Sage has launched an educational program for accounting firms. And to spread the message of the new Leadership Education of the Accounting Profession courses, Sage has begun hiring a sales force to market the program, along with all other products it offers.

Big data is the most pressing issue for CPAs working in forensic and valuation area, according to survey results released by the American Institute of CPAs. One in four respondents to the 2014 AICPA Survey on International Trends in Forensic and Valuation Services ranked electronic data analysis as the most important of the top five issues they will face over the next two to five years.

The American Institute of CPAs has filed suit to block a new voluntary tax preparer program being rolled out by the Internal Revenue Service. The AICPA called the new program "an end-run" around a court ruling that struck down the IRS' attempt to regulate preparers last year.