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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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November 19, 2018 

IRS Warns of New Transcript Scam

The scam is especially problematic for businesses whose employees might open the malware because this malware can spread throughout the network and potentially take months to successfully remove.

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November 19, 2018 

Are You Hackerproof? 3 Ways to Protect Your Practice

In relationships, trust is everything. And for accountants, who typically handle large amounts of sensitive information for their clients, trust is a prerequisite. Names, social security numbers, addresses, salaries and wages — all of these, if ...

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November 19, 2018 

How the 20% Qualified Business Income Deduction Affects Veterinary Practices

With passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in early 2018, veterinary practice owners are hopeful of reduced tax burden, enhanced by the prospect of a 20% deduction on “Qualified Business Income” (QBI) flowing through from Sub S Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships. And everyone is cautious, because there are complications to...…

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November 19, 2018 

Avalara Ranked on Deloitte Fast 500 List

Overall, 2018 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 143 percent to 77,260 percent from 2014 to 2017, with median growth of 412 percent. Avalara recorded 158 percent revenue growth during this period.

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November 19, 2018 

New Small Seller Exceptions for Sales and Use Taxes

To determine how much business a remote seller is doing in a state, economic nexus laws rely on the volume of sales, the number of transactions, or both. For example, the South Dakota law that led to the demise of the physical presence rule uses the ...

Gail Cole

 5 Keys to Success in Value Pricing

November 19, 2018 

5 Keys to Success in Value Pricing

Value pricing is a way of billing a client for services provided based on the value of the service (or advice) instead of the number of hours spent. Consider one of your clients calls for tax advice on how to structure a real estate transaction.

Jim Boomer

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November 19, 2018 

New Cloud-Based Tax Prep System to Launch

Canopy, a cloud-based practice management platform for tax and accounting professionals, has launched a new cloud-based tax preparation platform designed to streamline data collection, accelerate document delivery, and provide IRS e-filing.

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November 18, 2018 

IRS Announces Inflation Adjustments for 2019

Annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions for 2019 have been announced by the IRS, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2018-57 provides details about these annual adjustments.

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November 18, 2018 

AccountantsWorld Launches Employee Portal App

EPPR is the only app that fully integrates with AccountantsWorld's Payroll Relief platform, the leading cloud-based system designed to enable accountants to offer seamless, end-to-end payroll services to their small-business clients.

 Bermuda Accounting Firm Joins BKR

November 18, 2018 

Bermuda Accounting Firm Joins BKR

AAL provides numerous bespoke advisory and financial solutions. The firm, which includes three partners, specializes in corporate services, trusts and estates, investment managers and advisors, alternative investment funds, family offices ...