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I love the friendly messages QBO pops up occasionally. Today is my birthday, and my Employee Center has a little birthday cake on it!


Podcast Episode Overview Alicia breaks down Intuit’s December In the Know session, covering three major updates for accountants managing multiple clients and entities. She explains the new consolidated view and dynamic allocations in Intuit Enterprise Suite, walks through the Books Close beta feature that lets you work across client files from a single dashboard, and details the long-awaited realm consolidation

Podcast Episode Overview Alicia and Dan kick off 2026 by diving into 27 pages of notes from Intuit Connect’s Innovation Circle. They break down upcoming changes to bank feeds (including confidence indicators and MasterCard receipt capture), the new payroll agent that handles timesheets via text message, enhanced tax impoundment processes, and Intuit Intelligence’s business analytics features. Most innovations are rolling

Podcast Episode Overview Alicia runs through the latest QuickBooks Online updates rolling out this holiday season, from enhanced client request routing in the banking feed to the completely redesigned sales tax center. She covers new time tracking integrations, the text-based payroll agent, modern report improvements, and explains why toggling that sales tax checkbox doesn’t actually change product taxability—a common source