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• Question regarding VITA January 2, 2026
  I got accepted to VITA. I already signed up for training, but right now just looking at the exams required for my certifications (I applied to be a tax preparer). What are the exams like? Are they easy? What resources did you use? What was the hardest part about each exam? submitted by /u/ProMasterGamerTPG [link] […]
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• any tips for college? i’m starting on august as a freshman with a major in Accounting, but i’m new to the experience. January 2, 2026
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• Exit opportunities - Financial Restructuring to PE January 2, 2026
  Hi All, I’m writing this post as I am currently in the running for a financial restructuring executive role at one of the big 4 and I am fairly far in to the interview process (background - 3.5 years in Audit at another big 4) I would like to to obtain an understanding of what […]
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• Is it weird that I don't know how to do state tax. January 2, 2026
  Please state Taxation like I m dumb. I worked at hrblock during college. I didn't get to learn state tax. I only did the federal section and state would automatically be done with the fed. Now, I recently started working at a tax firm. I been mainly doing book recordings, monthly reconciliation but haven't done […]
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• CPA in PA January 2, 2026
  Hi everyone! Not sure if this is the place to ask, but does anyone have an recommendations for who I can reach out to in order to make sure my educational requirements are in line with sitting for the CPA exam? I graduated with a bachelors in Communications and accidentally fell into the accounting world. […]
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• Bad experience with first time inventory count January 2, 2026
  Yesterday I did my first inventory count and I feel like I completely embarrassed myself. It was an inventory count for a large wholesale beverage distributor, so I was counting pallets in a freezing warehouse with hundreds of cases on each pallet. I got pretty flustered and confused when I was counting the first selection, […]
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• llc formation January 2, 2026
  I am a CPA licensed in Illinois and am considering starting my own tax preparation business. At this stage, I do not have any clients and plan to operate it as a side gig when I have time. My question is about the compliance steps I should take to get started. I already have a […]
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• Realistic Salary Progression January 2, 2026
  Hi there, as someone who will be starting working full time in 2028, I would love it if people could share their real salary progression over the years. I’ve grown up around high net worth individuals, and they keep telling me accounting doesn’t have that much money. submitted by /u/Think-Caterpillar-10 [link] [comments]
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• Best place to start? January 2, 2026
  Im still in school for accounting but want to jump into the field right away, i’ve been looking at ap and ar jobs but haven’t had any luck…. My main goal is to get into industry or eventually start a book keeping business. What would you recommend for jobs to get started? submitted by /u/Proper-Mud-364 […]
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• Linkedin job listing expectations January 2, 2026
  Curious what others have experienced. I've been keeping an eye on linkedin job listings and have noticed the responsibilities listing of senior accountants seem to have grown. Most requirements now align more so with an accounting manager duties (owning the MEC procedures, internal controls, etc), without the pay raise. I know the market blows right […]
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• Internship at a Different Firm January 2, 2026
  I recently accepted a full-time offer at a firm with which I completed an internship. I love the firm and look forward to working there. No problems at all with them (they're even paying for my CPA expenses and such). I'm wondering, though: if my job doesn't start until October and I have this summer […]
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• Should I be worried about this lunch? January 2, 2026
  Been working for my boss for a few months and we don't have structured 1-on-1s. Most of our interactions are through email and most meetings are with the team or if they need something quick, they'd give me a call. However, they asked if I'm free for lunch soon as they'd like to "thank me", […]
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• Cashflow Statement and Tax Reserve Funds January 2, 2026
  I run a small business and I have two bank accounts: Operating account – for day-to-day business transactions. Taxes account – where I reserve money for tax payments every month. Here’s my question: My Net Profit in the P&L already accounts for taxes. Every month, I transfer money from the operating account to the taxes […]
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• How were you able to get promoted from Tax Senior to Tax Manager? January 2, 2026
  I have 10 years of experience. 7 with my prior firm, 2 with my current firm. When I switched firms, it came with the Tax Senior title. I'm looking for a promotion to get more money. I currently earn 93K with 5K bonus. My billable hours are about 1000 hours a year 75% in tax […]
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• Can a business (but marketing focus) break into accounting? January 2, 2026
  I’m a fresh business graduate albeit non accounting major even though I studied financial and managerial accounting extensively (I can just write my cv I’m a Business graduate instead of Business with Marketing Conc), can I with some further certificates and maybe an internship qualify myself for an accounting career? I really really really like […]
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• Can this sub have/clarify rules around market research? January 2, 2026
  A while ago I was seeing a tonne of posts along the lines of 'I've just discovered a new tool that [blah blah blah] does OCR on PDFs of invoices and this is totally not an ad' that were definitely ads, but those seem to have reduced (I'm sure the mod team filters out tonnes […]
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• What skills are required for Transaction advisory/FDD roles January 2, 2026
  I've been working mostly in FP&A kinda roles, so I've worked on creating dashboards in Power BI, Excel etc...I wanna change my niche to TAS/FDD roles and was wondering what skills should I get before applying for the jobs... submitted by /u/Agreeable-Present224 [link] [comments]
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• Delay graduation for 150 credits and an internship? January 2, 2026
  Hello everyone, I’m looking for advice. I’m an accounting major, and Spring 2026 is supposed to be my last semester. If I graduate in May 2026, I’ll have about 120 credits. Right now, my tuition is covered by FAFSA, mainly Pell Grant and the MAP state grant. I recently got an offer for a Summer […]
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• LinkedIn Posts and Likes January 2, 2026
  I’ll never understand why people post some of the shit they do on LinkedIn. I’ve seen people post or react to politics and make or share posts that employers seem to constantly ignore. For example: burnout, CPA exam failure, multiple failures, toxic co-workers, work environments, making jokes about HR and how corporate America is. I […]
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• Why are we in an employers market yet the quality of hires are getting worse? January 2, 2026
  I am currently at a mid size firm and recently moved from a small firm. My seniors told me that in the past, people almost never got placed on a PIP, but now every four to five people are on a PIP and eventually getting fired. All of my seniors also finished their exams before […]
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