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Optimism about the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose in the third quarter, according to a new report from Grant Thornton.

The findings from an August 2015 online Harris poll, conducted on behalf of the AICPA, has found that 37 percent of students claimed they'll have to live with their parents post-graduation or take a job outside their field of study. The poll was conducted among 751 college students who enrolled in fall of 2015.

TaxTalent, the online career and development portal for tax professionals, has announced the results of its 2016 Top in Tax Survey. The Survey annually ranks the best U.S. Undergraduate, Graduate and Legal programs from the tax employers' perspective. The final results are based on responses from 155 current U.S. heads of tax of in-house corporate tax departments, surveyed throughout an eight-week period.

The Boston College Center for Work & Family (BCCWF) recently released a new survey polling more than 1,100 young adults, aged 22-35, on how those young adults navigate their careers. The survey, How Millennials Navigate Their Careers: Young Adult Views on Work, Life and Success, provides insight into the career desires of the millennial workforce, and seeks to help employers understand what drives them in their work environments.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US and Marcum LLP have released a pair of year-end tax-planning guides.

The AICPA and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) announced on Tuesday that they have expanded their professional learning and development website to include competencies in financial accounting and reporting, including assurance, as part of a bigger effort to increase lifelong learning in the accounting profession.

It’s never too late in the year for you and your clients to get ready for next tax season.

The AICPA has honored 32 CPAs, ages 40 and under, for their contributions to the areas of forensic accounting and business valuation with the first annual Standing Ovation Recognition Program, which recognizes the best young CPAs in various specialty credential areas.

City Year and Deloitte announced last week that Deloitte is renewing its title as City Year's "National Strategy and Innovation Sponsor" for 2016, with a total investment of more than $1.1 million in cash and pro-bono consulting services.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting action plan is likely to have a major impact on tax planning at multinational corporations by both tax professionals and corporate treasurers.