Podcast Episode Overview
Intuit’s Q3 fiscal 2026 earnings call was packed with numbers, and with her co-hosts sitting this one out, Alicia goes through them one by one to explain what each actually signals for bookkeepers, accountants, and QuickBooks users. She breaks down the strength of QuickBooks Online and mid-market growth, the slowdown in Desktop and Mailchimp, AI already running at scale, the shift toward assisted tax, and what the August pricing and packaging changes mean for your clients. She also steps off-script to share why she thinks Intuit raised prices before users were ready, and previews the deeper episodes coming on pricing and the ProPartner program.
Creators & Guests
- Host – Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT
Sponsors
Podcast Highlights
(00:00) – Welcome and Setup
(01:25) – How to Read Earnings
(02:49) – Companywide Results
(05:09) – QuickBooks Segment Growth
(08:15) – QBO Plans and Pricing
(09:33) – Services Payments Payroll
(12:14) – Desktop and Migration
(13:18) – Mid Market Enterprise Push
(15:02) – Mailchimp Reality Check
(16:53) – AI at Scale
(17:40) – August Pricing Shakeup
(23:07) – Accountants as Customers
(24:51) – Workforce Cuts and Margins
(26:41) – TurboTax Trends
(30:43) – Credit Karma Monetization
(34:13) – Pro Tax and Wrap Up
(35:58) – Training Course and Goodbye
Links
HANDS-ON QUICKBOOKS TRAINING COURSE, http://royl.ws/HOT2026?affiliate=5393907
Alicia’s book on Amazon: http://royl.ws/conversion-book
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