Jennifer Warawa, who has headed the accountants' program for Sage North America, has taken over the position of global VP of marketing for Sage Live. She replaces Doug Labahn, who had held the job only snce February. It is part of a sweeping number of personnel changes across Sage worldwide.

The Peer Review Board of the American Institute of CPAs has issued an exposure draft on peer review changes that it says will enhance review of firms' quality control systems. It will also supplement and clarify guidance, the board says. The draft is open for comment through January 31.

The smaller the firm, the more likely it is to have female partners, according to a study by the American Institute of CPAs. The AICPA CPA Firm Gender Survey found women have made the great in roads at firms with 20 accounting professionals or less and the least progress at firms with 100 or more CPAs.

Intacct has trimmed its reseller and outsourcing channels as it tightens requirements. The San Jose, Calif.-based cloud software company has reduced its reselling ranks to 80 dealers from 95 a year ago. And it has slowed the paced of requirement of accounting firms and outsourcing organizations to utilize its software to deliver outsourced accounting services.