QuickBooks Online

Also known as: QuickBooks; QBO; Intuit Assist; Intuit Intelligence; QuickBooks AI agents

Accounting software whose built-in AI, Intuit Intelligence, categorizes expenses, answers questions about your books in chat and builds reports on request. Paid plans from $38 per month (Simple Start, AI chat included); a free plan without the AI features is listed (checked November 2026).

How to do it?

  1. 01

    Pick a plan that includes Intuit Intelligence

    Simple Start and higher list Intuit Intelligence features; the Free plan lists none, and Plus or Advanced add reconciliation and anomaly checks.

  2. 02

    Sign in as the company admin

    Only primary and company admins can use the Intuit Intelligence chat, and each eligible plan includes 25 chat prompts per month.

  3. 03

    Open the Intuit Intelligence pane

    Select the Intuit Intelligence icon to open the assistant pane; the full-screen view keeps past chats under the Recent tab.

  4. 04

    Ask a plain question about your books

    Ask why a number changed, request a filtered list of transactions, or ask for a profit and loss summary for a date range.

  5. 05

    Build a report from chat

    In Reports, open Ask a question, describe the report type, dates and filters, then select View Report and save the customization.

  6. 06

    Check answers against the source links

    Open the source links in each chat answer, compare the figures with your own reports, and rate the answer with thumbs up or down.

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