Xero has integrated its low-cost accounting software with Microsoft Power BI. The New Zealand-based cloud software vendor says the link will provide its users with an easier way to access and analyze information from Xero and other packages.

An Exposure Draft about revisions to standards for continuing professional education has been reissued by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs. The Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education  received 51 comments in the initial period for public comment from April through October last year.

Prices have been published for three editions of Sage Live, the new online accounting and business application from Sage. The product is described as being suited for small business users who need mobile access to accounting data. Pricing for both the United States and the United Kingdom have been placed on Sage's websites for the two countries.