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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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December 28, 2016 

Forecast Shows Monumental Tax Policy Changes in 2017

Tax reform is a subject of great debate in Congress. President-elect Trump's economic goals hinge largely on overhauling current tax law and House Republicans are expected to move legislation shortly after Inauguration Day. Later in the year, the ...

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December 28, 2016 

Study Finds Incentive Pay on the Rise for Family Offices

The report finds that just 30 percent of participants currently offer long-term incentive plans, while C-suite employees who receive such benefits are enjoying median awards ranging from 20 to 50 percent of base salary.

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December 28, 2016 

SmartVault Launches e-Signature Solution

SmartVault’s e-signature solution is powered by RightSignature and gives SmartVault customers a convenient and efficient way to request signatures on documents directly from the SmartVault Connected Desktop and SmartVault Portal.

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December 28, 2016 

2017 CPA Exam Review Now Available

Roger CPA Review has launched its 2017 course materials to prepare CPA candidates for the new, more challenging CPA Exam. Over the past two years Roger CPA Review has invested more than $4.5 million in Research and Development for products and services.

 New W-2 and 1099 Filing Deadlines Have Employers Scrambling

December 28, 2016 

New W-2 and 1099 Filing Deadlines Have Employers Scrambling

The filing changes were included in he Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act (PATH), Act, signed by President Obama in the waning days of 2015. These provisions were enacted to simplify matters and improve protection against fraud.

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December 28, 2016 

7 Tax Breaks That Might End Soon

The massive tax law passed at the end of the last year—the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act – retroactively preserved a number of expired tax breaks for individuals and businesses, making many of them permanent. But a handful of other ...

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December 27, 2016 

The Top Tax & Accounting News Stories of 2016

The last year saw a very prolonged and aggressive presidential primary and general election, along with many long-lasting news issues that will certainly affect our economy, small businesses and taxpayers for years to come.

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December 27, 2016 

Inauguration Day Hotel Rates Hit $1,500 Per Night

Most hotels are already completely booked, or have blocked their remaining rooms from booking by websites. According to the survey, about 10 percent of hotels in central Washington are still offering available rooms for January 20, 2017, the day ...

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December 26, 2016 

Trend to Watch in 2017: Paid Leave is Picking Up Steam

Benefits are a huge lure in attracting and retaining top talent, especially in light of the changing composition of the U.S. workforce. Today, we have a growing number of women in the workforce and dual-earner families, which means married couples ...

 6 Ways to Save Taxes at Year End

December 22, 2016 

6 Ways to Save Taxes at Year End

December isn’t traditionally seen as tax time. But during the last days of the year, you can take steps to lower your bill when you file your returns. Here are six moves to consider.