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Congressional leaders unveiled a wide-ranging deal on tax extenders, making some items permanent.

Congressional leaders unveiled a broad package of spending and tax legislation that would avert a U.S. government shutdown and lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.

Rutgers Business School and the American Institute of CPAs announced the creation of the Rutgers AICPA Data Analytics Research Initiative.

Sage announced Sage Payroll Center, an online platform for accounting professionals to provide payroll services to their clients.

Western Carolina University alumni from Dixon Hughes Goodman announced last Friday that they are donating gifts and pledges totaling $1 million to benefit the university’s accounting program and college of business, per the Citizen-Times, Asheville.

WithumSmith+Brown is joining forces with The Mironov Group, effective Jan. 1, 2016, expanding Withum’s presence in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Whalen & Company, CPAs is expanding in Ohio after acquiring Earman and Wood CPAs, based in Hilliard.

Credit Agricole SA’s unit in Switzerland agreed to pay $99.2 million to avoid prosecution through a U.S. program that has secured almost $742 million in penalties from 64 Swiss banks that disclosed how they helped Americans evade taxes.

December 31 is the last day for small business owners to open and start funding a 401(k) plan, and there are many tax benefits in a 401(k) that accountants should discuss with their business clients before the year is over.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education offers advice on landing an accounting job, starting with what to list on your resume, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.