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Hey there everybody!
I finished my last exam back in November but JUST passed the California ethics exam last week (that was a doozy!) and I will be mailing in my application before the week is out.
I recently moved across the country back to my home state from Boston to Los Angeles with my husband. I decided to transition from a national large firm in a tax role to a business management firm as a tax accountant because my initial goal for my career in accounting was to work within the entertainment industry…Well I got what I asked for and now I hate it! It seems like no matter how much money these people make, they are STILL trying to deduct everything under the sun and not report all the income they should be reporting. This is particularly worrisome because business management firms tend to lean on the side of pleasing the clients as oppose to doing the “right thing” when it comes to tax return prep.
I have not been at this firm for very long (started in August 2013) but I have already noticed huge gaps in their checks and balances systems, or lack thereof, and have actually detected fraud!
In short, I thought that working in tax would give me the chance to help people in a positive way, but really I feel like I am enabling them to screw over the government.
Given the last two points I made, I’m considering making the switch to audit, specifically auditing in the government industry. I have even applied to the Masters in Governmental Accounting online program at Rutgers (status pending)…I plan on working for a public accounting firm that specializes in the government sector. My long term goal is to take a federal government job once I am qualified for a higher pay grade.
I just need some advice…am I going in the right direction? Having just purchased a home with my husband in November, I’m afraid of the financial consequences this switch will have on our livelihood. I’m also unsure what to ask as far as salary in the event I did receive an offer…new CPA, potential masters candidate, no audit experience, 3 years tax experience…
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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