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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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September 7, 2020 

How COVID-19 Unexpectedly Advanced the Future of Auditing

All the lessons we’ve learned from the pandemic so far have played a role in disrupting the status quo and the same holds true for the auditing profession. As those in the profession are all too aware, we have audited the same way for decades.

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September 4, 2020 

5 Ways a Crisis Helps Drive Transformation

There’s a saying that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. What it actually represents is an opportunity–and the space–for change that normally isn’t available. Here are some of the key hurdles that usually stand in the way of change:

 Empire Suite Announces Availability of Automated Tax Scheduling

September 3, 2020 

Empire Suite Announces Availability of Automated Tax Scheduling

Empire ATS helps accounting firms minimize the total cost of tax compliance work and maximize profits. This is accomplished by making sure the right resources are assigned to each return based on business sector expertise, client experience, staff ...

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September 3, 2020 

IRS Keeps Interest Rates Steady for 4th Quarter 2020

Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.