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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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November 13, 2015 

Ryan Tax Firm Acquires TransAmerican Asset Servicing Group

A key strategic component in the transaction is TransAmerican’s proven proprietary workflow technology system for efficient management of the entire lifecycle for identifying lost holders and reuniting them with their property.

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November 12, 2015 

2015 Review of CCH Axcess Portal

CCH Axcess Portal offers bi-directional file exchange, making it easy to send and receive a variety of file types. Clients can be provided with easy access to vital documents such as tax returns, financial statements, and other related documents and ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 12, 2015 

2015 Review of AccountantsWorld Client Portals

AccountantsWorld Client Portals are a central part of AccountantsWorld’s suite of web-based solutions for accounting professionals, allowing firm staff and clients to interact and share files and data. The portals, included with Power Practice, Cloud ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 12, 2015 

New Tools Focus on Effective, Efficient International Audits

This new product provides practitioners with all of the practice aids they need to perform their international audits effectively and confidently. Since these tools work with PPC’s SMART Practice Aids Audit Suite, the new solution is easily integrated int

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November 11, 2015 

2015 Review of SmartVault

Ideal for QuickBooks users, SmartVault offers accounting firms and other businesses both a fully-functional portal, as well as online document storage capability. A free plug-in allows QuickBooks users to attach documents and notes to QuickBooks ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 11, 2015 

2015 Review of Citrix ShareFile

Citrix FileShare is designed to work with businesses of all kinds, including accounting firms. The product offers AES 256-bit encryption, and offers multiple data storage locations across the globe. Files can be easily uploaded and shared using the ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 11, 2015 

Tenenz Enhances Email Marketing Tools for Accounting Firms

This practice tool is engineered to help practitioners maintain and grow their practices through the delivery of content that clients expect and appreciate from their accountant, tax and/or bookkeeping professional. The Marketing Resource Center ...

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November 11, 2015 

AICPA Scores Victory Over IRS Regulatory Program

As part of the ongoing battle between the AICPA and the IRS over the right to impose continuing education (CE) and other requirements on tax return preparers, an appellate court in our nation’s capital has overturned the district court’s decision ...