Poolside Chat: Alicia and Dan’s Intuit Connect 2026 Recap
Alicia and Dan DeLong debrief Intuit Connect 2026 from poolside in Las Vegas, covering why this year felt more collaborative and trusting than the last, Intuit’s new pilot, beta, and GA labels, and the accountant-focused tools coming to Intuit Accountant Suite, including AI matchmaking for the ProPartner program. They also wrestle with whether a world without QuickBooks is realistic and what Zack Kass’s closing keynote on human advantage means for accountants. The episode wraps with attendee exit interviews on their favorite takeaways, from AI agents and user groups to the nonprofit edition of Intuit Enterprise Suite.
LINKS
Sponsors:
Intuit Accountants - http://uqb.promo/intuit
Pilot - http://uqb.promo/pilot
Relay - http://uqb.promo/relay
Veltrix - http://uqb.promo/veltrix
Intuit Accountants - http://uqb.promo/intuit
Pilot - http://uqb.promo/pilot
Relay - http://uqb.promo/relay
Veltrix - http://uqb.promo/veltrix
- (00:00) - Intuit Connect Recap
- (01:20) - Future Without QuickBooks
- (02:36) - APIs Versus AI Tools
- (05:21) - AI Progress And Pitfalls
- (06:32) - Deepfakes And Reality
- (08:39) - Keynote Humanity Focus
- (09:50) - Pilot Beta GA Explained
- (13:09) - Co Build With Accountants
- (16:33) - Accountant Suite Vision
- (17:25) - Ownership Of Rules Data
- (18:58) - Custom Agents In Suite
- (19:39) - Conference Vibe Shift
- (21:07) - AI Matchmaking Leads
- (24:15) - ProPartner Calculator Story
- (26:09) - Exhibit Hall Reality
- (29:46) - Faster Releases Ahead
- (31:26) - Dan Rebrand Updates
- (33:15) - Attendee Exit Interviews
- (38:31) - Workshops And Wrap Up
LINKS
Alicia’s Fall classes! Attend the live webinar or watch the recording on-demand, all with CPE. Become a member of the OWLS for free automatic enrollment into all courses:
- Nov 10 - Dec 8: Accounting LifeCycle with Mariette Martinez: https://learn.royalwise.com/visitor_catalog_class/show/2637279/The-Accounting-Life-Cycle-with-Mariette-Martinez
- Nov 13: QBO Workforce Payroll Course: http://royl.ws/payroll?affiliate=5393907
- Nov 24: QB Time Course: http://royl.ws/qbtime?affiliate=5393907
- Dec 2: 1099s in QBO: http://royl.ws/QBO-1099
- Dec 9: Intuit Accountant Suite: http://royl.ws/IAS?affiliate=5393907
- Dec 15: Year-end Cleanup for Taxes: http://royl.ws/QBOYearEnd
Dan’s Links
- Schoolofbookkeeping YouTube: https://snip.ly/SOBYT
- THE Power Hour: https://www.thepowerhour.co
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Creators and Guests
Host
Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT
Alicia Katz Pollock, MAT is the CEO at Royalwise Solutions, Inc.. As a Top 50 Women in Accounting, Top 10 ProAdvisor, and member of the Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Alicia is a popular speaker at QuickBooks Connect and Scaling New Heights. She has a Master of Arts in Teaching, with several QuickBooks books on Amazon. Her Royalwise OWLS (On-Demand Web-based Learning Solutions) at learn.royalwise.com is a NASBA CPE-approved QBO and Apple training portal for accounting firms, bookkeepers, and business owners.
