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The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department asking for changes in proposed regulations for tax practitioners.

The Tax Policy Center is offering an online calculator to help taxpayers understand the impact of the fiscal cliff on their finances.

Small business employers in the U.S. added 30,000 jobs in November, according to Intuit, while the hours worked and compensation also rose.

CBIZ said it found an uptick in small business employment in November, with its CBIZ Small Business Employment Index increasing 0.82 percent after a decrease of 0.89 percent in October.

SurePayroll found month-over-month hiring fell slightly by 0.1 percent at small businesses in November while the average paycheck size remained essentially the same.

The recession had little effect on the low participation rate of small business owners in signing up for retirement plans, according to a pair of new studies from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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It looks like U.S. dealmakers may have their hands full with M&A transactions next year.

KPMG gave new meaning to the term stacks, creating a replica of the Chicago Water Tower with 2,000 new children’s books as part of the Big Four firm’s holiday community service project and book drive Operation Bookitecture.

Failure by Congress to act on the alternative minimum tax by year’s end will lead to “significant” delays in tax filing and a strain on taxpayers, said Steven Miller, the Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner.