The Practice Economics Issue · July 14, 2026
Karbon, Ignition and the repricing of the stack.
Karbon and Ignition harden their pricing as practice-management software becomes a fixed cost of running a firm. Intuit uses its Toronto event to make an economic argument against the billable hour. Both moves point the same direction.
July 14, 2026 · 4 min read
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The Capacity Issue · June 25, 2026
Karbon launches Kai. Countable launches Luka. Both are selling AI as a capacity fix.
Two of the most-used platforms in Canadian accounting firms released AI agent products this month. Karbon's Kai is built into its practice management platform. Countable's Luka handles year-end engagement prep. Neither requires a new workflow. Both are worth understanding before buying.
June 25, 2026 · 4 min read
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The AI Issue · June 17, 2026
QBOA is being discontinued. Intuit is moving all firms to Accountant Suite by December 2026.
QuickBooks Online Accountant will be sunset by December 2026. The Accelerate plan and Books Close add-on move to paid billing on July 1, 2026. The ProAdvisor Program is being replaced by Intuit ProPartner Accountants in early 2027. Also: AI is now a first stop for tax questions — and the risk to your clients is real.
June 17, 2026 · 4 min read
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The Consolidation Issue · June 10, 2026
CPA Canada membership goes voluntary. Intuit AI data published. Regulation 105 deadline extended.
Three moves worth knowing: CPA Canada shifts to voluntary membership — and the Big Seven move in. The Intuit 2026 AI Impact Report surfaces the 69% adoption figure. Regulation 105 non-resident withholding relief extended to June 30.
June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
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The Transition Issue · June 4, 2026
Xero, Sage, Intuit, Botkeeper/Xendoo, CaseWare, FreshBooks — six moves worth knowing.
Xero launches an AI-native OS and announces an Anthropic partnership. Sage logs three C-suite changes in six months. QBD 2024 confirmed as the last non-Enterprise Desktop release. Botkeeper is acquired by Xendoo. CaseWare publishes IDC research on AI adoption. FreshBooks positions for Canadian market share.
June 4, 2026 · 5 min read
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