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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

 Allinial Global Again Ranked #1 in the UK

February 9, 2021 

Allinial Global Again Ranked #1 in the UK

According to the International Accounting Bulletin’s January 2021 country surveys, Allinial Global once again ranks as the largest association in the United Kingdom in terms of fee income and total staff.

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February 9, 2021 

Nancy Sieger Named CIO of IRS

Sieger is responsible for all aspects of IT systems that operate the nation's tax infrastructure. She oversees the 7,000-person IT organization that maintains hundreds of systems and supports the processing of millions of tax returns annually.

 Texas Society of CPAs Announces 2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients

February 9, 2021 

Texas Society of CPAs Announces 2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients

The Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) announced the recipients of the organization’s 2020-2021 academic scholarships. Each year, TXCPA’s Accounting Education Foundation honors Texas accounting students with scholarships for their academic achievements.

Sales Tax Rates Jan 2020 Tax Foundation

February 9, 2021 

Report Shows Trends Around Sales Tax Rates and Rules

Vertex consistently tracks sales tax rates and rules and produces detailed mid-year and end-of-year reports featuring tax data over a 10-year period. These reports are widely referenced by industry groups and indirect tax think tanks.

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February 9, 2021 

IRS Names New Director of Taxpayer First Act Office

Maloy replaces Lia Colbert, who will continue in her current role as Deputy Chief of the Independent Office of Appeals. Colbert is a long-time IRS executive who formerly served as both TFA lead and Chief of Staff before moving to Appeals in October 2020.

eisner-amper

February 9, 2021 

EisnerAmper Acquires Northeast Accounting Firm St. Clair CPAs

Founded in 1986, St. Clair has five partners and 58 professionals. With offices in Merchantville, NJ, and Conshohocken, PA, the firm has more than 40 practice areas including franchises, construction, employee benefit plans, manufacturing, mortgage ...

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February 9, 2021 

How is the Accounting Profession Dealing with the Pandemic?

Exactly how is the accounting world coping with the pandemic? That’s a topic that’s been top of mind for many of us in the accounting profession, and we here at The Growth Partnership wanted to find out for ourselves. Every year, we issue The Rosenberg Survey, a widely respected study that reviews the previous year’s...…

Sovos

February 9, 2021 

Sovos Appoints New COO

Global tax software provider Sovos has appointed Ruth Fornell to the newly created role of chief operations officer. Fornell comes to Sovos with extensive experience leading global teams, most recently as a general manager at payment systems company ...