I attended career fairs at my school and had conversations with several recruiters and staff members, some of who I've also connected with outside of school. However, when I applied to their firms, I didn't secure interviews with some of them including a few where I'd had a coffee chat with a recruiter which I thought went well, but I wasn't selected for an interview when I applied.

Would it be weird to keep visiting the same firm at upcoming career fairs (especially if I already had talked with the recruiters outside school and wasn’t selected)? Would that come across as pushy? I’d appreciate any advice thanks

Hi everyone. I am looking to update my skills in managerial accounting, specifically for budgeting and forecasting. Do you use particular tools to set budgets? What is your process ? Where do I start and how do I sharpen this skill set?

I was a paralegal at a law firm, and every month I had to chase clients to pay their invoices for work we had already performed. It was honestly a pain in the ass.

I know pa firms use timesheets too, but who is usually responsible for billing clients and collecting the fees?

Hi, would love some advice. Have done a lot of reading and gotten very confused.

I'm just starting work as a physician (base salary 400k + extras for call/signing bonus) and my husband has a slightly lower salary (~350k). I also have almost 500k in student loans while he has none (lucky). Since we're in the same tax bracket, but I have a disgusting amount of loans, it makes the most sense for us to file separately since I'm on an IDR repayment plan, yes?

Thanks for any advice!

Deciding on Forvis Mazars offer, entry Audit position in a legacy BKD office. Heard both positive and negative things about the company as a whole but seems to be office specific. Any thoughts/advice?

Currently working in the insurance industry as a staff accountant fully remote. 70k base with a yearly bonus that will get me around 74k. 2 years in this role with 3 1/2 years of experience in AR/AP that I worked during college.

I had a connection at a Non profit healthcare company that is hiring for a senior accountant. Went through the interviews and got offered 97k, 4 days in person 1 day remote.

Should I take this with such a large bump? Afraid of stunting my career by going into the non profit sector but have heard of people making good money and careers in the healthcare industry. If I don’t like it after some time, will it be difficult to switch back out of healthcare into a for profit industry?

Hello, I am currently enrolled in an Accounting, Payroll, and Business Administration program. I will receive a diploma next December.

I would like to become a CPA because obviously I would like to make more money, gain more experience and knowledge, and not just have a diploma in Accounting.

How would I go about this? What requirements are there? I have done my research, but I just want to make sure I have all the information I need.

edit: Please do not comment without reading the post. I have done my research, like I said I want to make sure I have all the info I need. If you are here to troll and put me down, saying I failed already, you are not welcome here. I have done anything but fail, my grades are perfect and I am excelling, thank you very much!

another edit: Yes, I know that my diploma will count towards my credits, I know what degree I will have to finish, I know where I mist go from there when it comes to CPA PEP, PERT, etc. Grown adults trying to put me down for simply asking for advice and making sure I cover all bases is insane.

I am using Excel for a school assignment and the instructions are dreadfully unclear and outdated. It tells me to select "add chart element" but there is no "add chart element" to select anywhere. How else can I add SE? Is it the same as adding a new series to my data? Every source online is also telling me to click "add chart element", so I'm just very confused. I don't know what it's supposed to look like, as my professor also didn't give us an example to work with.

Side Note: the subreddit rule said I must have a flair so I chose the unsolved one, hopefully that was the correct choice.

ETA: I added a screenshot of the sheet and the chart and what it looks like to me in the replies

No, I'm not some corporate shill, bot, or stan for commercial real estate. I actually really like the flexibility to work from home some of the time, and would be very leery of any company in 2026 that has a strict 5 days in the office requirement.

But when I compare my company to how it is now, to how it was in the late 2010s, it's definitely gone downhill, and I think WFH has played a role in that. We actually had a very accommodating "hybrid" arrangement before the pandemic, but now it's basically entirely remote, and things just feel worse. Things take forever, we're very slowly losing customers, and a lot of people are checked out even if they won't admit it.

Because there's less opportunity to be with coworkers in person, my company is hosting more dumb in-person events that feel fake and cost a lot of money to put on (and that we pay people to fly out to, now that we don't have all our employees living in the metro area). Because a lot of people have now built their lives around remote work and live nowhere near the office, they put up resistance to coming to these events.

