Canada for reference

Growing up I've always seen the tax prepares offering to do the regular returns for $50-100

Noawadays I see cpas doing it for $150-250

Wondering if people are really charging much mire than that for typical employee tax returns?

And if sole prop business income is included, how much more does that add to the pricing?

Trying to gage the price of these services that cpas are charging

Hey All! I'm a student from the IE currently attending a UC outside the IE. Every posting I'm seeing is in LA and Irvine, and it's pretty harrowing, not gonna lie. I have no idea where I can even work because I can't afford a move right now. But I'm worried the IE, being a little smaller, may not have the same opportunities for career growth as these firms in big cities. Any advice? All input is appreciated.

What do you think about it?

I’m amending 3 years of taxes to including rental income that I never mentioned(if my cpa deems it necessary). It was a bad decision I made I wish I could change it but, I’m working with a cpa and spending lots of money to fix it.

The rental income for the 3 year totals $60,000 the expenses for the 3 years totals, $31,000 without any depreciation included. As a married person, I fall into the 22,24% tax bracket depending on the year.

What’s the likelihood that I will actually receive a huge refund from all this?

I have a cpa but I have bothered him so much already lol

I work in industry, and my state recently passed less strict standards to get licensed, so I plan on trying to convince my company to cover the cost. Are there any actual benefits to a company having a CPA on staff?

Hey everyone,
I’m currently pursuing the US CPA and I’m looking to start my career in US Accounting. I’m currently confused between US Audit and US Tax.
For those who have experience in either field:
Which one would you recommend for someone starting out?
How is the career growth in Audit vs Tax?
Which one gives better opportunities to move into other accounting/finance roles later?
How different is the work-life balance and busy season?
If you were starting your career again, which one would you choose and why?
I’m based in India and would initially be working with US clients from India, so experiences from people who have taken this route would be especially helpful.

Hi everyone! Can I ask for your suggestions for some fresh and innovative project ideas that can really help Accountancy students? I’m currently running as a JPIA officer and I want to gather your insights on what kind of project would be most beneficial and relevant to students today.

I’m honestly having a hard time coming up with a project, so I’d really appreciate any ideas or suggestions you can share. Thank you! 💗

I completed some practical Accounting work experience last year, and learned quite a lot, but I had some personal issues with the owner of the firm, which is why I cannot add the experience to my CV and I definitely cannot add him as a reference, is there anyone that can provide me a reference and act as an Accountancy firm.

I had a former senior accountant that sucked turns out the controller was doing most of the work for her and turned out she wasn’t really good at accounting at all

Her files were not accurate or complete and looks like she was barely doing any work during the last close. Formulas were broken and looks like they tried to hide a mistake from a manager

We fired the controller and the accountant and replaced them

She was working on her CPA should I report her to board for gross negligence or just let it go

This caused a huge headache for us

I'm in tax. I just started a new job where the company is *extremely* pro AI. They have weekly meetings about how to use it, they put returns into it, I could tell the hiring manager used it to write her emails to me when I was in the hiring process, etc.

I'm a big fan of AI. I think it saves a lot of time on research (before verifying the source of course) and getting help with Excel formulas when I have some obscure problem. But I don't think it actually saves time for absolutely everything.

I use AI to help me automate my workpapers as much as possible in Excel. I used AI to help me write Power Automate flows to automate some license tracking. But I use it as a tool to help me with *other*, more efficient (IMHO) tools. And I prefer to do my own writing because I think AI writing is just disingenuous.

The funny thing is that at my last company, they never used AI and I was the one that introduced everyone to Copilot and talked about the ways it was useful. So it's a total 180 from this new company.

So how do I handle this when they constantly push me to use it for EVERYTHING? Do I keep my mouth shut since I'm new? Do I just casually bring up reasons why AI might not be the best tool for a particular task?

It feels like I would be trying to convince religious people that God may not exist.

A family friend told me I should network more through Linkedin as it works wonders and can open doors.

August 1st I updated y profile which I hadn't in 2 jobs ago. I then went through all of the people I should know and quickly went from 110 connections to 1k+.

I was told to post every few days to gain traction in the algo so I did every 3 days. Anything from current events in finance and accounting, leadership, my family, news that I found interesting...etc.

One post went kind of viral and got me 250k impressions.

One month later I have gotten 3 clearly AI recruiters wanting to connect on jobs they have open, one person spamming me 8x on how they can fix issues that payroll softwares can't do, and multiple ads for MBA programs, certificates, and free coolers and grills when demoing some software.

So with Linkedin...how does one use it to their advantage? Or is it a lost cause?

Morning sub,

I was approached by a peer who suggested I reach out to a company that is hiring their first CFO (title used sparingly as you will see).

It was a 'warm' intro.

They have seed capital and some pretty big players involved. Plan is series A early 2027.

They have pilots with massive companies that are doing very well.

Scaling is right around the corner.

First call I was asked about compensation and I stated that for a startup I would be willing to take a pay cut = $180ish in salary. Equity, bonuses, etc on top of that. I am usually just north of $200k for salary.

Spoke with the CEO, then with the Board. All went very well and I had another call with the CEO last week.

The latest call with the CEO resulted in him offering $150k, .5% equity (through options), 15% bonus.

