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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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September 6, 2016 

IRS Eases Rules for IRA Rollover Waivers

Do you have clients who have botched IRA rollovers? It’s not unusual. Taxpayers can miss the 60-day deadline for a variety of reasons or it might simply slip their mind. The result can be a painful tax lesson.

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September 6, 2016 

IRS Offers Insights Into Taxation of Crowdfunding

To determine the tax implications for crowdfunding, the IRS examined general income tax principles in the information letter. Notably, most payments represent taxable income, unless otherwise excluded under a tax code section. Prevailing regulations ...

 Avalara Celebrates Small Business Successes

September 6, 2016 

Avalara Celebrates Small Business Successes

According to the National Federation of Independent Business July Index of Small Business Optimism, the “Single Most Important Problem” for small business owners was “government regulations & red tape,” followed by “taxes.” On average, a small ...

 Tax Preparers Take Center Stage in the Fight Against Tax Fraud

September 6, 2016 

Tax Preparers Take Center Stage in the Fight Against Tax Fraud

According to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, the number of victims of tax-related identity theft dropped 48% in the first half of 2016, as compared to the first half of 2015. Further, the number of suspicious refunds that financial institutions ...

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September 6, 2016 

Expensify Expands to Australia Businesses

Six months after launching in the United Kingdom, Expensify, the world’s fastest growing receipt and expense management software, announced today the launch of its first Australian office at Xerocon South.

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September 5, 2016 

Epson Launches Two New Business Scanners

Both models offer easy one-touch scanning for users to directly save their files to folders, email and with Epson Document Capture software installed on a connected Windows PC or Mac, to online storage accounts including Dropbox, SharePoint, ...

 IRS Video Warns Tax Pros of Cyber Security Threats

September 1, 2016 

IRS Video Warns Tax Pros of Cyber Security Threats

A new video featuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen warns tax professionals that cybercriminals increasingly are targeting their offices and their data. The video spotlights the "Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself" campaign recently launched ...

 Fishbowl Inventory System Joins Avalara Partner Program

September 1, 2016 

Fishbowl Inventory System Joins Avalara Partner Program

Fishbowl, a leading manufacturing and warehouse management solution for QuickBooks and Xero, and a popular standalone solution for organizations tracking assets, has joined Avalara’s community of certified solution partners.