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Witt Mares PLC and PBGH LLP have agreed to merge. The deal is expected to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

Private sector employers added 118,000 jobs from October to November, according to the latest monthly employment report from payroll giant ADP, though the hiring gains were tempered by the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s board of trustees has appointed four new members to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and six new members to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

Nearly 40 percent of CPAs perceive themselves as catalysts for innovation for their clients, while the majority of CPAs believe they have a role to play in their clients’ adoption of technology, according to a new survey.

CPAs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are pessimistic about economic trends both nationally and statewide, according to a new survey.

Patrick & Robinson recently acquired the Jacksonville, Fla.-based CPA practice, Petherbridge, Davis & Co. The deal closed in mid-November.

The Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards has made a formal complaint against the state tax court’s chief judge, George Perez.

Technology consultant Wayne Schulz takes on the new Windows Phone 8 and explores if it may be the right purchase for business and personal use.

Intacct senior channel executive Peyton Burch discusses the advantages of running accounting software from the cloud with Accounting Today managing editor Tamika Cody and how his company is converting its software to cloud computing apps.

James Kroeker departed his job as chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission soon after delivering a long-awaited SEC staff report on the status of the convergence effort with International Financial Reporting Standards.