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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 21, 2016 

2016 Review of SurePrep 1040SCAN

SurePrep was founded in 2002, and is currently being used by more than 18,000 tax practitioners. Their various solutions have been used in the preparation of over 1,600,000 individual and business tax returns since that time. All data is managed at ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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December 21, 2016 

Illinois Population Shrunk By Most in 2016

For the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday.

 Thomson Reuters Issues Report on Key Tax Developments of 2016

December 20, 2016 

Thomson Reuters Issues Report on Key Tax Developments of 2016

The comprehensive report covers more than 20 tax topics, including transfer taxes, education incentives, retirement plans, and foreign income and transactions. It addresses tax provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year as well as those ...

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December 20, 2016 

What Drives Workplace Happiness?

Happiness at work is something nearly everyone wants, but it varies by an employee's age, gender and field, among other factors. This is one of the findings of a new comprehensive study of more than 12,000 U.S. and Canadian workers by Robert Half, in ...

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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December 20, 2016 

CFOs Anticipate Slow Global Economic Growth

Chief financial officers attending Deloitte's 20th annual CFO Vision conference anticipate slow global economic growth and somewhat less — or no significant change to — international trade for the U.S., according to polling data obtained from a ,,,

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December 20, 2016 

Iowa Tops List of Best U.S. Drivers State-by-State

Iowa received first place due to its low insurance premiums, short commute times and less expensive auto repair costs. Ohio, Maine, Wisconsin and Vermont complete the top five states for drivers.

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December 19, 2016 

New Law Creates Stand-Alone HRAs for Small Employers

A lame-duck Congress has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which was promptly signed into law by President Obama on December 13. The new law includes a slew of provisions for funding medical research and related reforms. Notably, for small business ...