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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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March 2, 2022 

Cetrom Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services

Cetrom, a provider of custom cloud hosting solutions for CPA Firms, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Cetrom to its 2022 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list for the 11th year in the Pioneer 250 category.

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March 1, 2022 

PwC’s Tim Ryan Tapped to Lead CAQ Governing Board

The CAQ’s Governing Board is comprised of chief executive officers from leading public company auditing firms and the American Institute of CPAs, as well as three independent board members from investor and issuer communities.

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March 1, 2022 

More Companies Cut Ties with Russia

For some companies, the decision to exit Russia is the conclusion of decades of lucrative, if sometimes fraught, investments. Foreign energy majors have been pouring money in since the 1990s. Russia’s largest foreign investor, BP Plc, led the way with ...

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March 1, 2022 

Target Raises Starting Wage to $15-24 Per Hour

Target employees, from red-shirted store associates to those working at sortation centers and other supply chain facilities, may soon earn as much as $24 an hour when they start work. Depending on job position and market, Target will offer $15 to $24 an hour to workers, the company announced Monday. The Minneapolis-based company’s pay structure...…

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March 1, 2022 

Russian War Moves Shake World Commodities Markets

As tougher U.S. and European sanctions threaten to partly cut Russia off from the global financial system, disruptions to shipments of raw materials from palladium to wheat mounted. Buyers also paused purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas as they ...

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March 1, 2022 

Retailers Saw Strong January Sales

The U.S. Census Bureau says overall retail sales in January were up 3.8 percent seasonally adjusted from December and up 13 percent year-over-year. By comparison, December sales were down 2.5 percent from November but up 16.7 percent year-over-year.

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February 28, 2022 

The Guide to Getting Your Clients Paid Faster in 2022

Thanks to payment technology designed for small businesses, it’s easier than ever for entrepreneurs to manage their business finances, even when they’re on the go. Digital payment app usage accelerated during the pandemic as more small business owners ...

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February 28, 2022 

Accounting Firm BKD Acquires CRM Consulting Firm Longview Partners

BKD CPAs & Advisors has announced the addition of Ledgeview Partners to BKD, effective March 1. Ledgeview’s 40-plus professionals will become part of the BKD Technologies team. Founded in 2007, Ledgeview Partners is a business and technology consulting organization focused on providing professional services to help grow clients’ revenues by advancing sales, marketing and service...…

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February 28, 2022 

MACPA CEO Jackie Brown Announces Retirement

Brown joined the MACPA in 1981 as a member of the association’s public relations team. She rose steadily through the ranks as part of the MACPA’s membership and CPE teams, and eventually was named chief operating officer when Tom Hood joined the staff ...

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February 25, 2022 

10 Companies Chosen for AICPA Startup Accelerator

The Startup Accelerator supports the growth of early-stage technology companies throughout the accounting and finance ecosystem. It also provides the AICPA and CPA.com more visibility into disruptive trends from emerging technologies that are ...