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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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November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of Avalara AvaTax

Avalara’s AvaTax is a cloud-based sales and use tax calculator that offers integration with popular retail and accounting software applications for easy, automated sales and use tax calculations. AvaTax is a good fit for businesses of any size as well...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of CCH SureTax Calc

CCH SureTax Calc from Wolters Kluwer is part of the SureTax suite of applications which along with SureTax Calc include SureTax ECM, SureTax Integration, SureTax Returns, and SureTax Rates & Rules. SureTax Calc can be used as a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

 2020 Review of TaxJar

November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of TaxJar

TaxJar is best suited for businesses that actively sell products online, integrating with a number of popular e-commerce platforms along with third-party accounting applications. While best suited for businesses, TaxJar also offers a ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax

Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is an application that offers complete sales and use tax compliance. Designed for businesses of any size that have the desire to automate the entire sales and use tax process, Vertex Cloud Indirect Tax is best suited for ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of Avalara Returns for Small Business

Avalara Returns for Small Business www.Avalara.com From the 2020 reviews of sales tax compliance systems. Designed for small businesses that are looking to simplify the entire returns process, Avalara Returns for Small Business tackles the entire sales tax returns process from form preparation and filing, to sales tax remittance. Designed for automation, users only need...…

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 23, 2020 

2020 Review of Sales and Use Tax Systems

Today, sales and use tax automation is a necessity for any retailer of any size. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling from a single location in Chicago, or have locations across the U.S., you need something that will properly collect and ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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November 23, 2020 

Expensify Passes $100 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue

This year, Expensify has added a corporate card, travel booking, invoicing, and bill pay to its eponymous expense management offering. Additionally, the company launched a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Expensify.org, which reimbursed grocery bills for ...

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November 22, 2020 

Payroll Issues Under a Biden Administration

While President Donald Trump has filed numerous lawsuits challenging the election results, Thomson Reuters has examined how a Joe Biden presidency could have a significant impact on employers. This is particularly true in the area of wage and hour, worker