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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

CFO-Optimism

October 11, 2017 

73% of CFOs Trust the Cloud for Financial Data

Today, 73% of CFOs trust the cloud for financial data, reflecting a significant technology shift for Finance, one of the last functions in the enterprise to embrace cloud technology.

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October 10, 2017 

Xero Launches Machine Learning Automation

Building on the success of its first machine learning project, Xero announced the next step in its journey towards code-free accounting – the automation of account codes and bills for all small businesses and their partners.

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October 10, 2017 

Younger Workers More Likely to Be Late

Financial executives have heard it all when it comes to excuses for tardiness by workers. While the saying "better late than never" usually rings true, these excuses make one wonder.

 You’ve Been Breached. Now What?

October 10, 2017 

You’ve Been Breached. Now What?

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America and accounting firms, with their wealth of taxpayer personal information, are often ground zero for cybercriminals. For many, the question is not if you’ll be the target of a cyber-attack, but when.

Jim Boomer

 5 Tax Tips for Hurricane Victims

October 10, 2017 

5 Tax Tips for Hurricane Victims

Recent hurricanes have left many homeowners and businesses with major, unprecedented damage. In addition to the widespread property losses, disasters can have tax and other financial implications. Fortunately, a new law passed on September 29 provides ...

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October 10, 2017 

National Spreadsheet Day – Oct. 17

VisiCalc is widely credited for fueling the rapid growth of the personal computer industry – Steve Jobs was even quoted as saying “VisiCalc ... propelled … the success [of Apple]… more than any other single event.” As co-founders of Software Arts, ...

 AICPA Commends Sponsors of Natural Disaster Assistance Bill

October 10, 2017 

AICPA Commends Sponsors of Natural Disaster Assistance Bill

The AICPA has commended the sponsors of H.R. 3679, the National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017, for including provisions in the bill that would provide permanent and consistent tax relief to individuals and businesses impacted by natural disasters.

 Is the JOBS Act Bad for Investors?

October 10, 2017 

Is the JOBS Act Bad for Investors?

Though passed with strong bipartisan majorities, the bill drew a cautionary letter to Congress from the SEC chairman at the time, Mary Schapiro. Contrasting "our responsibility to facilitate capital formation with our obligation to protect investors ...