I expressed that this is well below my cutoff point. He then said 25% bonus and he would review my salary in 3-6 months and suggests a 20% increase at that point.

He used the phrase "It comes down if you trust me"

I am struggling with this as the company truly suits me, different industry, has SaaS and hardware which I am very experienced at.

I get it. Cash flow is tight, it makes sense but his offer left me with the impression I am being massively low balled.

My thoughts are to go back with 2 options that would work for me, and hopefully them:

Would love to hear about compensation structures for a startup form those who have been there "done that" to help me build 2 options to present.

So as the title states I’m trying to decide between OSU in Ohio vs UIC in Chicago. I currently live in Ohio, I lived in Columbus for a few years and it was eh. Now it seems much better after visiting recently. I absolutely love Chicago. But UIC is ranked top 80 schools for accounting vs OSU being #12. So should I just risk my dreams of an actual city school like UIC and get a better reputable school like OSU? I could obviously always go to Chicago in the future too once I get a good job but yk, I want a good experience where I live. I love the community of Chicago but ik that area of Columbus let alone Columbus like the back of my hand so it’d be very easy for me to adjust. I just hate how small and boring the city is :/ but does anyone know how much more reputable OSU really is?

(Price wise they’re the same, and rent as well)

Edit:
One thing I forgot to mention is that my cousin works at an accounting firm here in Ohio not far. And she said once I’m enrolled for actual accounting I’d be almost guaranteed an intern role. But i genuinely despise Ohio, so I’m still wondering if it’s worth it 😅😅

Would appreciate hearing anything from anyone on working at Crowe

So for context, I’m extremely underpaid. $72K Senior tax analyst at a top 10 firm in Canada. Have my CPA and done part of the in depth tax program

Current role: $72K, still a year away from a manager promotion, 4 days in office 1 day WFH, pay for my CPA in depth program. Only pro I see is the bigger firm name and I feel like I’m learning a lot from the tax planning side

Job offer: Senior accountant with a tax specialization $105K-$110K (Still TBD), fully remote, also pay for my CPA studies. They are telling me that a manager promo is 6-12 months from the start date which I assume would result in another pay raise.

I know this sounds like an obvious decision but should I be concerned with the smaller firm name and /or the exposure I get with the tax planning work a local firm would do versus a mid sized?

Also, what are the downsides to full time remote jobs?

I posted my resume on here two weeks ago and made some updates based the feedback I received.

No interviews yet but I have noticed a higher response from recruiters.

I am targeting senior staff accountant and senior accountant roles.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone,

I’m a recent accounting grad who just started at a small local firm. My goal early in my career is to build a strong resume that keeps the most doors open.

Since large organizations recruit a year out, I’m currently applying for next year’s intake. I'm targeting Big 4 firms, but I also have the opportunity to apply for a role starting next year at the Auditor General’s office. I previously did a government internship in another ministry, so I feel pretty confident about my chances there.

I’d love some insight on:

Exit opportunities: What kinds of roles (government, industry, internal audit, public accounting) does Auditor General experience typically lead to?

Resume value: How is the Auditor General’s office viewed compared to Big 4 or staying at a small firm for another year?

Long-term growth: Is leaving my current firm after one year to go to the Auditor General's office a strong career move, or should I prioritize Big 4?

Appreciate any advice or perspectives

Actually I have work experience in accounts payable for 3.5 years and receivable for 1 year which includes few activities of R2R as well. But I wanted to switch to some other domain in accounting and finance. I have started to study US CMA additionally. I feel the salary given for AP and AR is way too less compared to the work they give to us. I have never taken leave without lying because everytime when I plan for leave my manager wants me to work for the next day activities previous day itself. And the month end activities was too much they never overpaid or given leave. Most weekends I used to work from early morning to night. It affected my personal life not only me everyone in the team worked. Suggest me a job in accounting and finance with good pay I agree the pressure can be there in any job but not upto this level. Also the job that would consider me as a experienced one for the salary sake.

Is it an ethical duty of mine to tell someone?

Ethics hotline if your company has one

The two worlds are so incredibly different, it has been super humbling for me. I am a senior in industry now and just totally feel out of my element.

What is some advice that you veterans can share to help me succeed? What bad habits do I need to break from what I've learned from the B4 world?

This might seem like a lazy low effort post but I'm dead serious in wanting to improve. Thanks all.

If you work with recurring monthly clients using QuickBooks, Xero, or something similar, I’m curious about a few things:

• How do you keep track of which clients still owe you receipts, documents, or explanations for transactions?
• What do you currently use for this? Email, spreadsheets, a client portal, dedicated software, something else?
• Have you tried any tools that sounded useful but ended up being more trouble than they were worth?
• Roughly how much time do you think you spend each month just following up with clients?

I’m a fresh grad and I've been troubled with my clients (who run small businesses). I’m mostly trying to understand what the real day-to-day workflow looks like and how I could get rid of this frustrating friction in my career. Constantly 'harassing' them to send me the invoice is getting on my nerves.

I just started my junior year of my accounting degree. My degree does not require an internship. What is your advice? Is it best to do an internship or does it not matter?
Also where is best to apply for an internship?