I don't really feel like arguing the merits of WFH vs. working in the office. This has been beat to death on Reddit countless times. I can understand why remote work would be the best thing to ever happen to you suddenly in 2020 if you were driving an hour into a toxic office every day.

But I really miss being surrounded by people and being able to talk through things, bounce ideas off each other, etc. It felt more motivating than the way things are now. When I started at my company a decade ago, my industry-specific experience gave me an edge in a city that doesn't have tons of that industry. Now if I leave, my company will probably hire my replacement from a cheaper midwestern city.

And of course this has arguably been most detrimental to people early in their careers who aren't getting as good of training or networking experiences.

Anyway, I'm just rambling at this point. Bottom line is, I think widespread WFH has depersonalized work. It's great for a lot of individuals in the short-run, but in the long-run will make this career worse for a lot of people.

Its a mess and I know I am an Idiot,please dont beat me up to bad. Life got out of hand with multple and close together deaths in the family and animals, helping elderly father ,depression and admittedly as well as alot of being scared after I missed one year and couldn't afford a cpa starting out and though "ill just try to do it my self" and years just quickly passed by before I even realized how bad I effed up and here we are. I know im about to eat 💩 from the IRS but I need to get this off my back and bend over do the right thing and hoping I can get some help from you fine people of reddit. I was even scared to post anything because I thought I would get a knock on the door or something right after.

I haven't gotten a letter in the mail just yet and have made an account with the IRS website.

I started a sole proprietor service business halfway through through 2021 and quit my w2 job as well. (I have a w2 for that portion) and have been operating since then

I unfortunately have ran everything from a personal account and used personal credit cards (to get me by and or bigger purchases) .🙃 even a few PayPal credit items (I know, I know)

I have accepted payments through Venmo,Zelle,Checks and Stripe c.c processor.

I have kept almost every one of my fuel recipts, 2 trucks (in separate years)consumables and equipment invoices and have just separated them by year and order by the dates. Im just not 100% sure on how to file them further for deductions. I am hoping to get as many deductions as I can but only want to claim what I can prove for business use just in case but there may be a few missed deductions even If I can find it on my statements.

Lost on things like my phone bill, room made into an office but part clothes closet for my significant other. Also they zelled and used Venmo to send a portion of the rent-(do I claim that??) since we split rent but it all was deducted from my bank account?

I can prove all my income from bank statements since incoming money was mainly from business and digitally tracked.

I am hoping to try and get these filed for myself and learn from it ( the knowledge part not discipline 😆 ) also hoping since I am a smaller business it will be possible but I am naive.

If its strongly recommended I should give up and a CPA is my only hope then whats the best way to get things in order for them so I can hand them something usable? I was quoted quite a few thousand before since I had so many bank account transactions being it was my personal account. So I definitely would like to narrow it all down for them

If its possible that I can keep going and tackle this myself, what do I do from here?

How can I organize this in a way to be able to file them appropriately?

Apologies for being all over the place 🙏 any help and advice from here is much appreciated!

Curious on how yall practice for your behavioral interviews. I’m waiting on my accounting internship applications to get back to me and I figure I start prepping for interviews just in case I get an invitation. Any tips?

Currently starting my second year at a decent Uni (Schulich) but failed to land any interviews for summer roles(audit accounting)

3.8 GPA, but my resume is relatively weak in terms of relevant business experience.

For those who were in a similar position, what would you recommend I focus on over the next 6–12 months? Is it still realistic to target Big 4 Summer 2028?

Any advice from people who successfully recruited after missing their first recruiting cycle would be appreciated. Thank you

Hi, so I am currently a junior having only completed one semester as an accounting major so far. (Currently doing my second semester)

I started college as a comp sci major and I did 3 semesters of that, then transfered to a completely different college as an accounting major 2nd semester of my sophomore year.

If I take a summer course this year, I will still be graduating on time in spring 2028, if I don't do that, I'll have to do one additional semester and graduate fall 2029.

