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Sage AI, QuickBooks Inventory & The Reality of AI ROI

Sage AI, QuickBooks Inventory & The Reality of AI ROI

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In this episode of Digi-Tools in Accrual World, Indi and John react to the the latest accounting tech news shaping 2026.

We break down Sage's impressive Q1 financial results and their aggressive move into "agentic" AI workflows with the new Sage Copilot for Operations.

We also discuss the "feature-parity" battle as QuickBooks Online rolls out advanced inventory management to entice Desktop users to the cloud. Plus, we look at the sobering reality of AI ROI for CEOs and why high-quality data remains the biggest hurdle for "touchless" tax compliance.

00:00 Introduction and Exciting Changes Ahead 03:22 Sage leads blue-chip leaderboard after strong quarterly growth 06:54 Sage announces new suite of AI-powered capabilities within its Operations and Inventory modules 11:52 Sage partners with Augusta Labs to build out a new AI Centre of Excellence 16:09 Intuit introduces significant inventory management upgrades for QuickBooks Online users 20:42 Xledger integrates with Tessitura 24:10 Majority of CEOs yet to see financial payoff from AI 29:10 Thomson Reuters AI Updates 32:04 Finfluencer Deep Fakes 34:08 Close Out

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