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    December 30, 2020

    Accounting Updated Accounting Recruiting Guide & /r/Accounting Posting Guidelines

    Updated Accounting Recruiting Guide & /r/Accounting Posting Guidelines

    Posted: 27 May 2015 04:42 AM PDT

    Hey All, as the subreddit has nearly tripled its userbase and viewing activity since I first submitted the recruiting guide nearly two years ago, I felt it was time to expand on the guide as well as state some posting guidelines for our community as it continues to grow, currently averaging over 100k unique users and nearly 800k page views per month.

    This accounting recruiting guide has more than double the previous content provided which includes additional tips and a more in-depth analysis on how to prepare for interviews and the overall recruiting process.

    The New and Improved Public Accounting Recruiting Guide

    Also, please take the time to read over the following guidelines which will help improve the quality of posts on the subreddit as well as increase the quality of responses received when asking for advice or help:

    /r/Accounting Posting Guidelines:

    1. Use the search function and look at the resources in the sidebar prior to submitting a question. Chances are your question or a similar question has been asked before which can help you ask a more detailed question if you did not find what you're looking for through a search.
    2. Read the /r/accounting Wiki/FAQ and please message the Mods if you're interested in contributing more content to expand its use as a resource for the subreddit.
    3. Remember to add "flair" after submitting a post to help the community easily identify the type of post submitted.
    4. When requesting career advice, provide enough information for your background and situation including but not limited to: your region, year in school, graduation date, plans to reach 150 hours, and what you're looking to achieve.
    5. When asking for homework help, provide all your attempted work first and specifically ask what you're having trouble with. We are not a sweatshop to give out free answers, but we will help you figure it out.
    6. You are all encouraged to submit current event articles in order to spark healthy discussion and debate among the community.
    7. If providing advice from personal experience on the subreddit, please remember to keep in mind and take into account that experiences can vary based on region, school, and firm and not all experiences are equal. With that in mind, for those receiving advice, remember to take recommendations here with a grain of salt as well.
    8. Do not delete posts, especially submissions under a throwaway. Once a post is deleted, it can no longer be used as a reference tool for the rest of the community. Part of the benefit of asking questions here is to share the knowledge of others. By deleting posts, you're preventing future subscribers from learning from your thread.

    If you have any questions about the recruiting guide or posting guidelines, please feel free to comment below.

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    Meanwhile, 4 interns are crammed on Zoom falls in the same studio apartment...

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 02:23 PM PST

    A day in the life of an Accountant

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 05:49 AM PST

    It really be like that sometimes

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 09:21 AM PST

    Richard in accounting approves of this meme

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 05:34 PM PST

    I am a rational, well-adjusted, cosmopolitan adult. [Pulls plate from bottom of stack in cupboard because LIFO is not allowed in international standards.]

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:02 PM PST

    “Ideally from a top tier school” Because you clearly can’t learn accounting anywhere else; it differs drastically from place to place obviously

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:10 PM PST

    How many times do we need to teach you this lesson, old man?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:39 AM PST

    Kind of true ...

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:03 AM PST

    Richard in accounting approves of this meme

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:20 PM PST

    upcoming interview for senior accountant at fortune 500 tech company. 4 hour interview. tips/advice appreciated

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 02:20 PM PST

    pretty much the title. first interview is done. pretty casual. next interview is a 4 hour interview. supposedly, i'll have to do some kind of power point presentation and also do some kind of case study. anyone have experience with this? i believe the 4 hour interview will be scheduled after the new years.

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    Best career path for work/life balance as a parent?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:06 PM PST

    I'm currently a stay at home mom (29yo) with previous experience in financial reporting in industry and an active CPA license. I'm hoping to go back to work in 2021 after taking three years off to be with my kids. I didn't love financial reporting, but dabbled a bit in internal audit and it wasn't so bad. I'm worried about the overtime associated with it though. Are there any career paths in accounting that don't require as much overtime? Government accounting? I rarely see part time jobs posted anywhere, and that would be my preference.

    I have kept my CPA license active and hate to let it go to waste. But I can't do the 60 hour workweeks with my kids when I go back. Should I look for roles outside of accounting, maybe in finance or operations?

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    Poached this from another page. Isn't it the truth.

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:12 PM PST

    Falling into the trap every time!

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 09:51 AM PST

    My superior agreed to split a task with me, the catch being it had to be this week due to PBC constraints before Christmas.

    So being the kiss-ass I am, I said yes of course I won't take a full week off and will work until Wednesday since I have to move Thursday.

