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• How do I measure success in this profession and life? July 15, 2025
  I have been getting down on myself lately and wondered what is the best way to measure success for myself? Success definition for yourself - related to yourself or related to others - what is your identity, purpose, values, and goals? Contentment definition for you - pleasure in what you have completed? How do you […]
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• Summit PE review? July 15, 2025
  Anyone have experience working under Summit as a finance employee/manager? Thanks! submitted by /u/snoop146290 [link] [comments]
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• Buckle Up! Less than half of public accounting staff hold CPA licenses July 15, 2025
  Less than half of public accounting staff hold CPA licenses Buckle up. The downstream effects will be less available CPA's for businesses to hire for the next 10 years. For those with their license, this means fees will rise over that time period. https://www.cfo.com/news/less-than-half-of-public-accounting-staff-hold-cpa-licenses-levi-strauss-cfo-harmit-singh-/752793/ submitted by /u/TheOlneyCPA [link] [comments]
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• Why is SALT deduction even a thing? July 15, 2025
  Just finished up my bachelors and am currently studying for REG for the CPA, I am not familiar with State and Local taxes and how they relate to federal deduction. The main question I have is why do they allow you to do a SALT deduction for if you choose itemized? Like what exactly is […]
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• Proclamation of Official 2025 Tax Bill Name - OB3 July 15, 2025
  This is an official proclamation, declared under my authority as a CPA in Indiana. From henceforth the OBBBA shall be called OB3 - Much catchier and the 3 eliminates the repetitive BBB in the middle. No need to keep the A for Act - we get the point. I refuse to say OBBBA for the […]
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• Need help July 15, 2025
  Hi everyone! I am 21 currently and recently joined one of the big 4s in accounting department. I joined a month back (at quarter end). Since I joined i have working very hard and usually overtime past midnights. Given my age I do not have any experience in accounting which was mentioned to my manager […]
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• What stops a person from having their own small side hustle and naming the business “(their last name) family office” to look good on a resume? July 15, 2025
  Just thinking like if a person were to go part time and/or take a couple years off to be with their kids, what stops them from just having their own small business and naming it a family office to make their resume look good? submitted by /u/Top-Attitude-6026 [link] [comments]
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• Big 4 Forensic, Risk & assurance consulting to TS / Deal advisory? July 15, 2025
  What is the internal / between big4 mobility like after getting the ACA on a Forensic, Risk and Assurance grad scheme like? Are all grad schemes the same regarding the likelihood of transitioning or is audit clear in this regard? My situation is I may have an offer for this programme this year and I […]
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• How do you do it? July 15, 2025
  How do you deal with always having to log your time, even in the slow season? Some days I have plenty to get me by, some days I feel like I'm begging for work. Basically not allowed to log anything other than billable hours or CPE. I've taken 18 CPE courses in the last couple […]
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• How Bad is the Market for Newbie Accountants Now and in 6 Months to a Year? July 15, 2025
  I keep reading how bad the market is for accountants and tech. Overall, the job market is grim. That being said, with the advent of AI and offshoring, what do you see for present or future of accounting? I know no one can tell the future, but for those of you in the field, whether […]
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• One of the things no one seems to be talking about partner mobility July 15, 2025
  Everyone is talking about the rise of PE activity in professional services but nobody seems to be talking about partners who are so keen to sell out that they're not fully reading their new contracts and locking themselves into crazy non-competes / restrictive covenants. I'm coming across various partners from PE firms looking to move […]
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• Best month end close software for modernizing a team? July 15, 2025
  Currently helping accounting transition from someone who is retiring this year, I'm primarily IT and ops. They’ve been at the company since it started and have been white-knuckling it (whether they know it or not) with excel for 10+ years. There are 4 different entities that need to be overseen and IMO a miracle that […]
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• Am I the only one who finds AR to be a bit difficult? July 15, 2025
  So I recently got a job doing AR. My first day, they told me that Accounts Receivable is the life blood of the business and you need to call up the client and ask for your money but professionally. However people don't say 'OK sure let me just get out my cheque book'. Instead, they […]
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• The Job market recently July 15, 2025
  How the heck am i suppose to apply as a recent grad? Junior with 5 years experience? Excuse me? submitted by /u/Primary_Ad_734 [link] [comments]
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• Graduated, Have a Big 4 offer for 2026, and no job right now- Any advice? July 15, 2025
  I interned at a Big 4 firm this past winter during my senior year of college and received a full-time offer to start in Fall 2026. I asked if the start date could be moved up, but they told me they couldn’t adjust it due to staffing needs. Now I'm trying to figure out what […]
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• Just got fired from my 1st industry job bc of work overload, idk how to explain to recruiters July 15, 2025
  I should have quit ages ago, as soon as our controller quit bc they picked an external hire for CFO over him. This is in an already understaffed finance department. The contractor replacing him proceeded to call me after 5 with questions and even messaged me on PTO. Hell, I had to come in on […]
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• Returning to full-time in office on Monday. Any tips/tricks to make it less miserable? July 15, 2025
  I’m currently 100% WFH, but my manager told me today I’d be returning to the office full-time starting on Monday (thanks IRS). Any tips to make it less miserable? I try to break up the workday by eating my car at lunch, but food is the biggest struggle for me with being in office. I […]
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• Walking through internal controls with the client: July 15, 2025
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• Afraid I'll never work again July 14, 2025
  So the last two years of my life have been hell. I got laid off from what I thought was a steady job in October 2023. It took me four months to find a new job, and then four months later I got fired due to a medical issue. Six months later I got another […]
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• Is it normal for a lot of middle - aged female bookkeepers/admin to be quite mean? July 14, 2025
  Working with them feels like I’m constantly on eggshells. If I make one mistake, they won’t call me stupid, but they’ll make sure I feel it. A heavy sigh, a “how did you not know that” tone, and the overall vibe that they’re just waiting for me to mess up. I’m usually confident around people […]
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