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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

 Defining Personal Success

November 12, 2018 

Defining Personal Success

More often than not, our goals are something tangible. At one point in my life, making partner in my firm was the ultimate goal — the epitome of success I’d been working toward my entire life. However; I found throughout my career, I have pivoted ...

Amy Vetter

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November 12, 2018 

Small Business Saturday is Nov. 24, 2018

This year, Lin-Manuel Miranda, American Express Global Brand Ambassador and creator of hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is joining in to help bring awareness to the Shop Small movement and expand its presence in Puerto Rico. Miranda shares American ...

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November 12, 2018 

4.1% Increase Forecast for Holiday Spending

Consumers say they will spend an average of $1,007.24 during the holiday season this year, up 4.1 percent from the $967.13 they said they would spend last year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and ...

 Retail Imports  See Drop Ahead of Increase in Tariffs

November 12, 2018 

Retail Imports See Drop Ahead of Increase in Tariffs

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have slowed down from their pre-holiday peak but remain at unusually high levels as retailers continue bringing in merchandise before tariffs increase in January, according to the monthly ...

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November 5, 2018 

CPE Day: December 6, 2018 – Ensuring Success!

You and your colleagues have an opportunity to expand your minds and collect up to 10 hours of continuing professional education on Thursday, December 6, as CPA Practice Advisor once again presents its annual free live-streaming conference, Ensuring ...

Gail Perry

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November 8, 2018 

Workful – Small Business Payroll, HR and POS

Access HR, payroll, and point of sale from one, easy-to-use online dashboard. Stop spending countless hours on administrative tasks and start spending time growing your business. Workful streamlines your processes, so you can get back to business. Start for Free – Learn More!

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November 8, 2018 

Why Most CPA Firms Never Make it to the Second Generation

The short answer is that CPA firms stink at succession planning.  Firms’ entire operations are geared to maximizing short-term profits, focusing on today at the expense of tomorrow.  Evidence of this is the following: A 60 year-old sole practitioner wants to sell her firm and work eight more years.  She has revenue of $1M and...…

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November 8, 2018 

CCH Axcess and CCH Tagetik IFRS 17 Win Awards

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has received top honors in the 2018 Business Intelligence Group’s BIG Award for Business including New Product of the Year for CCH Tagetik IFRS 17 and Product of the Year for CCH Axcess. The BIG Award for Business ...