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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.

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Form 1040 2020

September 22, 2021 

Details on Expanded Tax Benefits for Individuals and Business

The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted last December, provides several provisions to help individuals and businesses who give to charity. The new law generally extends through the end of 2021 four temporary tax changes ...

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September 22, 2021 

Is California’s CalSavers Program a Bad Deal for Retirement?

There has been a trend recently for states to mandate that employers offer some type of a retirement plan for their employees. California, Illinois and Oregon have launched their programs, and Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia ...

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September 20, 2021 

4 Retirement Plan Options for the Self-Employed

For a long time, self-employed taxpayers had to take a backseat to corporations when it came to qualified retirement plans. Not anymore. Now you have options that are virtually the same as bigger companies with corresponding tax breaks.

 Agenda for ESG Ecosystem Conference Announced

September 19, 2021 

Agenda for ESG Ecosystem Conference Announced

The sessions will cover topics designed to answer the most top-of-mind questions for finance professionals right now including how to get started with ESG, how to work with data, effective methods for approaching the frameworks, how investors and ...

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September 17, 2021 

60% of Finance Leaders Confident in Future Proofing Plans

Despite this positive outlook, finance leaders are still anxious about what the future will hold. Over 60 percent haven't felt peace of mind about work in six months or more, and more than 80 percent have some level of anxiety about the second ...

Deductions

September 17, 2021 

2021 Tax Deductions for Self-Employed Business Vehicles

Generally, you can claim deductions for vehicle expenses as a self-employed taxpayer, but there are a few twists and turns along the way. Notably, the tax law includes several “speed limits” that can affect your write-offs.