Tax Bowl

My confession (a tax preparer with 5 years exp, 100k salary) is that when I finish preparing returns, yeah I’ll look over the manual entries within the software and I look at 2 year comp but other tha...

How is working asset management tax in big 4? What type of work do you do?

Good resources to learn tax rules for various book/tax differences, such as the 2.5 months payout rules for accrued comp and 8.5 months for other recurring payments, etc.

For those that work in industry what AI tools are you using to help automate your data flow and compliance work? We are using the usual tax engine like OneSource and Vertex. Also using Alteryx to help...

What is the best way to review returns so I don’t miss anything. I feel like sometimes I overlook things and don’t know how I did it

Anyone here in Sales and Use tax / Indirect tax? Currently a senior at one of the B4 but ready for a move to a better culture. Sick n tired of the pressure to keep trimming (aka eat) hours. Curious ab...

I graduate with my Bachelor’s in Accounting in December, but I have been working for a large regional firm for the last 3 years in Tax. Would I be a serious contender if I applied for Senior positions...

Released from pretty much ZERO security prison a year ago. Ive worked in tax for 20 years. I was convicted of tax fraud . NO ONE will touch me, regardless of the amount of information i can provide sm...

I accepted a job offer within industry and upon starting the job this week, I’ve realized that the recruiter heavily lied to me about this job as did the interviewers… I’m in a pickle since I need a j...

In public accounting, what’s the performance bonus like (percentage or dollars) for a first year Senior Managers in VHCOL areas like San Francisco?

I am curious as to how Big4 is using AI to reduce compliance hours. I get how it is used for research, run some quick queries but how is it being used to take less time to prepare a return?

Wanted to share my personal story of unconventional career path. My first 28 years of life was a complete failure. I was dealing with many personal relationship/ mental health issues throughout colleg...

Thoughts on the Crowe/KKR news from yesterday? PE is everywhere and unavoidable unless you’re big 4. Could this be a net positive for career growth? I hear technology and AI may be advanced at Crowe.

What are the best uses of AI in tax? I’m trying to create a checklist of common mistakes and have an agent review the return/workpaper and flag items.

Firms that went through private equity. Post PE, how have you noticed comp/bonuses compared to pre-PE? At Crowe now so trying to figure out next move. Thanks!

Would you rather be tax practice leader for a large local market or be MD or Partner in highly profitable national specialty tax group?

I hate that the govt can reach in your acct and take your money for a owed tax bill. It feels so violating 🥲 can nothing (besides paying the bill) be done about this?!

For FinCen/FBAR reports, does it matter what exchange rate site you use (treasury v oanda v something else)? Seems they all have slightly different fx rates which I don’t really get in general but cur...

Salary expectations for experienced SM (3-4 years) in B4 SALT, JD/LLM doing purely advisory work.

If someone is set up to e-file their resident state return and is taking a credit for taxes paid to other states from two nonresident state filings, is it best practice to attach the other two returns...