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Good morning.

Here’s what you need to know:

Holiday time! (Unless you’re an accountant.)

• The writing and rewriting of the tax code in Congress has sent tax professionals into a burst of activity.

Public companies are required to report the effects in financial statements in the same quarter that the law is enacted. Finishing the analysis before the end of the year will be tough, even if, for many accountants, it’s thrilling.

“This has, in some ways, been my Super Bowl,” one director of a tax and advisory firm said. “It’s been the most exciting time of my career.”