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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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June 3, 2022 

April Retail Sales Grew Despite Inflation

Consumers accustomed to inflation continued to spend in April as retail sales overcame higher prices to show both monthly and year-over-year increases, according to the National Retail Federation.

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June 3, 2022 

Beware the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

Due to recent tax law changes, your family may be able to avoid adverse federal estate tax consequences when you leave assets to your adult children. For instance, the unified estate and gift tax exemption was increased from ...

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June 2, 2022 

New Hiring in U.S. Slows, Despite Near-Record Job Openings

Businesses’ payrolls increased by 128,000 last month, held back by a decline in small business employment, according to ADP Research Institute data released Thursday. That followed a downwardly revised 202,000 gain in April, and trailed all ...

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June 2, 2022 

Income Tax Deadline is June 15 for Overseas Americans

Just as most taxpayers in the U.S. must timely file their returns with the IRS, those living and working in another country are also required to file. An automatic two-month deadline extension—until June 15—is normally granted for those overseas.

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June 2, 2022 

IRS to Hire 4,000 Extra Staff this Summer

These full-time positions fall under a special hiring condition called direct-hire authority. Full-time, bilingual (Spanish) positions are also available. No prior tax experience is required, although post-high school education is generally required.

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June 2, 2022 

How Cloud Solutions Can Power Modern CPA Firms

Adopting cloud technologies can help you to grow your firm successfully, retain and attract new talent and introduce new services to your clients. The power of cloud can benefit multiple aspects of your business - and can be the key to your ...