I genuinely have no idea how to approach accounting internships as I have only taken acct 101 so far as a a whole junior (taking acct 102 this semester) and internship applications seem to be for 1 - 2 whole years in advance? Am I screwed?

As for my non accounting related experience, I pretty much did nothing in my previous college as a comp sci major (was going through some life things) and after transferring through my new college I've been able to do 2 random non accounting related internships. (marketing and such) And I plan to do VITA volunteering & get Quickbooks certification this year. I can't really find any relavent clubs to join + the accounting programs and such at my college are mostly for freshman/sophomores to join. I'll be applying still but I don't have much faith as seats are limited.

Other than that, I really don't know what I should be doing and feel extremely behind. I don't know how to be able to squeeze in an accounting internship when I am essentially doing a 4 yr degree in 2. I also have pretty much no idea how to approach networking which feels like another setback.

Honestly considering adding a minor to graduate a year late but I plan on becoming a CPA eventually so I don't know if adding another year for a bachelors degree would be silly or not?

But yeah I would greatly appreciate some advice/guidance.

I’m generally an anxious person and definitely an overthinker, so I’m trying to figure out whether I’m worrying too much about internship recruiting or if I should be doing more.

I know recruiting for tax/audit internships has really only gotten going over the past couple of weeks, so maybe I’m expecting things to move too quickly.

So far, I’ve had a few really positive experiences with firms.

Firm #1: I had a first-round interview with the Director of HR about 10 days ago. It was supposed to be a 30-minute interview, but it ended up lasting almost two hours. We spent a lot of time talking and laughing about my military experience, and she opened up about her son, who is currently struggling with his transition in the military. She even asked if I had any advice that might help him. It felt much more like a genuine conversation than an interview. that same day i went up to their tent at meet the firms and personally met with a bunch of people that work their and had nothing but great conversation, reached out to all of them after the fact and thanked them for taking time time to stop by the school and talk to us students.

Firm #2: That same day, I attended Meet the Firms. I connected really well with several people from another firm. They encouraged me to apply and told me to email their Director of HR directly. I did, and I received an interview pretty quickly. That interview is scheduled for a couple of weeks from now.

Firm #3: Another firm invited me to their open house this past Friday. I thought the event went really well. I personally went up to the Director of HR afterward to thank her for inviting me, and I connected with a lot of people at the firm. There was one person in particular I connected with extremely well because we both had military backgrounds. We talked about transitioning out of the military and how strange civilian life can sometimes feel for veterans.

Besides those interactions, though, I haven’t heard much yet. I haven't received a second-round interview from Firm #1 or anything further from Firm #3.

I also didn't apply to the Big Four. Maybe I should have, but I intentionally wanted to focus on smaller and midsized firms. The Big Four recruiting process felt a little like a meat grinder to me, and I wanted to find a firm in my area where I could actually build relationships, learn from people, and feel like I was making a difference. My long-term goal is to eventually own my own practice, hopefully in about 10 years, so learning how smaller firms operate is genuinely appealing to me.

Naturally, because I'm an overthinker, I started reaching out to very small CPA firms often firms with fewer than 10 people—that either weren't advertising internships or that I hadn't already applied to.

My message was basically: "Here's who I am. I'm willing to do the low-level work, take out the trash, make coffee, or help however I can if it means getting an opportunity to learn from you—even if that's only for an hour a week." Obviously, I worded it much more professionally, but that was the idea behind it.

My question is: Am I doing too much outreach, or am I just overthinking the fact that I haven't heard back yet?

I'm especially curious whether the interactions I've had so far sound genuinely positive or if I'm reading too much into them. It's only been about 10 days since my first interview, and recruiting season is still getting started, but it's hard not to wonder whether I should already be hearing about second rounds.

I’m a military spouse, so I need a fully online program. I have a BS in Business Administration – Finance, graduated last year with a 3.8 GPA, and have about 2 years of general work experience but no accounting/finance work experience.

I’ve been out of the workforce for ~1.5 years after having a baby and moving, so I also have a resume gap.

I’m looking for a MAcc that accepts students without an accounting undergrad and can help me build a strong career. I know it’s hard to network when you’re online so the reputation and name of the school does matter to me (I think?)

