Joe Kennedy - Founder QB-LA.com

About Joe Kennedy

QB-LA provides contract accounting and financial help to southern California area businesses.

Intuit Intelligence Chat Brings Conversational AI to QuickBooks

Intuit continues to push QuickBooks beyond traditional bookkeeping software. One of its most significant recent developments is Intuit Intelligence chat, a conversational AI system built directly into QuickBooks that can work with the financial information already inside a business's books. For business owners, this is potentially a much bigger change than simply adding another AI [...]

QuickBooks Adds Buy Now, Pay Later to Invoices: What It Means for Your Business

One of the biggest challenges facing small businesses today isn't making the sale. It's getting paid. Late payments can disrupt cash flow, delay payroll, postpone purchases, and make it difficult to plan for growth. That's why Intuit's newest partnership with Affirm is worth paying attention to. QuickBooks is introducing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) through [...]

Q​B-LA: Building Financial Systems for Businesses Like Yours

Running a small business means wearing a lot of hats. You're responsible for sales, customer service, operations, marketing, and keeping the books balanced. At some point, most owners realize they don't just need accounting software. They need an experienced accountant for small business operations who can help them make smarter financial decisions while keeping everything [...]

QuickBooks Desktop Price Changes Are Coming in October 2026: What Business Owners Should Know

If your business still relies on QuickBooks Desktop, there is an important change coming later this year. Intuit has announced new pricing for QuickBooks Desktop subscriptions, payroll services, and ProAdvisor products, with most increases taking effect for renewals beginning October 1, 2026. For many businesses, this isn't simply a software price increase. It is another [...]

One Trusted Financial Partner for Your Business

From general bookkeeping and accounting yo payroll & taxes; QB-LA is here to help Running a business means wearing a lot of hats. One day you're focused on sales, the next you're solving staffing issues, negotiating with vendors, or preparing for tax deadlines. Somewhere in the middle, the books need to stay accurate, payroll has [...]

QB-LA Update: QuickBooks Workforce Payroll Changes Coming July 2026

At QB-LA, we want to keep our payroll clients informed about upcoming changes to QuickBooks Payroll so there are no surprises when your subscription renews. Beginning July 1, 2026, Intuit is rebranding QuickBooks Online Payroll as QuickBooks Workforce. Along with the new name comes expanded human resources (HR) functionality and updated per-employee pricing for several [...]

QuickBooks Online Pricing & Feature Update | August 2026

At QB-LA, we want to keep our clients informed about important changes that may affect their QuickBooks Online subscription and the tools you rely on every day. Beginning with subscription renewals on or after August 1, 2026, Intuit will be increasing the monthly price of several QuickBooks Online plans while also introducing a number of [...]

Your Own CFO Firm: Why Growing Businesses Need More Than Just a Bookkeeper

QB-LA is Staffed by Experts in Bookkeeping, Finance, and Tax Compliance Most business owners do not start a company because they love bookkeeping, payroll, tax compliance, or financial reporting. They start a business because they have a product to sell, a service to provide, or a vision they want to bring to life. As a [...]

How to Recognize Financial Scams: From IRS Phone Scams to Bank Phishing and More

Cybercriminals Want You Distracted As technology improves, so do the tactics used by scammers. Every year, millions of Americans lose money to financial fraud, identity theft, and sophisticated phishing schemes. Small business owners are especially attractive targets because they often have access to company bank accounts, payroll systems, tax information, and vendor payment records. At [...]

Why Accurate Books Are Vital to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

For many small business owners, bookkeeping is something that happens in the background. As long as invoices are going out, bills are getting paid, and money remains in the bank account, it is easy to assume everything is under control. Unfortunately, that assumption can create serious financial problems. Accurate bookkeeping is not simply about tax [...]

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