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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

 New Ways That Technology Is Shaping the Audit

January 12, 2016 

New Ways That Technology Is Shaping the Audit

It's no surprise that the pace of technological change has clearly increased dramatically, and recent developments impact nearly every aspect of the way we live our lives. Given the broad scope, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised at how pronounced the ...

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January 12, 2016 

Bill.com iOS App – Magically Simple Business Payments

Paying and receiving business payments has never been easier. Now you can approve and pay your bills in one place, on the go and in half the time. Bill.com for iPhone provides a simple and secure way to review, approve ...

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January 12, 2016 

Bill.com Launches New Android App for Streamlined Mobile Payments

Bill.com, which offers tools and apps for managing online payments and receivables, has launched a new mobile app for Android. With the app, accounting professionals and their business clients can easily review, approve and pay bills on the go using their Android devices. The release of the app helps digitize and mobilize bill payments by...…

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January 12, 2016 

How Accounting Firms Can Benefit From Adding Audit Services

Audits don’t have to be priced on a fixed basis. You can quote a fee range and state conditions that will result in additional fees such as extra work requested by client, client doesn’t deliver data and documents as requested and unforeseen ...

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January 12, 2016 

Tax Break for Rollovers From IRAs to Charity Made Permanent

Retirees can once again transfer funds from a retirement account to charity with zero tax consequences. And the new law makes this tax break permanent, so you can now incorporate this strategy into your clients’ long-term plans.

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January 11, 2016 

Apple Pay Now Available to ADP ALINE Payroll Cardholders

ADP's payroll card ALINE now includes integration with Apple Pay. ADP, which provides payroll and business management resources, says the integration gives ALINE Cardholders the opportunity to use Apple Pay on supported Apple mobile devices to make ...

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January 11, 2016 

IRS Videos Help U.S. Ex-Pat Taxpayers Stay Compliant

The International Taxpayers page on IRS.gov has information designed to help taxpayers living abroad, resident aliens, nonresident aliens, residents of U.S. territories and foreign students. The web site also features a directory that includes ...

 New Law Equalizes Tax-Free Transportation Benefits

January 11, 2016 

New Law Equalizes Tax-Free Transportation Benefits

The new tax law signed at the end of last year – the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 – improves the tax-free transportation benefits that may be offered to employees.

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January 10, 2016 

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.5 Billion

To quote Joshua, the computer from the movie War Games, "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?"

 2016 Tax Series: Count on Enhanced Tax Credit for Higher Education

January 7, 2016 

2016 Tax Series: Count on Enhanced Tax Credit for Higher Education

[The new “extenders law” enacted late in 2015 retains several key tax provisions and makes them permanent with certain modifications. This is the third part of a series of articles on these tax breaks.]   The tax law offers some tax relief to cash-strapped parents who are paying for the cost of higher education. Notably, the biggest...…