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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.

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October 9, 2018 

AICPA and CPA.com Seek Candidates for Startup Accelerator

The accelerator, launched last year, focuses on early-stage companies in two categories: technology and financial information, and professional competency innovation. Successful applicants can tap the expertise and insight of senior leadership and ...

 Deloitte Wins 2018 ‘Audit Innovation of the Year’ Award

October 9, 2018 

Deloitte Wins 2018 ‘Audit Innovation of the Year’ Award

Cortex is a cloud-based data platform that harnesses the power of data by securely and seamlessly integrating data acquisition with data preparation and analytics. Combining advanced technology with business processes, Cortex can generate meaningful ...

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October 8, 2018 

Grant Thornton Announces Revenues of $1.8 Billion for 2018

Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd., recently announced revenues of $1.8 billion for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. The figure represents a year-over-year increase of 3.4 percent.

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October 8, 2018 

The Bare Bones on The Assessment of IRS Interest for Individual Taxpayers

The IRS generally charges interest on amounts that are unpaid, and this interest is compounded and will continue to accrue on any unpaid portion until fully paid. This is also true of the unpaid portion of IRS penalties. Since the underpayment of interest is statutory,[1] there is no requirement for the IRS to go through...…

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October 8, 2018 

Baker Tilly Acquires Houston-Based MRZ

Accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) and MiddletonRaines+Zapata (MRZ), a Houston-area accounting and advisory firm, announce their intent to merge with an effective date expected by the end of the year.

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October 8, 2018 

Tax Extension Deadline is Oct. 15: Remember to Check Withholding

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers who requested the six-month filing extension to double check their tax returns and file on or before the mid-October deadline. IRS e-file and Free File are excellent filing options and are still ...

 Time Running Out for New 100 Percent Depreciation Deduction

October 8, 2018 

Time Running Out for New 100 Percent Depreciation Deduction

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding business taxpayers who placed qualifying property in service during 2017 but choose not to claim the new 100-percent depreciation deduction, that they have a limited time to file the required election with the ...

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October 8, 2018 

SurePrep Joins CPAmerica

CPAmerica International has added SurePrep as a new preferred provider for the association. This new relationship gives member firms discounted pricing on automated solutions that streamline the 1040 process for both the CPA and taxpayer.