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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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May 19, 2020 

Staying in Touch

If we can maintain the level of communication and information sharing that surrounds us as we make it through each day of this pandemic, continue to innovate, care, listen, empathize, and just plain muddle through together, and offer suggestions ...

Gail Perry

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May 19, 2020 

8 Tips for Boosting Morale in Remote Teams

In this new reality, managers need to be mindful of issues particular to remote work that might impact morale, be it a communication breakdown or employees feeling disconnected and isolated. Here are 8 tips for boosting team morale from a distance.

Paul McDonald

Xero

May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Xero Practice Manager

Xero Practice Manager is designed to be used by accounting firms in conjunction with their clients' use of Xero Online Accounting. Xero Practice Manager is cloud-based, with users able to access the application from any device at any time.

Mary Girsch-Bock

Thomson Reuters

May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Thomson Reuters Practice CS

Thomson Reuters Practice CS is a standalone product that is suitable for accounting firms of all sizes, however this product is part of the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite and firms using other Thomson Reuters applications will see the ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Canopy Practice Management

Designed for accounting firms of any size, Canopy offers complete project management, time and billing, document management, and client management capability. Canopy is completely cloud-based, so users can access the application from anywhere at any time.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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May 19, 2020 

2020 Review of Empire Suite

Empire Suite is a cloud-based application that offers several solutions: Empire TIME, Empire EXPENSE, Empire CALENDAR, Empire RESOURCE, and Empire TIME OFF. All products are designed to work together to create a robust management solution.

Mary Girsch-Bock

Practice management

May 19, 2020 

2020 Reviews of Practice Management Systems

While traditional time and billing has been the backbone of most practice management applications, today, most practice management applications also include CRM, project management, and financial management modules as well, providing firms with ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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May 18, 2020 

Workforce Management During a Pandemic

These are unprecedented times, as leaders try to manage staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While some companies have had to furlough staff or make cutbacks, others have been able to maintain operations by asking their employees to work remotely to ...