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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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February 29, 2016 

How to Help Small Businesses Pick, Register and Protect a Name

There are numerous aspects that go into picking the right business name. From a marketing perspective, you’ll want something that’s memorable, easy to say, easy to spell, and conveys the business’ brand promise. From a legal perspective, it’s a little ...

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February 29, 2016 

Comparing the Income Tax Returns of the 2016 Presidential Candidates

The latest dust-up involving Donald Trump, the front runner for the Republican presidential nomination, centers around his federal income tax returns. To this point, Trump has declined to release information about his latest tax returns, citing ongoing audits as this reason for the refusal. In the meantime, chief GOP rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio...…

 Tax Court Rules Emotional Distress Damages are Taxable

February 29, 2016 

Tax Court Rules Emotional Distress Damages are Taxable

Suppose one of your clients is awarded damages resulting from a job-related injury. The first tax question to ask is whether the damages resulted from a physical mishap or illness or if they are attributable to emotional distress.

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February 29, 2016 

Investors Bullish on Real Estate in 2016

Investors continue to be optimistic in their 2016 outlook for the U.S. real estate market, with 91 percent expecting real estate fundamentals to be about the same or better during the year ahead, according to KPMG’S 2016 Real Estate Industry Outlook.

 The Top 25 Cities for Starting a New Career

February 29, 2016 

The Top 25 Cities for Starting a New Career

Which cities offer the best career prospects, and would you be open to moving for the right job? Two new reports from Robert Half shed light on these questions. The Robert Half Career City Index, commissioned by Robert Half and developed by ...

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February 29, 2016 

Scammers Get Creative With Leap Day

You know you’ve been the consumer watchdog reporter for a long time when you start to think like a scammer. That’s exactly how my brain was working a week ago when I saw Leap Day was fast approaching. “I’ll write about all the Feb. 29 swindles that people should watch out for,” I thought. Incorrectly,...…

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February 29, 2016 

How the Gig Economy is Reshaping the Work Week

The 40-hour work week may be alive and well, but it looks nothing like it did a generation ago – at least not if you’re part of the growing ranks of people dipping a toe in the on-demand economy.

 New FASB Guidance Focuses on Lease Accounting

February 29, 2016 

New FASB Guidance Focuses on Lease Accounting

“The new guidance responds to requests from investors and other financial statement users for a more faithful representation of an organization’s leasing activities,” stated FASB Chair Russell G. Golden.

 9 Ways Small Businesses Can Save Cash

February 29, 2016 

9 Ways Small Businesses Can Save Cash

If you neglect to control your spending, if you are unsure of where all your profits are going, there could come a day when you have to downsize or take some other type of drastic measure.