in 2019, including Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia. Meanwhile, sales tax simplification measures are under consideration in Texas because the Lone Star State has ...

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January 4, 2019 

New Year, New Goals

In order to grow your business in 2019, you need to get started on the right foot. No matter what stage your business is in, whether startup or well-established, goal setting is crucial to make sure your business is focused and prepared to meet the ...