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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

 Cloud accounting helps power the North Dakota oil boom

August 5, 2013 

Cloud accounting helps power the North Dakota oil boom

Carol Rogne's business is based in Fargo, but its growing customer base is in North Dakota's Oil Patch. DFC Consultants, which Rogne founded in Dickinson 24 years ago, offers business software and other services.

 Incentive program could create jobs in Modesto

August 5, 2013 

Incentive program could create jobs in Modesto

Modesto officials say an incentive program offering cash, tax breaks and other help to downtown businesses would create roughly 340 jobs and $13.9 million in employee compensation and business income.

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August 2, 2013 

IRS Oversight Agency Suggests Improvements in Management of Case Actions

The IRS needs to make changes to its management controls for overseeing revenue officer case actions, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found in its latest report. The report looked at 139 cases closed by revenue officers in the Small Business/Self-Employed Division Collection Field function and found inconsistencies in how ROs handled them.

Taija Sparkman

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August 1, 2013 

AICPA urges Congress to take action against patent trolls

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued a statement and letter to the leaders of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, urging them to take action regarding patent refoms, which the group says is necessary because of what it calls fraudulent litigation by some organizations that exist solely for suing…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 New mobile banking tools designed for micro-businesses

August 1, 2013 

New mobile banking tools designed for micro-businesses

-- Business productivity tools for smallest of businesses -- Bank designs Business Mobility Bundle for unique needs of micro-business segment -- Business owners can manage finances on the go with e-Business Checking account, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 and mobile merchant services capabilities

Isaac M. O'Bannon