Who is ready for busy season?!?!

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  • #191332
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    This is my first busy season as an audit associate. Scheduled to work between 50-60 hours a week(including Saturdays). Can’t wait. What does everyone else’s busy season look like??

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  • #638886
    Hammer
    Participant

    Coming up on my second one. This will be my last one because it is the worst thing of all time and no person should have to work this hard for this many hours. Life is too short. Hey have fun though!

    FAR - 70, 81
    AUD - 83
    BEC - 77
    REG - 70, 78

    Licensed in Ohio.

    Now what the hell do I do?

    #638887
    Gabe
    Participant

    Worked my fair share of busy seasons. It was good experience but glad it is over. Have fun! I am leaving the office today at 4:30 🙂

    CPA, CFE
    CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016

    #638888
    s2sylvir
    Member

    3rd busy season XD Yay….

    BEC - PASS (79)
    AUD - PASS (63, 71, 74, 74, 83)
    REG - PASS (88)
    FAR - PASS (58, 89)

    Becker for all + FAR 10 Point Combo

    #638889
    howmany74s
    Member

    Started my 4th year and 8th busy season (back to back bs), and already can't.wait.to.quit.this.job.

    #638890
    s2sylvir
    Member

    @howmany74s

    Oh no :O Maybe switch from tax to audit or audit to tax?

    BEC - PASS (79)
    AUD - PASS (63, 71, 74, 74, 83)
    REG - PASS (88)
    FAR - PASS (58, 89)

    Becker for all + FAR 10 Point Combo

    #638891
    Otolliver
    Participant

    45-55 hours a week including Saturday's! I actually love busy season 🙂 cause the time flies and I feel productive, helpful and useful! I'm in tax during busy season though which probably helps my motivation. No audits this time of year, which is great i think!

    #638892
    howmany74s
    Member

    @s2sylvir – I'm in audit. I would like to switch to a job where I don't have to close 60 review notes a night.

    #638893
    s2sylvir
    Member

    @howmany74s Are you working for a B4? :O That's a lot of review notes…. Makes me wonder if I'm not getting the proper review comments needed XD But I'm also in tax so…

    BEC - PASS (79)
    AUD - PASS (63, 71, 74, 74, 83)
    REG - PASS (88)
    FAR - PASS (58, 89)

    Becker for all + FAR 10 Point Combo

    #638894
    howmany74s
    Member

    @s2sylvir, yes Big4 in NY. Review comments really depend on who you work with, which industry you're in and of course your breaking point (sending a work that is not complete but you can't look into the same excel anymore so you just hit send). I wouldn't complain if I were you!

    #638895
    NumberCruncher4lyfe
    Participant

    This will be my first busy season as well as an audit associate. Today the Receptionist and Office Managers went to Sam's Club and bought all this stuff in bulk, I walked in and was like “what are we preparing for, the zombie apocalypse”. I guess you can say thats equivalent to busy season lol

    #638896
    s2sylvir
    Member

    @howmany74

    Definitely depends! I don't think as a tax associate in my particular office I would ever submit a workpaper that wasn't complete. The manager would turn right back around and go “uh, you didn't clear this review note!!”. If it's something we don't understand, we should have asked someone for help on how to do it first.

    @NumberCruncher4lyfe

    Speaking of zombie apocalypse… One time someone asked me how I feel about tax deadlines.. My answer was “I feel like I'm in a zombie apocalypse and I'm the only flesh that's still alive” XD

    BEC - PASS (79)
    AUD - PASS (63, 71, 74, 74, 83)
    REG - PASS (88)
    FAR - PASS (58, 89)

    Becker for all + FAR 10 Point Combo

    #638897
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Ah, I remember my first busy season. I also remember having 3 12/31 engagements in a row, including a summer busy season! But hey I don't mean to scare you, good luck!

    #638898
    howmany74s
    Member

    @Accounting is my Lifo – Where did you go after leaving public?

    #638899
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @howmany74s – I am still in it lol

    #638900
    howmany74s
    Member

    Haha, your previous post had such a ‘oh good old days' vibe though. Good luck to you until the end of March/April then!

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