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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 

2015 Review of Cloud9 Real Time

Cloud9 is a good fit for both accounting firms as well as other business industries, including law firms, and general businesses that wish to expand internal capacity without the need to add expensive internal IT support and hardware.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 13, 2015 

BDO Acquires California Accounting Firm CEA, LLP

BDO will maintain both its existing San Diego office in La Jolla and the previous CEA office in Carlsbad. Lee Duran, Assurance Managing Partner for BDO’s existing San Diego office, will maintain that role in the combined San Diego practice and Mark ...

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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