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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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 The Good and Bad About the New Tax Law

January 9, 2018 

The Good and Bad About the New Tax Law

So let’s talk the standard deduction for a second. The standard deduction for individuals is $12,000, and for couples it is $24,000. Before someone is required to file a tax return, they have to meet the standard deduction. If you are self-employed, ...

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January 9, 2018 

Accounting Firm Revenues and Profits Continue to Climb

Revenues were up a solid 7.8%, a tad less than the prior year’s 8.1%. Growth from mergers accounted for 26% of total growth compared to 28% the previous year and 30% the year before. So from that, one could conclude that the impact of mergers on ...

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January 9, 2018 

Accounting Professionals Optimistic about 2018

With the overall economy in mind, the survey found that nearly 60 percent of accounting professionals sampled believe taxes will be the single biggest regulatory issue impacting their clients’ business today. Another 23 percent indicated that health ...

 AutoEntry Launches New U.S. Headquarters in Tucson

January 8, 2018 

AutoEntry Launches New U.S. Headquarters in Tucson

AutoEntry by OCREX, a provider of automated data entry software for accountants and bookkeepers, has announced the opening of its US headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. This launch will accommodate AutoEntry’s rapid growth in North America and Canada, ...

 Manufacturers More Optimistic Going into 2018

January 8, 2018 

Manufacturers More Optimistic Going into 2018

Optimism is high as manufacturers’ responses indicated they have a more positive outlook about the economy for 2018 than in 2017. The growing U.S. and global economies, rising energy and commodity prices, and improved business and consumer confidence ...