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

Accounting December 12, 2025 

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.

Brian Tankersley, Randy Johnston

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December 20, 2018 

OnPay Joins Xero App Partner Program

OnPay, which provides payroll and benefits management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, is now a certified App Partner with Xero, a leading-edge cloud accounting platform. The deep API integration helps small businesses and their accountants save time and limit errors by automatically updating Xero with financial information from payroll, HR, and benefits-related transactions in...…

 Where’s My 2019 IRS Tax Refund?

December 20, 2018 

Where’s My 2019 IRS Tax Refund?

Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 (maybe) -- But more likely, Friday, Feb. 8. (March 1 if EITC.) The IRS usually starts accepting returns around the third week of January, but with major changes to tax law this year, and the tax forms, there is a very good chance ...

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December 19, 2018 

Wolters Kluwer Expands Tax & Accounting CPE Courses

Over 500 self-study courses are being offered in a wide range of subject areas. CCH CPELink self-study courses are easy to use, interactive and mobile friendly, and allow professionals to work through the courses at their own pace. Self-study courses ...

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December 19, 2018 

TaxAct Professional Enhances Solutions for Tax Preparers

TaxAct Professional users can compare all tax forms from the current year and prior year side by side. That includes Form 1040, Form 1065, Form 1120, Form 1120S, Form 1041, and Form 990. This change also allows preparers to easily view a client's ...

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December 19, 2018 

How Local SEO is Important to Accounting Firms

As the Internet and Google is ever-changing, so is the behavior of its users and their needs which are currently shifting from global to locally-oriented searches. Currently it’s estimated that 59% of Internet searches are now performed with local intent and approximately half of all mobile searches are conducted to find information about a local...…

Brian Swanson

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December 18, 2018 

Avalara Announces CRUSH 2019: The Path Forward for Tax Compliance

Avalara a provider of tax compliance automation software for businesses of all sizes, today announced the return of CRUSH, its fourth annual tax conference and industry gathering. The conference will take place May 8–10, 2019, in Huntington Beach, ...