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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1060 on: June 23, 2016, 04:36:04 PM »
whether or not you are in jeopardy of getting fired, you are not a key contributor if you can disappear for 16 weeks and your colleagues can get your work done for you. again, obviously not speaking about a time when you have no work to do
Wtvr. Il take a 6% raise and 16 weeks off instead of a 8.5% raise and kill myself.

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1061 on: June 26, 2016, 03:11:20 PM »
What does a 3rd year accountant get paid?
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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1062 on: June 26, 2016, 03:16:03 PM »
What does a 3rd year accountant get paid?
Big 4 audit NYC ~72k


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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1063 on: June 26, 2016, 03:34:10 PM »
Big 4 audit NYC ~72k


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Working 70+ hour weeks 4-5 months a year? Yikes
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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1064 on: June 26, 2016, 03:39:57 PM »
Working 70+ hour weeks 4-5 months a year? Yikes
Worse than yikes.

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1065 on: June 26, 2016, 04:10:45 PM »
Public accountants only start making a living wage after 5/7+ years.
Possibility of making partner (and a decent living) after 12/16 years, but only of you are a) in the right age bracket. -not later than late 30s, b) lucky and C) very good at marketing yourself and your firm.

Basically public accounting is a great career choice for someone graduating at age 22 with no plans to start a family/ move out of parents home until age 30+.

Frum guys who start it after age 30 and w a couple of kids are either delusional or desperate.

#in the mood of ranting today


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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1066 on: June 26, 2016, 05:38:37 PM »
What's salary at 5/7 years?
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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1067 on: June 26, 2016, 05:51:43 PM »
What's salary at 5/7 years?
95-130
Can possibly bump to 140+ after 8.
 Even 200+ after 10.

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1068 on: June 26, 2016, 06:54:10 PM »
Which is why being a controller can be more rewarding.

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1069 on: June 26, 2016, 08:12:00 PM »
Which is why being a controller can be more rewarding.
But having B4 experience first is invaluable... 

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1070 on: June 30, 2016, 01:24:02 PM »
Big 4 audit NYC ~72k

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That sounds low but if they start at 60k, it comes out to about 6% annual raise.

These salaries weren't designed for frum families.

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1071 on: June 30, 2016, 03:22:49 PM »
How much do tax partners earn in the first year (big 4)?

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1072 on: June 30, 2016, 03:27:55 PM »
How much do tax partners earn in the first year (big 4)?
There's probably a wild range.

Audit/Tax Partner Compensation
Big 4

(Years : Low-Max)

1-5 years: $300-$500

5-10 years: $400-$1.3M

10+ years: $600-$3M

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1073 on: June 30, 2016, 03:54:27 PM »
There's probably a wild range.


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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1074 on: July 03, 2016, 06:09:20 PM »
If in doubt use Evernote. Could come handy some time, and you can always delete from there

can you please elaborate?

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1075 on: July 03, 2016, 07:09:38 PM »
can you please elaborate?

Evernote is a great place to save things. Notes, cards, etc. etc. Free version was just changed to only allow installation on two devices.

I use it all the time to save important things, as well as items of questionable future reference, just in-case I can always look it up.
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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1076 on: July 03, 2016, 07:59:06 PM »
Evernote is a great place to save things. Notes, cards, etc. etc. Free version was just changed to only allow installation on two devices.

I use it all the time to save important things, as well as items of questionable future reference, just in-case I can always look it up.

is it easy to organize? ie can i scan in everything and quickly arrange it by date, job, etc?

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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1077 on: July 03, 2016, 10:09:51 PM »
is it easy to organize? ie can i scan in everything and quickly arrange it by date, job, etc?

You can add tags and search is great (including OCR) which happens automatically.
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Re: any accountants out there that i can ask a question?
« Reply #1078 on: July 14, 2016, 09:24:48 PM »
http://matzav.com/bmg-talmidim-lead-nj-in-first-time-pass-rate-on-cpa-exam/
As reported first on DDF by CBC. Can't find the post now.
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