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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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March 13, 2015 

2015 Review of Zoho CRM

Zoho is a great solution for organizations that are serious about establishing a comprehensive process for tracking and managing all contact / client communications. The scope of features available with Zoho exceeds the needs of most organizations. Ideall

John Higgins

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March 13, 2015 

2015 Overview of AccuPOS Point-of-Sale Software

AccuPOS is a stand-alone point of sale product optimally designed for the retail and restaurant industry. Designed to integrate with QuickBooks financial products, as well as all Sage accounting software products, AccuPOS offers numerous bundles of point

Mary Girsch-Bock

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March 13, 2015 

2015 Review of Results CRM

Results CRM can fit very well in virtually any small business or accounting practice. If your organization uses QuickBooks, the integration is very deep and can really enhance your ability to maintain a good grip on all of your client or customer activity

John Higgins

 2015 Review of Office Tools Professional

March 13, 2015 

2015 Review of Office Tools Professional

Office Tools Pro (OTP) is not just a CRM system; it is also a practice management, workflow and client portal solution. The nature of the OTP offering makes it a real good fit for firms ranging from sole practitioners to 50 user sites. OTP offers a ...

John Higgins

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March 13, 2015 

2015 Review of Microsoft Outlook 365

Office 365 is a good fit for virtually any accounting or tax practice, regardless of size. Even if you already have a comprehensive practice management system, you will probably want to have this application in place. Most of our readers already ...

John Higgins

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March 13, 2015 

2015 Review of CCH iFirm – Small Firm Manager

iFirm is actually a cloud-based practice management system for small firms. So it goes well beyond the typical scope of CRM. iFirm is a project / engagement centric application that can be used to manage a client engagement from beginning to end. iFirm fi

John Higgins

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March 13, 2015 

Promising Accounting Technology from CES

Many consultants to the profession attend the annual Consumer Electronic Show (CES) to look for the latest gadget and gizmo for themselves and their clients. The 2015 version of the show did not have sufficient reporting on useful business tools for ...

Randy Johnston

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March 13, 2015 

How to Respond to IRS Tax Notices

Tax notices may be sent for many reasons and are almost inevitable. Perhaps there was an error in filing, or your client was missing some documents. Maybe there was an issue on the IRS’ side. Whatever the case, it should be handled quickly and with care.

Taija Sparkman

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March 13, 2015 

Intuit Prepares Accountants for ACA Provisions

It’s the height of tax season and the Affordable Care Act is on everyone’s mind as they try to figure out what that means for their taxes. For many Intuit customers and their clients, there’s help.