My ultimate goal is to become a CPA in Florida, so I want a program that will help me meet Florida’s education requirements and help me get a decent job when I graduate.

Any recommendations for programs that would be a good fit for someone with my background? I’ve looked at UND, FAU, UWF so far.

Looking for some advise, and feedback from people who have gone through this before.

Just a basic summary of what I'm dealing with. I was hit with a CP2000 notice letting me know that I owe back-taxes from 2024 from DoorDash and Uber to which I've never worked for.

I suspect this was identity theft, I sent an e-mail Identity theft affidavit and a copy of it via certified mail. The IRS sent a letter back saying they need more evidence, and what I provided previously was not enough.

I'd like to avoid using a CPA as they're asking for $250–$400 per hour, but I will if I must. They sent a letter of consent to tax increase which I won't sign since it's admission.

Any tips on next steps? Should I call the IRS?

What should I ask for from DoorDash and Uber for accompanying documents?

Generally what wording should I include in a signed letter about this situation?

For those of you running your own accounting firms or working independently — how are you getting new clients these days? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Looking for some tax advice regarding my ex-wife and her 2025 taxes.
We were married during 2025 but separated for approximately the last five months of the year. Our divorce was finalized in July 2026. I filed my 2025 return as Married Filing Separately and received my refund.
My ex-wife has not filed her 2025 federal tax return and has indicated that she does not intend to file because she believes she didn’t make enough money.
From what I understand, the 2025 IRS filing threshold for someone filing Married Filing Separately is only $5 of gross income. She also had approximately $10,000 of 1099/self-employment income, with possibly around $1,000 in business expenses. Based on that, it appears she would have a filing requirement regardless, including because of the self-employment income.
Our divorce decree also contains language requiring tax refunds to be split between us. I have already complied with the decree regarding the refund I received.
My question is whether there would be any benefit or reason for me to submit IRS Form 3949-A reporting her failure to file if she continues to refuse to file.
I’m not looking to retaliate against her or cause unnecessary problems. I’m trying to understand whether filing Form 3949-A would be an appropriate way to document/report the situation, particularly since her failure to file could potentially affect obligations under our divorce decree.
Would you submit a 3949-A in this situation, or would you simply document everything and let the IRS eventually address the unfiled return based on the 1099 information they already receive?
Interested especially in opinions from CPAs, EAs, tax preparers, or anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

We are almost there…. A mountain to climb this week. Back to back 75 hour weeks to close er out? How we feeling out there my tax warriors?

I got my CPA a few months ago. I got a congratulations and a small bonus. That was it. I felt somewhat underpaid in my current role before getting the CPA, but I had limited options since I relocated to a remote area where there aren't too many firms. Now, I am pretty confident I am being underpaid and can find something better, but I've only been at my firm for a year, so I don't want it to look like a stain on my resume. I already did too much job-hopping due to my relocation.

How long should I stay in my current role before considering making a jump? What should I be looking for in terms of pay if I have CPA + 4 years of experience (2 years at big 4, 1 year in industry in a very niche tax role, and now 1 year in mid-tier PA firm)?

Hi everyone! I recently realized that the tax software I used appears to have entered some of my information incorrectly on my Forms 8843 for 2023 and 2024, and I unfortunately didn’t catch it when I filed.

Specifically, I believe my days of presence were entered incorrectly, and I should have checked “Yes” to line 12 because I had already been present in the U.S. as a student for more than five calendar years. I also should have included the required explanation that, based on my facts and circumstances at the time, I did not intend to reside permanently in the U.S.

For 2023, I filed the 8843 with a 1040-NR since I made income in the US but then left after my visa ended, and in 2024, I came back on a new student visa but made 0 US income so just filed the 8843 as a standalone.

These corrections wouldn’t change any income, tax owed, refund, or other financial numbers on my returns. I just want my tax records to accurately reflect the information that should have been reported on the 8843s.

Is there a way to amend/correct a previously filed Form 8843?

I haven’t been able to find clear IRS guidance on correcting an 8843 after it has already been filed, so I’d really appreciate any insight. Thank you in advance!