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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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October 28, 2015 

CPA.com Partners with Vertex SMB for Sales Tax Solutions

Businesses that sell online or operate in multiple states can find it daunting to stay compliant with ever-changing regulations from a host of jurisdictions and taxing authorities. Vertex SMB’s tax calculation and returns platform helps CPA firms and ...

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October 28, 2015 

Average Income Tax Preparation Fees Increased in 2015

The average cost of a professional income tax preparer to handle a "typical" 2014 tax return (the one filed by April 15, 2015) was $273 this year. This includes an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, according to the National ...

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October 28, 2015 

New BEPS Resource Center from Wolters Kluwer, Tax & Accounting US

These resources were developed in major part to prepare professionals who advise clients in complying with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) BEPS Action Plans, which are set to begin in 2016. The BEPS solutions, which ...

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October 27, 2015 

Where Your Tax Money is Going in 2016

During the 2016 fiscal year, the government is working with a federal budget of 4.1 trillion dollars—a hefty chunk of change. If you’re curious about exactly how the government chooses to use your hard-earned taxpayer money and want to find out some ...

 CCH CodeConnect Gives Tax Pros Easy Research Access

October 27, 2015 

CCH CodeConnect Gives Tax Pros Easy Research Access

CCH CodeConnect allows tax professionals in accounting firms and corporations to quickly find answers and practical guidance relating to federal tax law, and offers relevant practice tools, checklists, deadlines, forms, instructions and more.

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October 27, 2015 

Thomson Reuters Offers New Guide On Tax Identity Theft

According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, with the number of identity theft incidents nearing 10 million a year. In a recent Thomson Reuters survey, 92% of the tax professionals who responded ...