Tech news: Intuit announces Intuit Assist for QuickBooks

Intuit announced the release of the AI assistant Intuit Assist for QuickBooks. Among other things, the assistant is capable of capturing updates in various places such as email, electronic documents or even paper notes to automatically turn customer conversations into estimates or invoices. By forwarding an email from a customer or uploading a photo of a handwritten note or document in the QuickBooks app, Intuit Assist can auto-generate an estimate or invoice for business owners to review, send and close deals with clients. Similarly, with the Intuit Assist powered email-to-bill feature, business owners can forward emails, drag and drop files, or scan a QR code to upload images, and Intuit Assist will enter the details into a bill form. The AI also detects past due invoices and automatically drafts personalized invoice reminders that are uniquely generated based on the client history and invoice status. Intuit Assist also extracts details from receipts and auto-populates them in QuickBooks by expense category, payment account and vendor. Additionally, Intuit Assist can automatically match transactions made through other products across the QuickBooks ecosystem, such as invoices paid using QuickBooks Payments or bills paid via QuickBooks Bill Pay, with the corresponding bank transaction. It also helps streamline the setup process for customers who are new to QuickBooks, showing them how to connect with a live human expert who can walk them through the platform and help customize it for their business needs. These live experts can also help customers personalize their chart of accounts and guide them through monthly categorization. From the QuickBooks home page, customers can access a new Business Feed offering a dynamic proactive view of their business, highlighting the work that Intuit Assist has done for them to review.