    Well, now it turns out they are overwhelmed and need me to basically do the entire task myself so they can focus on reviewing a different project. I empathize with them, I do, but c'mon man.

    If I had been smart, I would've taken this entire week off and let this be someone else's problem.

    I'll say this now - I'm not putting off plans tomorrow for this problem that could've been avoided and is not my fault.

    Moral of the story: take your PTO. Don't be me. There is never some magical pot of gold filled with good evaluations or spot bonuses at the end of rainbow.

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    Why is revenue so fkin difficult???

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:42 PM PST

    Yes I'm a revenue accountant. I meditate on ASC 606 daily.

    Revenue is the hardest account, makes impairments feel like a cake walk CMV

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    Getting reviewed real soon, I will get scolded hard, any advice? (public)

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:08 PM PST

    I've been in my current employer for almost 3 months and I've had bad performance. Also current employer was my former employer half a decade ago, worked there for three years; they gave me this job as a "favor" because I was unemployed for a fuckton of months.

    After 3 months they can decide to lay me off and make a considerable cheaper severance payment (laws where I live); I don't care about that because I don't want to get fired in the first place. The point is they will write a case for me in case they likely get rid of me in some weeks.

    Truth is I am struggling with depression hard. Also I got BPD so I always have to "calibrate" my social skills when in a new place. Higher ups always catch up my temporal weird behaviour; I have to decipher what you want/expect from me, until then I'll act weird. December has been a shit month, I basically spend the holidays locked down in a hole by myself, still gotta spend new year in a horrible place in life.

    I could just shut up and expect things to improve. Or I could be honest with my health and see what happens. But if I was honest about my health they wouldn't have hired me in the first place; one of the clauses I had to sign specifically says I'm not a loony or never been one (laws where I live, totally legal). I work in Big 4 audit by the way, in case shit doesn't make sense to you. Pride and name are also on the plate. Small place where I work, everyone knows everyone. I've been fired for disclosing depression twice before.

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    SPAC’ warrants taxation

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 08:48 PM PST

    Hi everyone, I have a questions regarding SPACs warrants. I've looked around online and from my findings, exercised warrants are treated similar to exercised options (ordinary income/short term capital gains) upon exercised if held for less than a year. If you decide to keep the stocks for more than a year, upon selling let's say the price remain the same from when I exercised, would I be taxed twice using the same cost basis? Is there a way around it for retail?

    submitted by /u/justyouwaitok
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    Seems r/all had discovered it secret

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 04:53 PM PST

    Is it time to leave?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 12:12 PM PST

    I am an A2 and have been working in public for the past year and a half (am a CPA as well). I absolutely dread waking up in the morning to go to work every day, but it isn't the hours or the people. It stems from the fact I cannot stand any of the work that I do or the cubicle lifestyle. I truly believe accounting is not for me. It has gotten to the point where I feel I would rather do anything else than prepare workpapers and track my time all day. I feel I need a career pivot to something not as monotonous, but am unsure what would be a good fit and don't have the drive to want to go through another busy season. I recently contracted Covid-19 and have had the past few weeks off and am to the point that I was happier about not having to log on to work than I was scared about testing positive for Covid. Is this a sign it is time to leave regardless of having a job lined up or not?

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    What do you like about your job?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 02:43 PM PST

    Most of the subs content are references to the unfortunate characteristics of accounting (of which there are a few!)

    What do we all enjoy about the field though? What keeps us here to count those beans and signing those audit reports?

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    Sorry, for this dumb question. I am asking for a beginner friend. He has an mba and has completed several accounting and finance courses as well. Can you get enrolled directly in pep after assessment or you need to do all the prep courses in addition to having a under grad degree, first?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 07:17 PM PST

    Accounting Problems ; Need Solution

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 06:42 PM PST

    Hello friends from the accounting world,

    I would like to create a space on the web where we share our tips at work. If you would like to share them with me on this post; Please write

    I would also like to know if someone can help me with the 2 situations below:

    1. Before you hand in a project and declare it finished, how do you make sure that there are no more mistakes.

    2. How do you keep control of all the projects that are due at the same time?

    Thank you in advance! I look forward to reading your answers :)

    Happy New Year 🥳!

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    Will big 4 firms reimburse cpa fees once I start working for them?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 04:23 PM PST

    I start full time with a big 4 in January 2022 and I just applied for the cpa exam now. If I keep my receipts will they reimburse me?

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    What is the principle called when a person cannot have 2 roles that overlap in jurisdiction/information access because it can lead to illegal actions?

    Posted: 30 Dec 2020 10:00 PM PST

    It's that TOMT moment and i can't seem to remember what it's called... independence??

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